I bought a quick setup 10 ft. X 10 ft. canopy for the playa this year. My observations:
- Easy
- Inexpensive? ($79)
- Canopy is green (not blue or white)
- Metalized coating on inside of canopy blocks UV and creates dark shade
- Might be a two-person job to get the frame to fully extend and everything to lock into place
- Will it blend? Sorry. Will it stand up to the wind? I’ll do my best to secure it. We’ll see.
- The wheels on the bottom of the storage bag only seem to work when the bag is in the original box (for support)
- No shade, wind, dust protection on the sides unless you add it yourself
- Not enough time to customize it this year
![image [ Max (the Manx cat) watches the shade shelter test ] image [ Max (the Manx cat) watches the shade shelter test ]](http://www.sparkzy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/max-tm.jpg)
There are ten photos in my flickr album showing more detail of the setup and testing.