Sun Shade Canopy

During the hot days of the spring and summer months going to your children’s sporting events, family reunions, and other holiday celebrations like the fourth of July you are exposed to the harmful radiation of the Sun all day long. Purchasing a portable sun shade canopy will take care of this problem in short order. They are lightweight and fold down to a manageable size that will fit right in the back of your car, SUV, or pickup truck with no trouble at all. Some units even have castors on the bottom of the storage bag to help you roll it out to the location where you need setup up the canopy.

There are several categories of canopies, but the most sought after are the family size units that can be used all day long for staying out of the sun while visiting others, eating, or just relaxing while junior hits a homer right out of the baseball park. These shades cost on average about eighty dollars for a good quality canopy, and will last up to ten years if taken care of and kept clean. You can find these canopies at any super discount store, sporting good store, and or local hardware emporium.

There are specific canopies made to cover a swimming pool partially to help keep from getting a nasty sunburn, and there are small beach versions for infants, and small children. These products look more like tents than anything else, but will keep your children safe when napping from the harsh UV rays during the hottest part of the day. The juvenile sun shade canopies are about seven by four foot and cost in the area of fifty bucks. They fold down to almost nothing when transporting them. They are three sided and almost look like a curved triangle.

If you are going out where the wind will be gusting, make sure you bring some bags of sand for ballast to keep your sun shade canopy from blowing away and possibly injuring a family member or someone standing near by. Special heavy plastic spikes can be purchased optionally to help anchor the device more so than the standard spikes that are included when purchased.

Having multiple shade canopies for a cookout can keep everyone in your party safe from the harmful effects of the sun, and with some folding tables and chairs will give them the perfect place to eat a delicious barbecue meal while staying comfortable in the shade. To accommodate a large party under one roof a sixteen by twenty foot canopy is available for about two hundred and fifty dollars plus shipping and handling.