5 Qualities to Look for in a Pop-Up Canopy
Searching for portable, versatile shelter that can be customized to fit your branding needs? A pop-up canopy is the perfect solution for you. These space-efficient tents can be used as temporary shelter at outdoor and indoor events ranging from conventions and festivals to sports games and large family gatherings. A quality pop-up canopy is not only easy to set up — it will also last you for years. However, not all pop-up canopies are created equal.
In this guide, our experts at Extreme Canopy separate the good pop-up canopies from the bad. Below, you’ll find 5 qualities to look for in a pop-up canopy to help you make the right choice for your business, sports team or other organization.
What is a Pop-Up Canopy?
A pop-up canopy is a special type of large tent designed to be set up quickly and provide moderate shelter during outdoor and indoor events. Nearly all pop-up canopies feature a four-leg design with expandable sides for fast and easy unpacking, placement, setup and re-packing. Heavy-duty canopy tents are made from aluminum, while others are made from plastic or lower-grade metal. As their name suggests, all pop-up canopies have a canopy (or roof) made typically from canvas of another commercial-grade synthetic fabric. Some heavy-duty canopy tents feature waterproof canopies. Users can choose to add material to each of their canopies’ sides to increase shelter, privacy and advertising space.
Qualities to Look for in a Pop-Up Canopy
Strength
Strength is by far the most important quality to look for in a pop-up canopy. “Strength” refers to a canopy’s overall durability, as well as its ability to stay sturdy in inclement weather. A canopy’s strength starts with its materials, namely those used in its legs and sides. As mentioned above, heavy-duty canopy tents are made from industrial-grade aluminum or other strong metals. Flimsier canopy tents are constructed from plastics of lower-grade metals. When shopping for a pop-up canopy tent, you want to be sure to choose a product constructed with strong metal structural components to reduce the possibility of damage and ensure that your canopy tent lasts for years to come.
You also want to be sure to choose a pop-up canopy tent with a strong tent top and siding (if applicable). Choose a product with materials that are tear-resistant, waterproof (see the following section) and block out 100% of the sun’s UV rays. That way, you’ll keep everyone under your pop-up canopy protected while ensuring that your canopy’s roof and sides stay in great condition for as long as possible.
Extreme Canopy’s pop-up canopy tents feature components made from the highest-quality raw materials. All of our Instant Canopies feature aluminum and steel frames and canopy roofs/siding made from UV50+, waterproof, fade resistant and have fire-retardant materials.
Water Resistance
Though water resistance falls under the general umbrella of “strength,” this quality gets its own section due to its overall importance. Speaking of umbrellas, a pop-up canopy that is truly water resistant will function just like a giant umbrella — it will keep you and all those under your canopy dry in the event of rainfall. Canopies made from materials that are not waterproof will soak through and leak, defeating the primary purpose of your shelter during rainy weather. To ensure that your pop-up canopy performs when in counts, choose a product made with waterproof materials like a heavy-duty canopy tent.
Ease of Use
One of the biggest advantages that pop-up canopies bring to users is their overall ease of use. Unlike expensive rentals or “some assembly required” shelter options, pop-up canopies require very little labor to set up and pack up. These all-in-one shelter solutions don’t have extra components that require time and effort to attach. Instead, pop-up canopies simply need to be expanded, set to the right height level and placed on even ground. With a team of 3 or more people, a pop-up canopy can be set up (or packed up) in a matter of minutes. However, not all pop-up canopies perform to the same standards in the area of user-friendliness.
Cheap, flimsy pop-up canopies are made with lower-quality materials that can break or cause other difficulties during setup and tear-down. Some of these tents have components that can make expansion especially difficult — others don’t cooperate when it’s time to pack up. To find a pop-up canopy that performs well in the area of user-friendliness, the best solution is to check reviews from users themselves. You can also peruse product specifications to find out which pop-up canopy tents are made from high-quality materials designed to maximize ease-of-use. Visit our Resource Center to learn more about the high-quality materials used for our heavy-duty canopy tents.
Custom Options
If you’re going to invest in a pop-up canopy tent for your organization, you want it to fit your exact sizing and aesthetic requirements. There’s no use in buying a generic pop-up canopy that doesn’t quite fit the bill. To ensure that you get everything you need in your pop-up canopy tent, it’s best to buy from a trusted company that offers custom options for the canopy tents they sell. The best way to do this is to shop from manufacturers themselves. The industry’s top manufacturers will offer a host of sizing options, as well as custom canopy roof and side printing so you can have your brand, text or logo on full display.
At Extreme Canopy, we are proud to design and manufacture an extensive collection of heavy-duty canopy tents for uses of all kinds. When you order with us, you get to choose from a wide range of styles and sizes — each available with custom printing options to make your pop-up canopy tent truly one of a kind. Don’t settle for a generic pop-up tent for your next event — make your investment stand out with a perfectly sized, custom-branded pop-up canopy tent.
Competitive Pricing
When shopping for a pop-up canopy tent, price is almost as important as overall quality. There’s no use in buying a high-quality tent priced so high that it will never bring you returns on your investment. On the other hand, opting for the cheapest pop-up canopy tent will often give you a product liable to perform poorly or break altogether. What you want is a pop-up canopy tent that’s both high performing and affordable. Extreme Canopy helps you get the best of both of these worlds by pricing our best-in-class pop-up canopy tents at affordable rates. Peruse our selection of pop-up canopy tents to check out our low prices on many standard models, and buy with us online to save today!
Learn More and Shop Industry-Leading Pop-Up Canopies at Extreme Canopy
Want to lean more about what to look for when buying a pop-up canopy tent? Contact us to speak with a member of our team directly and have all your canopy tent-related questions answered. Ready to take a look at our industry-leading, heavy-duty canopy tents? Head over to our Instant Canopies page to browse our extensive selection of pop-up canopy tents, and explore our website to learn more about the many canopy tent solutions we design and manufacture.