Pop up canopies are a great investment for a great number of people. Some people think that they’re only for people who worked tradeshows, or for using as a booth at a flea market. While easy up style canopies are great for both of those situations, they can be used in a lot of other settings and situations. For example, many people buy pop up canopies for use in tailgating, especially in the southern US. With football being almost another religion in the south-eastern states, it’s very common to see a parking lot full of canopies right outside of the football stadium, many of them with the team logo of their choice on the roofs.
Another great time for a pop up canopy is on the beach. While everyone likes a tan, not everyone likes melanoma (especially me!). The fact is, with my Irish blood I can’t stay out in the sun too long or I’ll end up as red as a lobster. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had fat people chasing me around the various beaches with those stupid little claw crackers and bowls of butter. To that I say “No sir! I will not be your delicious crustacean treat! Though I look like an arthropod, I do in fact have vertebrae and not a crispety-crunchety exoskeleton!” Since that fateful day in July of 2008, I have learned that my best friend is in fact a trusty shade canopy (it is especially my best friend since the one I had at the time was also Irish, yet sadly, was not faster than the aforementioned fat vacationers. May he rest in buttery peace). After I spend the 3 seconds it takes to get my “good base burn,” I just hunker down in the shade and watch the tide roll in while waiting for muscle bound goombas to kick sand in my face. Incidentally, I also spend the rest of my vacation week underneath the canopy, as I slough off the quarter inch of skin that has turned dead and black due to third degree burns from sun exposure.
Conan O’Brien, eat your heart out.