CGEAR Sand-Free - Review 2023

Overview

Equipped with CGEAR’s famous patented sand-free technology, the CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella blends the best of both a beach umbrella and a tent. It provides shade from the sun, with a wide canopy and open-air design but mounted like a tent without a central pole.

This beach umbrella is suitable for big groups who love spending time outdoors, offering sufficient protection from harmful UV rays with a 7.87’ canopy. More importantly, it can resist harsh winds, thanks to a sturdy build supported by four pegs.

An accessory that goes well with CGEAR mats, the CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella comes with a carry bag. It is pretty compact once folded, so you can easily carry it everywhere. Nonetheless, it is also quite easy to set up.

It’ll fit two camping chairs and a cooler with room to spare.

Let’s dive in to find out what else this beach umbrella can offer and how it can make your lives at the beach easier!

Features

The CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella is known for its patented sand-free technology. It keeps you free from sand, ensuring that you get to enjoy your time at the beach.

Essentially, this beach umbrella is a tent with the open-air design of a traditional beach umbrella. It comes with a viewing window and sidewalls, which make it a fitting companion while lounging on a sandy beach. By design, it is intended to be paired with CGEAR’s mats.

With a width of nearly 8’, the CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella’s canopy offers ample protection from harsh UV rays. It is big enough for a couple of people, so it is an ideal choice for you if you plan to unwind outdoors with your family and friends.

This beach umbrella also has a waterproof membrane. It can protect you from getting wet, should it rain suddenly while you are having the time of your life on a sandy beach. Usually, waterproof materials also do not fade or get damaged easily over time.

To help sustain itself from falling apart when strong winds blow, the CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella comes with four pegs. You can use these pegs to keep it tied down, ensuring that it won’t flip over as the conditions become windy.

Further, this beach umbrella is designed with portability in mind. It comes with a carry bag that you can use to store it and bring it with you everywhere you go. It is pretty wide and spacious when fully set up but it collapses quickly, too. When folded, and packed in the carry bag, it only measures 54” long and 4” wide.

What we like

One of the best things about the CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella is that it combines the best of both a beach umbrella and a tent (learn about the differences between the two here). It offers the sun protection of a quintessential beach umbrella, while also providing you the convenience and sturdiness of a typical tent.

With its canopy design, you can sit back and relax on the sand without having to expose yourself to harmful UV rays. It is also waterproof, so you won’t get wet if rain suddenly falls.

Ideally, this beach umbrella is to be paired with a CGEAR mat that is also engineered with patented sand-free technology.

The wide canopy is protective and spacious enough to accommodate a group of people, so you can lounge with your loved ones without worrying about anyone’s safety from the sun.

A common problem among beach umbrellas in the low- and mid-range price categories, such as the MEWAY 6.5’ Beach Umbrella, is that they easily break once subjected to harsh, windy conditions.

With the CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella, this problem won’t concern you. It comes with four pegs that can keep it tied down securely even as harsh winds blow. You won’t have to worry about it flying or flipping over.

Of course, an important characteristic of any beach umbrella nowadays is portability. Beach umbrellas can be enormous, so bringing them can be a challenge. As such, most models today, such as the AMMSUN 6.5’ Beach Umbrella and Blissun 7.2′ Portable Beach Umbrella With Carry Bag, come with carry bags.

This beach umbrella from CGEAR is no different. It is pretty compact and portable once collapsed and packed in its carry bag, so you can easily bring it with you wherever you go.

What we don’t like

The CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella is pretty good enough in terms of today’s standards and customers’ needs. The only minor complaint that some customers have raised about it is receiving incomplete packages when they purchase from third-party online sellers.

Some customers who purchased it online received packages with missing parts, so it is vital to be extra vigilant when buying this product online.

Conclusion

An outdoor accessory best paired with CGEAR mats, this beach umbrella provides and combines the essential characteristics of both a beach umbrella and a tent. It protects you from harsh UV rays while making sure that you can lounge and enjoy the beautiful views. One of the best things about it is that you can set it up easily— all you have to do is tie it down using the four pegs provided.

The CGEAR Sand-Free Beach Umbrella is a pretty good choice for outdoor enthusiasts who love frequenting beaches or campgrounds with their family and friends. With a huge canopy, it can protect a big group of people from the sun, guaranteeing a worry-free experience outdoors.

More importantly, you can count on its sturdy build. Unlike some cheap beach umbrellas, it can resist strong winds, giving you peace of mind as you lounge out in the open.