ALPS Mountaineering Tri-Awning Sun Shelter
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Keep the sun off you throughout the day with the ALPS Mountaineering Tri-Awning Sun Shelter. It's easy to move around and offers easy adjustment.
Shop similar products- Sunshade can be adjusted to increase headroom or lowered to increase coverage; included side fabric panel offers even more protection
- Constructed of 75-denier, UV-resistant polyester with a resilient urethane coating
- The ALPS Mountaineering Tri-Awning Sun Shelter comes with stakes, guyline cord and carry bag
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View all ALPS Mountaineering Shade Shelters| Best Use | Camping |
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| Weight | 11 pounds |
| Packaged Weight | 11 pounds |
| Packed Size | 5 x 5 x 28 inches |
| Covered Area | 75 - 95 square feet |
| Peak Height | 6 ft. - 6 ft. 6 in. |
| Number of Poles | 3 |
| Pole Material | Fiberglass |
| Pole Diameter | 12.7 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Coated polyester |
| Seasons | 3-season |
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Great Product but with a serious design flaw
I purchased this product several years ago but since we only use it a handful of times each year I don't think I got my full use out of it before it failed due to a pretty simple design flaw. The design requires that the three poles be passed through nylon sleeves. This design puts the sleeves under a tremendous amount of stress, especially at the end of each sleeve. The end of the sleeves aren't adequately reinforced, meaning that over time they fatigue and fail, rendering the awning unusable. I really enjoyed this awning until it failed and simply reinforcing the sleeve ends would prevent this type of failure.
Functional heavy luxury item that wants to fly
At 11 lbs this is a car camping object. Takes a bit of practice to pitch with two people. Poles are much longer than most tents and made of thicker material. Striking the sunshade is easy except the shock cord on the poles is loose which means the sections can easily separate in the sleeves. Comes in a side-zipped case which is silly and unwieldy; better if it was a simple tube like a tent bag. Plenty of headroom, adjustable by moving the three legs in or out. This is a LOT of nylon, small breezes distort it and push it around. Even staked down and guyed out it wants to fly away. Using the guys (recommended) your occupied space is about 20 feet in diameter with 8-10 ft circle of covered space in the center. I will be using this luxury item on fully supported bicycle tours, providing a protected lounge area for three or four, while abusing the tolerance and patience of our neighbors.
A low weight alternative to traditional pop-ups
We had one of the 4 pole pop ups that failed at multiple pivots and replaced it with this Tri-Awning. It packs incredibly small, though it is a car camping item. The set up is relatively easy, though staking down the guy wires is recommended if it is breezy. Great as a low hassle pop-up alternative.
Amazing canopy, awesome warranty
We purchased this Tri-Awning about 4 years ago at REI. model: Taurus 2 Tri-Awning Y1108. 138" x 162" x 84" Earlier this year I decided to have the 3 poles re-strung simply because the elastic was getting stretched. That's no big deal because I have to do it every few years on our tents so its pretty common. Now here is the killer part. Over the Summer Solstice weekend we took our canopy to Deep Creek Hot Springs in Hesperia. This is the main reason we got the canopy, to use at DCHS. Anyway, when we were putting one of the 3 poles through the pole sleeves, I noticed one of the pole pockets was getting pretty thin. I actually thought it was going to rip through the pole pocket, but it held up for the entire day. The photo included is the pole pocket. The pole pocket holds all of the pressure for the canopy once its stretched. So when we got home I contacted Alps asking if I could send the canopy in for repairs or to simply take it to REI for repairs. I was really happy with the Tri-awning and was more than willing to pay for the repairs. Since the canopy did not have any tears, abrasions, or any other issues, there was no reason to not to try and get it repaired. Alps got back to me right away. They asked if they could call me to discuss the issue. At the end of the call she said they needed my address to send me a new canopy! All I had to do was pay the shipping cost. Totally drama free and great customer service. Alps really sticks to their warranty. And....she said I could have had our poles re-stung thru Alps at a much cheaper cost. That's why we shop at REI. By the way, the new canopy has stronger pole pockets.
High quality and great features
I have bought several of this type of shelter to set up as a dog relieving shelter. I use them for camping, too. This one is, by far, the best deal, and has some great features. They are all "difficult" to set up because of the triangular design, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty straightforward. This APLS version has several great features. First, the pole tips have a rubber cap at one end,which allows the pole to smoothly slip through the sleeve. Second, this shelter has an additional piece of fabric that can be attached to one of the sides fir extra sun protection. Third, the shelter is made of polyester, not nylon, which means it has a longer life in the sun. My last shelter virtually crumbled,module to sun damage.
Poor quality grommets where poles anchor
I had high hopes that the tri-awning would be useful for both beach trips and car camping. However, the very first time I attempted to set it up, one of the corner grommets (where the poles anchor) split, with half falling off into my hand. It looks like the back half of the grommet attaches to the strap only, with little teeth that dig in to the strap. It doesn't fit all the way through and fuse with the other half of the grommet. In my opinion it's a bad design. I am going to return the tri-awning.
Light weight and moderate coverage
After looking at reviews, I was worried about the fabric/material that secures the poles. I think the company must have read the reviews too -They seemed re in-forced! Comes with a side wall which helps. Stood up to pouring rain, and 25mph gusts.
Great for the Lake!
We used this deployed on a sandy lake beach for a solid week. After some initial lapses in understanding how to sufficiently erect this awning to survive blustery days which, like others have said, make this awning want to fly away like a kite. What I did was buy several 12" long steel camping stakes, and stake the awning down firmly, and staked down the guy lines firmly as well. Once it's anchored down, it will bend in the wind, but not overly so - and this requires good guy line placement which is a limiting factor in what this thing is useable for. I just bought my second one since the price for this is low, as a backup. Note that there is a triangle piece not shown that blocks one of the three openings - just hiangs there on clips - and is very effective - would be nice if they included two or even three. It was the coolest structure on the North Idaho beach I was using this at! I would not try and use this on a windy ocean shore, however.
Stay away from this awning
Purchased this on sale and had to return it after two uses. The awning has terrible pole design flaws. Furthermore, the end sleeves aren't adequately reinforced, and with use, will simply rip. After the second use, poles slivered and were unusable. Stay away from this particular sun shelter.
Really cheap poles
This thing sucks it couldn't handle a 7mph wind on the beach I was mocked by all the umbrellas that were fine as this thing whipped around bent and then just broke. Waste of money.