Cabana Shelter Green Reviews

• Do not purchase as shower

  
  By A1VVDJ7BRMQJUO on 2006-08-04
  Not strong enough to hold even 2 gallons of water in a shower. This is shown with a shower hanging in it but the only way it would hold it is empty. Not usable as a shower. Good if you are looking for privacy or changing room but not for a shower.
  
  

• Cabana Shelter

  
  By A127KY04IIVXZ0 on 2005-09-27
  I have used this shower twice. The major problem with it is it is not sturdy enough to hold your standard camping shower. It has already collapsed on a family member showering. I wish it had a another pocket as well to hold more items. But, it will do out in the middle of the woods
  
  
  

• Good produce, a little small though

  
  By A2QIK625FSTHJM on 2005-09-06
  Good shelter, tried it out as a shower this weekend. Only problem was dressing after a shower, no room for keeping clothes dry. Good head room though
  
  

• Cabana Shelter

  
  By A2JMAQ0ERM5P47 on 2006-06-29
  Worked good for a shelter to put a porta-potty for the ladies of the camp but was not strong enough to hold shower bottle. We used a 4 gallon bag for showers but tried filling 1/2 way. The shower bag was still way too heavy. We had to deal with some crazy wind and the shelter survived. It laid down a few times but stood back up when wind laid a little. I am happy with the purchase but will probably build a rack out of PVC pipe to support a shower water bag.
  
  

• Compact and light weight

  
  By A1V6QOMVTUH0AN on 2007-08-28
  Though I carry it in the car, but things add up - tents for the bedrooms, canopy for the living and dining room, private toilet and changing room, and maybe shower room. So I like the small size (before setup) and light weight.
  
  You may get the wrong impression from the reviews - the design is actually fairly standard, from standard tents, 12' x 10' or bigger canopies, to a tiny beach cabana. But tents are more likely to use clips to fix the tent to the poles, while all other things tend to have loops for the poles to go through. This is common for larger things or curvy things, resulting in lighter weight, stronger, and more choice of shapes to suit the application. The pins are universal. But since there's no ground sheets to hold the cabana together, they use 4 poles flat on the ground instead, resulting in more pins.
  
  Really the shower bag in the picture is misleading. The poles are very light and flexible so it can't hold anything heavy. But if you can find one that can hold a 5 gallon bag, I probably don't want to carry the weight. Another misleading figure is the girl, who is actually very tall. There's a lot of headroom standing in there, and if you have to, you can put two loos in there close.
  
  Thanks to the standard poles in loop design, the shape is rather good, unlike some box like designs. If it's partially hidden, others may mistaken it as a big tall tent. No ground sheet is the only choice. You don't want to stand in mud or dirt, but it's worse when mud and dirt come into the cabana with a ground sheet. For this reason we only go into the tent for sleeping. I used to have a beach cabana for changing but this one is better. There's enough space even with the loo inside.
  
  There are two windows, not just air vents. If you sit down inside you can watch the scenery around you, and if anyone is approaching. Of course you can close it. There are two air vents on the sides near the bottom of the cabana.
  
  Incidentally, it's the same design as my huge canopy that can cover a standard picnic table with space to run around. This one isn't any harder than a standard tent. I set everything up by myself only. But indeed you need a little more muscle to bend the roof poles. Perhaps it's a lot more challenging to erect a small but tall shape than a dome tent.
  
  I don't always nail tents to the ground at the 4 corners, but this one is a must because of the small and tall shape. So bring a hammer if you must. Supplied ropes are not necessary to reinforce the cabana. If you are inside, you can support it at high winds; if you are not in, it doesn't matter. But I use one rope to reinforce one pole at the door. Since the zipper goes sideway near the top, with the pole reinforced, I can close the door easily with one hand.
  
  Once erected, the shape is almost perfect as seen, except for a slight twist at one of the poles. The pole itself is perfectly straight, and everything seemed square, but again it's hard to maintain a perfect shape of this nature. The slight imperfection doesn't bother me a bit, it doesn't worth extra $10 to $100 to go for other designs.
  
  There's a tiny plastic ring at the roof for you to attach your own gadgets, and a small net on the side to hold bits and pieces. This minimal design is alright as you can't please everybody. I would put a hook at the roof to hang a lantern, and a rack to hold clothes while changing.
  
  
  
• The Rubic's cube of shelters
  By A2NKPACJDGOD88 on 2007-03-15
  I camped at seven different sites over a course of a week, as I was making my way along the coast. This required taking this structure down and reassembling it on as many occassions. If you want to picture yourself wrestling with poles, and pins while camping, then this is the item for you...and I am patient,handy and not a stranger to assembling things. I don't know why manufacturers sometimes take a potentially simple design and complicate it. The number of poles is way too many for this structure, and their configurations are way too complex. The instructions are made only to confuse things more. It could be made so much more user friendly.
  
  Once it's up, it gets a thumbs up.
  
  
  
• Cabana Shelter
  By ANAY4MO62Z2I5 on 2007-04-01
  I purchased this item as a gift for my mother. She has a huge outdoor swimming pool and will use it as a changing room for all of her grandkids. She's very happy that her new floors won't be ruined by everyone coming inside dripping wet to change after swimming.
  
  
• Nice little hideaway
  By ARD9YG9QHVBFE on 2007-06-04
  This was the first shower room I purchased and I did like it. My only BIG complaint is how hard it is to set up. It probably takes a good 20-30 minutes to get the thing assembled. I've misplaced a few of my connectors, so it's important to hang on to the instructions. A simple floor would be nice, so you don't have to stand in the mud. It won't hold a full shower bag, so be frugal about the water you use inside, unless you want to fill it up halfway thru your shower! I like the windows, although it gets pretty hot inside.
  
  
• Larger than anticipated
  By A26MV4KS75Q8TV on 2007-04-14
  Larger than I thought. Too large for my needs. Had difficulty assembling due to strength issues. need more compact privy. Great when size (unassembled as well as assembled) is not an issue.
  
  
• Sweet
  By A1BDN3MEOI0K7T on 2007-06-27
  I love this shelter. The first time up was difficult as the instructions could be a little clearer, but once up I'd figured out the excentricities of the setting-up process it goes pretty smoothly. Oh, and the breeze-vents are a little too low so others can see in at about chest high from a distance. Now. The shelter is BIG inside with plenty of room to mover around comfortably. The stitching is good and it's sturdy. Don't know about hanging a 5 gal water bag in it, but I got a battery shower pump so the point is mute. A big YES recommendation at the price.
  
  
• Good Deal
  By A3EZRH5Y3XI4R6 on 2007-09-11
  I am happy with the price and got just what I expected. I read earlier reviews that said it was a pain to set up, but anybody with any tenting experience can handle it. Would be even better if there were a zipper opening towards the top for which to insert a shower hose or if the door zipper zipped both from bottom and top so that an opening could be left in the middle to insert a shower hose. Tent could not support a shower bag on it's own - thus the need for a slot in which to bring in the hose from outside shower support system. This tent does not have a floor, but I don't miss it. I just use a mat or wear shower shoes.
  
  
• The search is over
  By A28ANBLEICI1H7 on 2007-11-06
  If you are looking for a inexpensive shelter to shower in this thing is perfect. With two people it can be setup in about 5 minutes. Take a wooden palet with you to set it on for showering to keep you feet out of the mud. Its well made, so don't bother spending more money, this is what you want. I bought one of those coleman shower pumps that runs on d batteries and I just fill a 5 gallon pale with water i heated on the stove and I'm ready to go. It's perfect, trust me.
  
  
• OUT HOUSE
  By AMMKN0PO5N76H on 2007-11-09
  I LIKE MINE. IT IS SWEET. I HAD A SLIGHT PROBLEM SETTING IT UP BY MYSELF. IT HAS BEEN LEFT UP IS THE WIND AN RAIN WOTH NO PROBLEMS.
  
  
• Perfect Loo for camping
  By A9FYBTRRNLCBZ on 2008-03-07
  When I read many of the reviews I was a bit leary about buying this cabana, I read the sellers site information and decided to get it because they have a no questions asked return policy. The Cabana got here fast and I immediately began to set it up.
  
  You just put the 10 diffrent shock corded tent poles together which is a very straight forward process then you insert the top two roof poles in their slots followed by the 4 side wall poles, attach the side poles to the two roof poles all while the cabana is laying on the ground then at the bottom you insert the small pins into the base of each side pole.
  
  You will have to bend each connection a bit especially when connecting the roof poles to the side poles but it is fairly easy to accomplish.
  
  The final steps are to insert the 4 base poles into the side poles with the same attached small pins (remember there are 3 pins at each corner of the Cabana, the center pins are used for the side poles and each of the outer pins are used on the bottom poles) once you have done all that you just lift the tent into an upright position and use the 4 stakes to secure it in the ground. I did this myself and required no assistance at all.
  
  I then left it up overnight during a nice Florida rain storm and it didn't blow over. I also took my 5 gallon solar shower filled it up and hung it from the attachment point in the cabana and the cabana held it up just fine.
  
  All in all this is a very nice privacy tent, it's extremely lightweight and compact. It looks like it will hold up really well also.
  
  
• Great Outdoor Bathroom
  By AIH66TLUAZB5B on 2006-04-27
  Shelter is well constructed and can be securly fixed to the ground, so you are not exposed to the world when a breeze comes along that attempts to blow it away. A folding rack placed in the interior keeps clothes off the ground. It has a small interior pocket large enough for soap and small shampoo bottles. Overall, a well designed item.
  
  
• Outhouse/Shower
  By A3KSZEZ1H0YJHC on 2007-07-14
  The price and function are great. However, it does take a little longer, and a little more muscle to setup than your standard dome tent.
  
  
• Lots of problems
  By A16G69X1216G1A on 2007-07-24
  I cannot recommend this product. One of the tent rods was the wrong size and even after modifying it I found it really impossible for one person to set it up. I did like the price and I think there is a market for a low price no frills Cabana like this, but I ended up paying for another brand at a much higher price that is much better designed.
  
  
• Good but not for shower
  By A1SXI482LDLK4I on 2007-08-23
  The staff is good and spaceous enough. But as some guys mentioned before it could not be used with shower bag directly. In such case it needs a hole somewhere on the top in order to be ready for use with outside water supply.
  
  
• Cabana Shelter
  By ABLBDEH7PHG3K on 2007-09-09
  While this shelter did indeed do as it was described as far as providing shelter for privacy. The set up was a pain and not as simple as one would expect. One of the expansion poles with the rubber tip was too big and had to be cut to fit into the next piece and the carry along bag ripped on the first use. It does do what it advertises but the set up is a pain!
  
  
• cabana shelter
  By A3R2CLXI2B4DJW on 2008-05-31
  We used this shelter as a cover for an outdoor toilet. My husband knew this would be one of the ways to get me to like camping. I'm glad we got it; it made my first camping trip that much nicer!
  
  

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