We were camping over the last weekend and it poured “cats & dogs” for three days straight. I saw a couple next door to us with a 10’x10’ canopy they were using to stay in out of the wind and rain. Their canopy had three closed in sides on it leaving one end open so they could watch their campfire. This extra canopy seemed like a reasonable idea so I was wondering what others on this forum do with regards to having an extra collapsible type canopy? What brand and or type have you found that works best, easy to set up and not too heavy or large to store in the basement of a 5er? I realize NOT all commercial camp grounds allow the usage of additional outside structures or canopies. Here is to staying dry on those wet camp days.Lakeside

I don't know about the brand or type, but I see several at nearly every campground we visit. Most are just the top, without sides, but some have sides of solid material or screens. Pretty common in this area.

We have one, no idea of the brand. It is about 5 feet long when folded up. There are wheels on one side of the bottom of the carry bag. It is heavy, but one person can easily stow it. It does take two to set up.We only have one side to ours. We do not always use the side.Ours is 10X10 and has straight legs which means we have a full 10X10 of coverage.A friend has one with angled legs and the coverage is really limited.Bugs are not usually too much of a problem where we camp, if they were, I would buy one with screens.

We carry a 10' x 10' one. Self contained and expands/pops up easily. Has it's own carrying case and stores easily in FW basement. No idea what brand, have own it for about 3 years now. Got it on sale at Wal-Mart. Think I paid around $70 then.We don't use it very often but sure is handy when we want it.

We love ours...had a first up for several years..we lost it in the camper fire Easter....It was one of the first things I replaced...we got a Coleman this time...I will let you know tomorrow how good it does.

10x10 EZup is what I prefer you can add a screen kit or solid wall kit. Almost a necessity from tent camping days.

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joe_baroch
Explorer
Jun 21, 2013
we are new to rving and was shopping for things to equip it with.one question was umbrella for table or a pop up shelter,we decided we could get more use out of the pop up shelter for now and went with that option.on our first trip out we put up the shelter and noticed the picnic tables at the campground did not have holes for umbrellas,i thought every table had one.so for now the pop up shelter has been the right choice,but will be getting an umbrella in the future
relaxin
Explorer
Jun 19, 2013
whats going on at Harbor Freight????
relaxin
Explorer
Jun 19, 2013
we have one of those easy up ones, 10x10 I believe, we only use it if it won't over crowd the site, not sure if we will require it as much as our new unit has a 19 foot awning and the last was only 14, amazing what 5 extra feet means with a picnic table and a couple lawn chairs.
our next trip I will moniter the long range forcast for that area for a couple days before we leave and see what may be coming that way, if theres a couple days of rain we'll bring it, if its less than 2 days we'll leave it home.
we have an awning shade screen for those spots where you end up in the sun with little to no shade
Durhamcutter
Explorer
Jun 19, 2013
Had a 12x12 straight leg , put it up so I could cook because it was so hot, left it up all night , it rained, got up the next morning and it looked like a pretzel all wrapped up in green cloth, don't leave it up if it is going to rain, the water collected on top and it came crashing down, only used once, good luck.
bradnailer
Explorer
Jun 17, 2013
We use a 9' * 9' we bought at Wallyworld for $40. I'm anxious to use it again as I bought some solar rope lights at Harbor Freight to put around the top. The lights were $10 for 16' and the solar will be handy as we'll be dry camping.

Don't want to start a discussion on Harbor Freight as I know everyone has their opinions but these got decent ratings so I'm hopeful they will work OK.
robsouth
Explorer II
Jun 17, 2013
Just a "heads up". I was a Big Lots (Odd Lots) today and they had several sizes of the pop up canopys on sale.
Wrace
Explorer
Jun 15, 2013
My reply to a similar question is in the link. There is a bit of a review of a recently purchased 10x10 from costco.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27004684.cfm

http://www.costco.com/.product.100041624.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-categorypageHorizontalTop-_-PopularProductsInCategory&cm_vc=categorypageHorizontalTop|PopularProductsInCategory
WeBeFulltimers
Explorer
Jun 15, 2013
Ours is 13' X 13'. Can't remember brand but got it at Academy for $179 I think. Love it!
p220sigman
Explorer
Jun 15, 2013
We use a 12 x 12 Coleman. It is very easy to put up. We usually use it instead of using the camper awning. Since we have a popup, it has the bag awning and is harder to deal with than canopy, plus the canopy gives us more room underneath it. If there is a storm coming that we feel we will need to take it down, it can be folded and laying on its side in about 10 seconds.

Look for canopies that have straight legs. Many times, the ones with slanted legs will say 10x10, but the canopy covering is only 8x8 or 9x9.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jun 15, 2013
I bought mine on sale from Dick's sporting goods. haven't looked lately however. has zip on screens and sides.
bumpy

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