New SportCraft 8 ft Pop Up Screen Room With Floor Canopy Tent Shelter

Absolutely love it! It's very well made and goes up in minutes. Folding it back up will take practice but it's totally worth the learning curve! The quality of material seems good. The only possible weakness could be the zipper... Not by fault of quality material but by the nature of zippers. This zipper is sturdy enough but I would recommend extra care zipping and unzipping. Most especially zipping because the mesh is tight and is taut once zipped. I could foresee where the process of zipping due the tightness of the zipper pulling the mesh together in the process could cause the zipper to derail... Then you got problems! So here's my recommendation (see photo): gather the fabric gently between your thumb and fingers as you go so as not to stress the zipper to avoid the possibility of it jumping track because if it does... just like with a jacket, pants or any other zipper... You're screwed! Easy does it should be there mantra each time and this well made screen room should last a long time! Did I mention I love it?!

It's really very cute, pops right up and folding back difficult but not impossible. Watch videos. I ordered it but unfortunately there were two holes in the screen and one in the roof. I don't think it would hold up well at all. My other concern would be the mesh holes fairly big. No see ums could likely get in, and in Florida that's an issue. I did like that it had a floor. I returned it because of the holes and the seller was very cooperative.

Mesh picks easily. More difficult to take down than expected.

We've had numerous 'pop-up' products over the years - mostly smaller items - but we figured we'd be able to handle this. The initial setup was great, but closing it was a headache. We ultimately had to go to YouTube and found one technique that was successful.However, the next time we opened it, the one corner was twisted out of shape, and there were tears along the supports. The supports are flat, not tubular, so somehow in our struggles to close it, it got twisted and tore through the material. We left it up for a while, hoping it would untwist itself, but it did not.We used Amazon to request a return and refund and that went through smoothly.

I am adding to my original review: After one summer of heavy use, the zipper gave out completely on both sides. I ended up hanging a mosquito bed net over the doorway to keep out bugs, which is fine when it is still, but would not be so great in a high wind. Downgrading from five stars to four stars because the zipper wearing out so soon. Here is my original review:This is nice, but beware the interior measurements. "SportCraft 8 ft Pop Up Screen Room" apparently needs 7.5 feet of space in each direction, when measured from the outside. The product description on Amazon says "7.5’ x 7.5’ x 7’ Height when open" and "Square Shape." I had measured my furniture that I wanted to put inside before I bought this, based on a square shape of 7.5 feet by 7.5 feet. However, I didn't take into account that the corners are actually rounded. If you are standing inside the tent looking down at the floor, the usable floor area is a "stop-sign" shape and not an actual square. Each side of the tent is therefore about 6+ feet long, plus the rounded corners that don't touch the ground, for a total of the 7.5 feet . Because you can't use the corners, I was not able to fit all the furniture inside the tent that I originally wanted. However, it is a really nice screen room and I couldn't find a better one, so I am keeping it. The product description says it is a "pop-up" style tent. Actually, it did not pop up when I opened it. It took me about 10 minutes of maneuvering to get it fully opened. I was frustrated because I couldn't figure out which part to grab, in order to unfold the sides. I think that if you had two people, it would be easier to set up together, rather than doing it by yourself. (I'm not sure if the seller was just being optimistic about the "pop-up" nature of the tent, or if possibly it had been opened before and folded up wrong, then put back in the box and sold as new.) Anyway, I got the tent set up with no damage except that the zipper sticks on the left side, so you have to open it right-sided every time, which is a pain. I am not grading the product down for this in my review, because I don't think it's a design flaw to the screen room, and it might be caused by minor shipping-and-handling damage by the seller. I actually thought about sending it back, but the seller I obtained it from told me they charge a 15 percent restocking fee even if the item is undamaged, so I am keeping it. I'm actually typing this review from inside the screen room on my laptop computer.

Love it! It will fit four adults a small table and four chairs. It has a floor so that will keep the ants out and other crawling bugs. Opens up very quickly. The only bad part is, it is very difficult to close but that would not keep me from purchasing this again I love this tent! I actually purchased this for myself because I am afraid of bees. It will definitely keep them out and a possible sprinkle or two.

The biggest challenge with this item is folding it back up. Definitely have to check out the "taco" folding technique video. After viewing that, it's a piece of cake. Unfolding the first time was a little tricky too. Zipping the door was rough at first also (thanks to another reviewer's tip to straighten the metal bands in the frame.) But with use, everything stretched out just enough to make this an invaluable piece of equipment for this wildlife rehabber! My baby bats learned how to fly and feed themselves safely within its confines. Probably not too many people trying to trap flying insects INSIDE their pup-up screen room. :)UPDATE: After folding the item back and trying to open again, I find it impossible to do so. I guess the frame got bent when we were trying to fold it, even with instructions. Also the edges frayed where the metal frame cuts through. So sad. This is a great idea. I see that it is no longer available anyway. I hope someone can improve on the design and come up with another product that actually works.