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1 MAKE & MODEL Kelty

Big Shady

DIMENSIONS (OPENED)

14 by 10.8 by 10.8 feet

MSRP

$250

URL

kelty.com

NOTES

Anyone who’s ever spent time at a picnic or farmer’s market will be familiar with pop-up canopies. But most only provide decent shade when the sun is high in the sky. That’s why the Big Shady is far more effective at blocking out the elements. Once erected, it kinda looks like a humongous flying squirrel that’s trying to shield you from the rain. That’s our odd way of saying it does a fantastic job of blocking out sun, rain, and wind from different angles. Peak height is 90 inches while the 151-square-foot floor area can house a

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