Sport-Brella Premiere XL UPF 50+ Umbrella Shelter for Sun and Rain Protection

I bought this umbrella back in August 2020, and it’s still going strong in July 2025. Just wrapped another beach weekend with it—flawless, as usual.We bring it every single time. It’s been everywhere, used hundreds of times, and it’s held up like a champ. I added one of those umbrella hooks from Amazon that slides on the pole—great for hanging towels and gear.Setup? Stupid simple. Pull it out, twist the base into the sand, pop the top on. Just pay attention to the wind unless you want to reenact Mary Poppins across the shoreline.I switch between upright mode and what I call “tent mode” for windy days. Just tilt it, fill the sand pockets, and boom—rock solid. It shrugs off gusts like it’s no big deal.Yeah, the zipper windows corroded shut years ago—but I never used them anyway. A few threads around the support arms are loosening, but after six years of beach weekends, that’s a badge of honor. Still works perfectly.

I had one of the original Sportbrellas and I loved it. After many years of use it finally split the bed. I immediately ordered another one and I’m very impressed by the upgrades and changes they’ve made to it. It’s even better than the first one. See you at the beach!

Easy to put up and take down. Provides for shade for kids and adults in chairs or on blankets.

Follow instructions and it works perfectly. The initial assembly is a little rough but that is the nature of tensioning an umbrella. After that it was fine and very useful this year and provided great shade and airflow when the flaps are open.

I had one and we had to get a second! Not only does it give good shade if you put it in the sand but also up vertical. It is a smart design and has a little rod to help twist it into the sand. It is really durable and easy to open. It can handle the wind.

This worked great as a shade for the beach. Three adults with beach chairs all were able to utilize the shade plus there was room in the back for a cooler and beach bag to remain in the shade. Set up is not much more involved than a traditional beach umbrella but I would recommend buying the special stakes for the sand as the ones that come with it will not anchor well in sand. Overall, I'm really pleased with the look, the amount of shade provided and the ease of setup and take down.

Pretty solid umbrella/canopy there are a lot of beaches nowadays where you can’t just take a hope canopy. This thing was really perfect enough to fit my wife and myself with two kids comfortably on it. The handle to screw it down into the earth was perfect and kept it sturdy even on a good windy day at the beach with a storm coming in. Super durable! All in all I’ll probably use this forever forward in the future and if something happens to it. I’ll get another one. Top tier product for sure!

I had an older sportbrella for over 10 years and I loved it! We used them all the times under some harsh conditions with no issues.The only reason I needed new ones was because my old ones started to get holes in the fabric.Ill start with positives. Great size and easy to put up.Newer is not better. I decided to go back for another 2 sportbrellas and the new design and the quality has completely disappointed me. Let me say where we are at the beach we cannot lay these on the ground and must be used as umbrella.1. There is no top vent on the umbrella. When the wind hits it is a solid hit to the top and with no top vent the space under the umbrella gets hot.2. Yes there are the windows but if you click the sides to the top connection you completely cover the windows.3. If you roll up the sides there is no longer the velcro strap to keep them in place. With no velcro strap you use the tie down but that is only on one side and the sides constantly fall down.4. Quality is lacking. We had the ropes attached during a slightly windy day and the inner poles still bent! Come on sportsbrella . My older 2 had much more wind with no issues.5. The screw in bottom broke the first day.I used to sing the praises of sportsbrella but the upgrades are degrades. Hopefully they will go back to the quality and designs that work for beach useNeeded.. stronger poles.Put the velcro straps back to hold the sides up.Vent the top of the umbrellaStronger umbrella prongs to keep the umbrella from bending