Anybody got an EZ up or similar tent?

[t-bone]

I am looking to buy a tent for beach vacation purposes and then using it for detailing when I get back. Are there any that are possible to put up by yourself? Looking for the easiest and best value. Looks like the EZup brand fits the bill but just wanted some opinions. Thanks.

[craigb86]

I have a EZ up that I got from Sams Club a while back. While its best to have two people to setup I have done it by my self on numerous occasions. I takes me maybe about 4 mins to setup and about 7 mins to take down ( hard to get it back into the bag). What you do is open it up the best you can and then walk around to each corner and lock pins for the top canopy one by one. Once this is done walk under it and lift it to spread the legs out correctly. Then adjust the height to your liking one leg at a time. Just reverse to take it down. I paid like $130 for a 10x10 about 2 years ago and love it.

Craig

[heatgain]

I have 3 canopies, all made by Shade-Tech, (I think the models are Quik Shade) similar to EZ Up but less expensive. I needed help putting it up in the beginning, then I sprayed the legs with silicone spray and can now set them up by myself easily.
Some of the 10x10's have slanted legs, those will only give you a 9x9 canopy. Apparently, they measure by where the legs land. My 2 10x10's are like that, giving only 81 sq. ft. of canopy. I had to use 2 of those for good coverage on a car, but the legs got in the way of the car door opening.
I picked up a 12 x 12 at Home Depot for $40.00 (121 sq ft) and that seems to work much better. I lucked out on the $40.00, had a yellow price sticker on it, apparently it was sitting on the shelf for a long time so they drastically reduced the price.
If a car I'm working on is very long, I put up the 12 x 12 and a 10 x 10.
All can be put up by myself after the aforesaid silicone spray on the legs.
If I recall correctly, I got the 10x10s at Harbor Freight, on sale for $79.00 each, minus a 20% off coupon.

[t-bone]

The one I am looking at right now is a 12x12 EZup from Academy sports for $150. I will have to check Harbor Freight. Thanks for the info and please keep it coming!!