Beach Umbrellas - anyone have a Sportbrella?

[countthestars]

I'm looking at Amazon recs right now but thought it might be helpful to get more personal recs as well.  We are going on a beach vacation in a few weeks and DD and I are going to need some shade. I'd love something light that fits at least 2 chairs, provides sun protection, easy to use, and won't blow away.

I'm looking at the Sportbrella - anyone have experience with it?  Any other brands I should explore?

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DJ4FEM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[karinothing]

I do. I like it. My only complaint it is hot to sit under but I think you could fix that by adjusting flaps.

[WhatYouSee]

We have one. I think I bought it based on a recommendation here. It worked very well for our beach vacation last year.

[countthestars]

Jul 23, 2014 8:41:36 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I do. I like it. My only complaint it is hot to sit under but I think you could fix that by adjusting flaps.

Jul 23, 2014 9:24:41 GMT -5 WhatYouSee said:

We have one. I think I bought it based on a recommendation here. It worked very well for our beach vacation last year.

Thanks both!  Do you have the regular size or XL? The XL is 9ft across and is actually a few $ cheaper but I'm not sure if it will be too big / more likely to blow away?

[lindyanne]

I have the regular. If you want some too for your dd to play under I would probably go with the XL. They come with stakes to tie it down pretty well. I've never had an issue with it blowing,

[WhatYouSee]

Jul 23, 2014 9:30:55 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Jul 23, 2014 8:41:36 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I do. I like it. My only complaint it is hot to sit under but I think you could fix that by adjusting flaps.

Jul 23, 2014 9:24:41 GMT -5 WhatYouSee said:

We have one. I think I bought it based on a recommendation here. It worked very well for our beach vacation last year.

Thanks both!  Do you have the regular size or XL? The XL is 9ft across and is actually a few $ cheaper but I'm not sure if it will be too big / more likely to blow away?

We just have the regular size. I will say that we had a couple of days where it was really windy and we were worried about it blowing away.  We ended up just turning it a bit so that it was out of the direct path of the wind and it was fine.

[karinothing]

I actually don't remember what size I have! Sorry. But you can stake it down pretty well, so it is pretty sturdy.

[CloudBee]

Man that looks huge!

[LoveTrains]

I have the sportbrella. I don't know the size. I bought it on a whim one day at Home Depot.

It works great. I use it at the beach and also when we go to events with the dog. Mine fits two beach chairs underneath. I like that you can use it like a shelter (stake it down) or just as an umbrella. I have this one: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CLQ1Q2/ref=s9_al_bw_g200_i2

Mine will NOT fit regular camping chairs underneath. 

[chickens987]

I am planning to get this one: www.amazon.com/dp/B00E20XUGA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=32P4SQXPOQS1E&coliid=I2PCHGR7066L3H for the beach later this summer. We'll have two babies and two toddlers, so I figured we need the extra space.

[krz1211]

We have a Coleman beach tent & LOVE it! Easy for DH & i to put up, great coverage for chairs, cooler, kiddos. Will probably buy new stakes for our next trip, we always seem to bury the small metal ones!
www.amazon.com/Coleman-Road-Trip-Beach-Shade/dp/B0009PUTIE/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1406170350&sr=1-1&keywords=coleman+beach+tent

[wannabe]

We bought one last year when i officially became a soccer mom. It's fantastic, easy to set up and take down, and offers a nice amount of shade for all 3 of us. I love that thing.

[kdubs923]

We have the regular one. It's a decent size. We fit two adults, a baby (sleeping, starfish of course, so taking up a lot of room), a cooler and there is still room. Easy set up, folds up so it doesn't take more space in the trunk than a large umbrella.

We've used it at the beach & it hasn't blown away, so far! We do use the stakes they provide.

[thumper55]

We have the Lightspeed Canopy . Mine is a little different than the one pictured in the link. On mine, the sidewall is a detachable piece of mesh material  so it can be open or closed.

www.amazon.com/Lightspeed-Outdoors-R-SH-QK-CNPY/dp/B005LGUWRE/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1406243328&sr=1-1&keywords=lightspeed+canopy

We love it, and all I do is pull on a rope to get it set up.  I put water bottles in the bags attached to the legs to weigh it down.  Everyone always asks me where I got it. 

added : check out the video in the Amazon link