| ABO Gear Instent Max Shelter | 
| Brand: ABO Gear
List Price: $100.00
Buy New: $64.95
as of 3/21/2010 15:35 EDT details
You Save: $35.05 (35%)
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  20 reviews
Color: Blue
Size: 78x78x52 inches
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 45
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MPN: 10215
Model: 10215
UPC: 611403102156
EAN: 0611403102156
ASIN: B001GAPN7S
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| Features:
| • | Over 42 square feet of space; SPF 50 | | • | Revolutionary mechanism, erects in seconds | | • | Strong, sturdy yet lightweight pole system | | • | Sand pockets and pegs for stability in wind | | • | No loose parts |
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Product Description
The Instent Max Pop Up Tent is generously sized with 2 doors for easy entry. Up in seconds, down in a flash. Air vents and screens on every side. Sand bags around the side for stability.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
 Instent in the wind - fine! January 21, 2010
James R. Stanton (Pine Knoll Shores, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have used an Instent for 5 years on NC Outer-bank beaches in summer and South Beach, FL in the winter. The secret in making them stable in the wind is HOW you tie them down. The center knob MUST be held stable so it doesn't move forward or the entire tent will collapse upon itself. You simply use one of the tie down lines by looping it around the knob and staking it in the direction from which the wind is blowing - simple. As an added precaution, you can tie a line to each of the hinges (half-way up the rear struts); also in the direction from which the wind is coming. To be EXTRA safe for heavy gusts, I'd also recommend using "screw" anchors for those tie-downs and not the smooth stakes that come with it. It will withstand very strong winds gusts if you do this - but, do you REALLY want to be on the beach when it's THIS windy!? Of course you do, if the sun is shining! We could have sold our Instent 10-times over to tourists on a week holiday being spoiled by breezy/windy conditions.
awesome tent August 23, 2009
T. Jetter
I bought this tent for shelter for our my 5 month old while we're at the beach. We have used it twice now and we love it. It easily sets up and folds down pretty easily. It may take you a couple trys to get it completely folded down to fit in the bag, before you get the hang of it. Otherwise, it is a great tent, well worth the money. It is roomy, great air ventilation, I love that it has a floor to it (other tents I looked at didn't have that feature), light weight and easy to carry once folded down. I am very happy with this purchase.
 Bad product but FANTASTIC customer service from Amazon August 19, 2009
Andibee (Connecticut)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I searched the Internet far and wide for a beach shelter big enough for two people to lay down inside comfortably and be completely protected by the sun -- with very easy set-up and take-down. This one seemed to fit the bill perfectly, although I was concerned about the negative reviews here with respect to wind damage. When it arrived, my boyfriend and I opened it up at home as practice before hitting the beach (great advice from previous reviewers). We were very impressed with how quickly it really does pop up and come down, and how easy it is to get back in the carry bag.
Fast forward to its first day on the beach. We pop it up, we weigh down the pockets with big rocks from the beach, and we tie a knot on top (also great advice I got here). It was wonderful for about two hours -- until it BROKE! On the first day out! One of the curved plastic rods on top broke at one of the joints, and the whole thing collapsed because of it. I think one of the other negative reviews mentions that the plastic used in this tent has basically no structural integrity, and I certainly believe that to be true, as well. There was a sea breeze, but when is there not a breeze on the beach? And plenty of other tents in our vicinity made it through the entire day.
I was ready for battle when I contacted Amazon to get a refund. I had read here that other people had a horrible time getting their money back, but now I think those people may have purchased through ABO Gear directly. I'm SO glad I purchased through Amazon. No questions asked, no battles fought -- I just called for a return shipping label and then they informed me when they received the product, when the return was processed, and again when they had credited my account.
So, I'm disappointed that the tent turned out to be useless on an average day at the beach (here in the Northeast US, at least), but I'm so impressed with Amazon's customer service. After this experience, I'll be much more likely to purchase bigger ticket items through them in the future.
A great product July 4, 2009
E. M. Kelly (Newton, MA USA)
The Instent Max Shelter exceeded my expectations by a mile. It provides instant fun for my granddaughter both in and out of the house. I set it up effortlessly twice on a Cape Cod beach; it also was easy to collapse. My granddaughter fell asleep inside of it and was shielded from the sun while a breeze from the side windows kept her cool.
I recommend Instent for both children and for adults. No more hassles trying to set up umbrellas that always get blown away, or trying to keep the sand off blankets.
Junk July 3, 2009
Timothy Bergstresser II (VA)
The tent broke the second time we used it. It is not worth the money.
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