Trail Gazebo with Removable Sides, Dome Event Shelter for Camping Garden Festival, Waterproof, UV Sun Protection, Travel Bag, 3.5m x 3.5m x 2.3m (Blue & Grey)

Think this might be the 1st review since this item came onto the market last month. Have been agonising over what type of sun/ rain shelter to replace my previous 3m x 3m gazebos, none of which have been wholly successful. Standard slot-together poles and instant pop-up versions have not proved to be that strong in stiff winds and tended to leak before finally poles or rivets snap or give way. This 'Trail' shelter arrived a day early and I've just put it up for the 1st time. 25 mins with a broken wrist in a cast but with the aid of a neighbour. Everything appears reasonably well made and the instructions are easy to understand and..... in PROPER English!! BIG plus points: * At 8-ish kg it's about half the weight of a standard gazebo and less than a third that of a pop-up version. Easy length to carry, too. * 4 detachable walls, all with mesh and sunshades - many similar products only have 2 or none at all - make it exceptionally versatile. This alone makes the extra £30 odd more than similar products definitely worth it. * Additional size (3.5m x 3.5m instead of standard 3m x 3m) very useful.* The 4 storage pockets are neat and keep the carry bag and other items safely out of the way. * A hot, sunny day today with no wind or rain. But looking carefully at the design, the whole thing is constructed like a strong tent and the rain should be channelled down the outside of the legs rather than making the roof sag and leak as on most standard gazebos in heavy rain. Additional little things, like the extra 4 spare pegs, ceiling light hook and the extra large carry bag all point to this being a well-thought through product. Hopefully it will last me a good deal longer than my previous gazebos!

Super fast delivery. Excellent size, easy to erect. One of the poles was faulty on arrival, however speedily replaced. Definitely recommend this gazebo and good company to deal with.

Have only used once so far which did result in some damage. The fly sheet seems to be pulled quite taught once the poles are inserted, this gives a solid and secure structure, but puts some strain on the seams. Unfortunately one corner of the fly sheet tore away from the setting out straps when in use. I contacted the seller about this and they issued a replacement flysheet. I haven't used the shelter again yet, but hope the issue with the tight fit of the sheet has been resolved, because other than that it is a 5 star product. It put up well with some rain and wind and was relatively easy to put up if you've put up a tent before.

Stitching coming apart in first use in fair weather conditions, it’s a good useful size if it holds together, brought as a sun shade!

I bought this so that I could cover my 10ft wide best way pool. This works a treat!I had a lot of wind and rain recently after some amazing weather, and it stood up to it really well. To be honest, I fully expected the tent to blow away or rip with the high winds but with the guy ropes in place it held it in place and it survived!Unfortunately 1 of the guy ropes were a bit threaded when I got it and it eventually broke due to the high winds, but that's a cheap replacement so I'm fine with that.Overall, I'd recommend this!

So far ive only used the gazebo once. I cannot rate the water resistance as its not been out in the wet weather yet. It is a good size open space with the side panels out. easy to put the panels back in if need be. It has a good height if you have tall members of the family.I think this product is good value for money

Poor delivery from Evri for start took longer than advertisedVery inadequate packaging.Very disappointed in the product, luckily I assembled /tried to assemble it before needing it on a fast approaching camping trip.Phoned the company direct, to explain the problem to be told, if bought from Amazon, then have to go through them with problems, I explained that I needed another ASAP so had to pay twice, to make sure the new one arrives in good time for the camping trip, hopefully the 2nd one will be OK to use and made properly and also checked at the point of manufacture, as the one sent, clearly had not had any quality control checks, if so it would have been sent out repaired as needed.

Not that easy to put up but once up it’s very effective. We had it for a rainy garden party and everyone in it stayed dry. Big enough for at least four chairs and a table.