Homemade DIY BEACH SHADE CANOPY X-LARGE (How To Setup & Make Cordless Windproof Beach Tent Sun Shade

This extra large beach shade design does not need a sandbag and cord in front to hold it up. Using two 11ft by 9ft beach blankets provides up to 200 square feet of shade. To hold it in the sand, I used 2 beach umbrella lower poles from beach umbrellas that were being thrown away. The arch poles are 20ft of heavy-duty aluminum poles, although fiberglass poles could also work. The aluminum poles are stronger, stiffer and corrosion-resistant. The leading edge pocket pass-through for the tent pole was made using strong double-sided fabric tape, so no sewing was necessary.
Check out this post for more details about the build and options - www.engineerable.com/single-p...
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▶ Tent Poles - 25 feet in length (These are large diameter and strong. 25ft is needed for 2 beach blankets. Leave out 3 sections to make it 20ft if only using 1 beach blanket for a smaller shade) - amzn.to/3sp8VPf
▶ Fabric (microfiber beach blanket works great and is quieter than Silpoly rip-stop fabric) - amzn.to/3oQ35s7
▶ Fabric Tape (No Sew) - amzn.to/3qA04wy
▶ 2 beach umbrella lower poles (harvested from old/broken beach umbrellas. They get thrown away all the time at the beach)
▶ Sand Gopher (Sand digger tool for beach umbrella hole) - amzn.to/3NlfRIu
I posted a previous video of a smaller (but still quite large) version that only used 1 beach blanket. See how it's made and how to set it up - • Homemade DIY Beach Sha...
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▼ DIY Beach Tent Shade Video Chapters:
00:00 DIY Beach Shade Tent Pole Setup
00:23 Use Beach Blanket for sunshade canopy sail
00:45 Use Sand Gopher to dig a hole for the beach umbrella pole
00:55 Arch Support made from old beach umbrella poles
01:05 Use Sand Gopher to dig the other hole for the beach umbrella pole and Bend the tent pole into an arch
01:16 Attach beach blanket ends to umbrella poles to stretch tight
01:28 Design and Setup Overview. How It's Made.
02:55 How to modify the beach towel into the sunshade
05:37 How to connect 2 beach blankets for an extra large beach shade.
07:44 How to assemble the tent pole kit
Homemade DIY Windproof Beach Shade Canopy Setup (Easy To Make Cordless Beach Tent Sun Shade Design)
Homemade DIY XL BEACH SHADE CANOPY (How To Setup & Make Cordless Windproof Beach Tent Sun Shade)
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More details here: www.engineerable.com/single-post/how-to-make-a-windproof-beach-shade-canopy-diy-sun-shade-v2-large-size-cordless-version
Check out the medium-sized version that uses only 1 beach blanket - ua-cam.com/video/46UtB61uktg/v-deo.htmlsi=7OCfZ-GytRisyRtr

[@alfredharrigan9409]

Fantastic work! Thanks for the education!

[@engineerable]

Your welcome

[@meganthwaites]

This is awesome! Genius!

[@LeahClark-pk2lv]

This may be silly, but why do you only mark the thread at 70% of length of poles?

[@engineerable]

So that the elastic cord will stretch the remaining 30% to keep the poles tight.

[@LeahClark-pk2lv]

Makes sense!! Thank you!!

[@Thehdhb]

Cool

[@engineerable]

Thanks!

[@the5kdude]

Did you use 2 of the standard beach mats (96 x 85) or the large size (128 x 109)?

[@engineerable]

@@the5kdude Large size

[@thompson114mt]

Awesome! How did the fabric tape work?

[@engineerable]

Continues to work great for the shade fabric.

[@debrahartsfield8086]

I just have two 14 feet tent poles. How can I attach them?

[@engineerable]

Shorten them so they are 20-25 ft and connect them together. 14 ft poles will be smaller in diameter and more flimsy than poles intended for 20-25ft lengths.

[@thinkmore7575]

what happens when the wind stops blowing?

[@engineerable]

Tie out the rear corner edges. It only takes a small breeze to keep this aloft. Haven't had a no breeze day at the beach yet

[@debrahartsfield8086]

Have you ever been to the beach? That's the nice thing about it. It's always breezy.

[@wrongninja3847]

At the beach?

[@freyn11]

Fair question, I have some similar to this and there's an anchoring option. On the corners have Para cords that could be used to anchor down. It becomes a tent and yes not all beaches get a breeze all the time.

[@oddjobbob8742]

That’s pretty cool but I am going to bet some time soon some idiot will say you’re damaging the beach ecosystem by digging those holes.

[@engineerable]

😂, well, they'll have to ban beach umbrellas then too.

[@dyscea]

I wanna say we're helping? Aerates the sand, and other animals burrow into it, too. Interesting argument, tho. Let us know if you DO hear about it, LOL. Would like to hear the reasons.

[@oddjobbob8742]

@@dyscea I was trying to sound “tongue-in-cheek.” I really need to work on that. It’s looks like a great product, in all honesty!
Cheers!