This sun/bug shelter is awesome in theory, but failed miserably in a moderate breeze. We set it up in our backyard for the first time today. We had maybe a 8-10mph breeze/wind and it smashed the shelter down to the ground like a pancake, bending both of the ridge poles. There are only 4 places to guy-out this very high profile unit, which is a pure design flaw from Marmot (sorry, but it's true). It needs about 8 more guy-out tabs, or an extra ridge pole or both. I've owned many Marmot products in the past and this is their first true miss. I don't know anywhere I could go and use this where it would not be susceptible to up to a 10mph wind. Family camping trips, youth sporting events, the beach, hunting base camp, etc. There is no way it would hold up to the outflow winds of even a small passing storm cell, so the fact that one of its features is to keep some water off of you in a rain is pretty much academic. I had high hopes for multiple uses for this Lanai, but it didn't last 20 minutes on a sunny blue bird day in my back yard. I'm going to need to contact customer service to have the poles replaced at a minimum, or simply return the shelter completely for a refund.
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