Sport-Brella Umbrella - Portable Sun and Weather Shelter

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WIND & WEATHER RESISTANT - 100% nylon, double-canopy, Vortec venting system prevents the umbrella from inverting during high winds; built to provide protection from sun, rain, hail, snow, and sleet. Travel with confidence in the elements. Instead of featuring the usual handle, the Sport-Brella features a universal clamp that can be attached to almost anything. It has a 4 way, 360 degree swivel so you can manipulate this umbrella to keep you covered from an angle. Many beach chairs recline, but most of them do not come with a footrest. A unique feature of the Sport Brella Recliner Chair is its adjustable and detachable footrest.

Both beach umbrellas and beach tents provide shade, so what’s the difference? Well, beach umbrellas are upright or semi-upright (in the case of the Sport-brella) canopies supported by (most commonly) an aluminum and plexiglass frame.

If you’re looking for a canopy chair, the Quik Shade is a great option. Though you’re raised considerably higher off the ground and have to bend your knees like a typical upright chair rather than lounge with your legs out like in the Tommy Bahama, its canopy can be easily adjusted and angled to shield you from the sun. It’s a huge 68 inches which will fit two people comfortably. The inner mechanics are crafted from quality fibreglass giving you a super sturdy build. In addition to stability, you’ll also want to consider weight. The Tommy Bahama, Coolibar, EasyGo, and Sport-brella weighed 4 pounds, 4.6 pounds, 6.8 pounds, and 8 pounds respectively. Though the Coolibar was the second lightest, it was the most compact measuring only 47 inches. The next shortest was the Tommy Bahama at 50 inches. The longest was the Sport-brella at 58 inches. You know what they say, you cannot have it all. This beach chair has everything you are looking for in one and even more. However, if it is not maintained reasonably well, it will not last.

Since chair and towel capacity didn’t vary much between tents, what it came down to was the number of people each could hold. The Genji Sports tent fit two to three people, the Pacific Breeze and Lightspeed fit three to four people and the Coleman fit four to five.

Other than convenience, size is an important factor in determining which beach tent is right for you. The two biggest tents we tested were the Lightspeed and the Coleman. Both had floormats extend past the tent opening, though, as mentioned above, the Coleman required more assembly.