Does anyone have a beach tent/sun shelter thing?

[TrudyCampbell]

If so, tell me about it!

[irishsara]

We have this sport umbrella and we love it. It works awesome and folds up really easily/well.

www.amazon.com/Sport-Brella-BRE01-075-02-Umbrella-Blue/dp/B002CLQ1Q2

[TrudyCampbell]

Ohhh I like that one!

[devotchka]

We got a $20 umbrella at Costco (they have them once in a while and they are awesome!) but I want a tent too! The only problem is the umbrella is already a lot to carry when I am at the beach by myself or meeting a friend there w/ the baby, I imagine it will be hard for me to set up a tent by myself. So it's probably something I would only use on the weekend. However, it could come in really handy! My parents have them. They have them at Costco too sometimes - is there one near you?

[charlielove]

We got a sun tent at Costco last summer. It has a tarp floor too which is nice. I will try to find a link in a bit.

[muppetinma]

We have a pop-up tent thingy that was a hand-me-down gift. It worked well before Andrew was mobile, but I can't imagine he'll want anything to do with it now. My kid doesn't like to be contained.

[dixeedeluxe]

I see tons of people at the beach with that Sport Brella.

We will only go to the beach for a week. They rent umbrellas and we're just going to do that.

[devotchka]

May 16, 2013 14:47:17 GMT -5 charlielove said:

We got a sun tent at Costco last summer. It has a tarp floor too which is nice. I will try to find a link in a bit.

Was it like this one? That looks nice.

www.costco.com/Lightspeed-Outdoors%C2%AE-Sun-Shelter.product.100027029.html

[charlielove]

May 16, 2013 14:50:48 GMT -5 dixeedeluxe said:

I see tons of people at the beach with that Sport Brella.

We will only go to the beach for a week. They rent umbrellas and we're just going to do that.

Very similar, just a little bigger. I love it!

[ruby412]

We took this tent to the shore last year:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VOL128/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We also had a Coolibar beach umbrella.

Too bad V hated the beach and neither got much use! Hopefully this summer.

[careyalis]

I do and it's awesome and folds up really small!!
m.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D11180070&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com

[devotchka]

May 16, 2013 14:59:18 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

We took this tent to the shore last year:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VOL128/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We also had a Coolibar beach umbrella.

Too bad V hated the beach and neither got much use! Hopefully this summer.

That's awesome! I am wishlisting it.

Try the beach again - M hated it a few months ago (he cried! hated the sand, was scared of the ocean, etc!) but it was hot as hell here so we went on Monday and he was IN LOVE! Obsessed. Really, obsessed with the water and sand! It was so much fun.

[livinreality]

I would recommend something that is open on all sides so you can get a breeze and that has post and bags(that hold sand) we have something like this:

www.amazon.com/Shadezilla-Easy-Pop-Beach-Tent/dp/B0084KGF5W/ref=sr_1_36?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1368734975&sr=1-36&keywords=Beach

We have taken it to the beach several years and my only thought is the exact one we have would be too small for all four of us at one time.

[TrudyCampbell]

May 16, 2013 15:18:46 GMT -5 livinreality said:

I would recommend something that is open on all sides so you can get a breeze and that has post and bags(that hold sand) we have something like this:

www.amazon.com/Shadezilla-Easy-Pop-Beach-Tent/dp/B0084KGF5W/ref=sr_1_36?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1368734975&sr=1-36&keywords=Beach

We have taken it to the beach several years and my only thought is the exact one we have would be too small for all four of us at one time.

Oh I like that one too! 

What do people think of this one

www.amazon.com/Kelsyus-Classic-Stripe-Island-Shade/dp/B006DEGWX6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=A2QNJW1BU2MJ&coliid=I1B05XEF4C0DZR&psc=1

[The Foozzler]

May 16, 2013 14:42:54 GMT -5 irishsara said:

We have this sport umbrella and we love it. It works awesome and folds up really easily/well.

www.amazon.com/Sport-Brella-BRE01-075-02-Umbrella-Blue/dp/B002CLQ1Q2

We have this one also. We only used it twice last summer. It is really easy to use and it stayed up well. However, I feel like we had to move a lot to stay shaded. But I am sure that is common with all of them.

[bebeetmoi]

May 16, 2013 14:47:17 GMT -5 charlielove said:

We got a sun tent at Costco last summer. It has a tarp floor too which is nice. I will try to find a link in a bit.

So do we. It worked perfectly last summer. Lots of shade and super sturdy.

[charlielove]

This is the one we have: link

[teamhayes]

We do. Don't know the brand but it came in a yoga type bag and u pull a string and the tent pops open. It has a door and windows so u can get a breeze. Super easy to set up and take down.

[teamhayes]

We do. Don't know the brand but it came in a yoga type bag and u pull a string and the tent pops open. It has a door and windows so u can get a breeze. Super easy to set up and take down.

[teamhayes]

Trudy - where r you going on the cape? That's where I grew up.

[teamhayes]

Trudy - where r you going on the cape? That's where I grew up.

[teamhayes]

Trudy - where a
Er you going on the cape? That's where I grew up.

[teamhayes]

Trudy - where a
Er you going on the cape? That's where I grew up.

[TrudyCampbell]

teamhayes we are going to provincetown, where did you grow up?

[teamhayes]

On the waaaaaay other end. Ever hear of Mashpee/Falmouth New Seabury area?

You will have fun in ptown. Its wild and the center is fun to walk around and people watch. Have you been to that part before?

[teamhayes]

I would say we can try to meet up but with traffic it will take us hours to get up there. Are you going for the 4th?

[teamhayes]

Oh and I will have a week old baby, details!

[TrudyCampbell]

May 16, 2013 17:12:45 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

On the waaaaaay other end. Ever hear of Mashpee/Falmouth New Seabury area?

You will have fun in ptown. Its wild and the center is fun to walk around and people watch. Have you been to that part before?

We have! And actually our gay friends are getting a house the same week as us so we will see them a little bit. Id love to see you and your new little baby! Eek!

[TrudyCampbell]

And teamhayes we stayed in falmouth one year and it's so nice on that end too! We liked the beaches in ptown and ultimately decided to go there because our friends are going the same week.

[teamhayes]

Upper Cape is really pretty, the lighthouses and beaches and it seems less commercial than where I am from.