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Full 10×10 market tents are great until you have to haul and park them. I tried Caravan’s more compact 8×8 Evo Shade.
I bought the Caravan Canopy 8×8 Evo Shade in blue — white scissor frame, silver-lined nylon fly, four wire stakes and four nylon sandbag weights. Built so one person can deploy it. Here is setup, the yellow pull handle, ball-joint feet, max height and collapsing with the cover still on. I paid $66. The button goes to the Evo Shade on Amazon.
- More compact than a 10×10 market tent
- Sandbags included for hard surfaces
- One-person deploy with the yellow handle
- Ball-joint feet help on slopes / tilting for low sun
- Can collapse and bag with the cover still on
- Pull opposite leg up or the other legs drag when opening
- Does not pack quite as tight with the cover left on
- $66 is frame+fly; you may still want extra weights
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What’s in the box
White displayable scissor frame, separate blue waterproof-style fly with silver underside, four small wire stakes for grass, and four nylon sandbags with Velcro that wrap the legs — great for windy days on hard ground.
One-person open
Yellow handle on one arm: lift so only the leg opposite the handle is on the ground, then walk it back so the scissors open. Corners of the fly have elastic loops and reinforced white pockets over the bars; the handle corner uses a nylon loop on a hook. Expand fully — if you stop short the roof stays almost flat.
Height, feet and breakdown
Push the button and slide to the third hole for max height you can walk under. Feet sit on ball joints so you can tilt for low sun or uneven ground while keeping the top flatter. Collapse legs, reverse the scissors; the fly can stay on and still fit the bag, just a bit bulkier than factory-packed.
Verdict
One of the cheaper canopy tents I found at $66. Easier to carry and uses less real estate than a big fair tent — a steal for tailgates.
FAQ
Can one person set it up?
Yes. Use the yellow handle and lift the opposite drag legs.
Hard surface without stakes?
Use the included sand/rock bags on the legs.
Leave the cover on when packing?
Yes — it bags up a little loftier but works.
How much was it?
$66 when I bought it.
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