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At the beginning of the year I purchased the Gala Shade Compact. I had been looking for a pop up gazebo to use at VW shows and meets. It needed to fit under the bed of my camper van and be quick and easy to put up. I've had a few run of the mill pop up gazebos, all of which lasted a few shows before the canopy got ripped or the frame was bent with the wind.The gala shade compact packs down just small enough to fit under the bed as well as in the boot of my car. Although it is heavier than i expected, the carry bag has wheels to help with moving it around and a large pocket on the front for pegs and tie down straps. There is also enough room in the top of the bag for the canopy and all 4 side panels if folded neatly. This means no mucky marks or damage from the ground pegs by keeping them all in the front pocket. When i first unpacked the compact, i was a little sceptical about its quality, but once set up it's leagues apart from the cheap supermarket gazebos. Opening the the frame is easy enough for 1 or 2 people, a matter of seconds with 4 people. The canopy then throws over the frame, pulls down over the corners and attaches to velcro at each corner. The corners then lock into place which holds the canopy snug and firms up the whole frame. The legs can be locked in place at various heights to make attaching the side panels easy to do. The side panels are my favourite part of the compact. With cheaper gazebos you have to carefully line up velcro, constantly sticking and unsticking it to get the sides hung properly. This isn't the case with this. Each side panel has a metal hook on the top 2 corners, allowing it to be hung in seconds. This holds the panel in place while you fasten a number of toggles at the top and velcro straps around the legs. The side panels then zip together, holding them firmly in place and stopping any draughts getting in. After the first few times, the whole thing only takes 2 people about 15 minutes to put up and the longest part of taking it down is folding the canopy. Ratchet tie down kits make the whole gazebo very sturdy in the wind and are in my opinion, an essential purchase to go with the compact. I have now had it almost a year and it has stood up to any weather thrown at it. While Gala tent advise not to leave it up in strong winds, i have found that if set up properly, pegged down and strapped down in all 4 corners with the ratchet tie down kits, it doesn’t move. At a recent VW show, many of the traders marquees had been turned inside out overnight but this was still standing. Overall i am very happy with my purchase. The Gala shade Compact is the cheapest option available and yet has exceeded my expectations. If you are looking for a heavy duty marquee, this is not the one for you. But if you want a lightweight, robust canopy to throw in and out of the car at the weekends then i can’t recommend this enough.

Thank you for the prompt delivery, the tent has been erected and looks good

I would like to say thank you to customer services and the company for the good service that we received

Many thanks to your team for your efficiency and assistance. The tent arrived in the south of France last week, promptly delivered.

ordered online and hey presto here it is today. Chairs extremely good quality and well worth the price. The folding chair is padded and looks well designed. Very light to handle..great product..

THANK YOU for your excellent customer service. We are over the moon with the quality and value for money of your products

We purchased a 4 X 3 Gala Tent PVC coated and wer impressed by the ease of assembly, however we subsequently noted a manufacturing error in the roof panel, after photos were sent , Gala sorted the issue immediately by replacing all of the tent panels , Excellent customer service.

bought this incredable marquee last week to cover our swimming pool and toaday we have gale force winds 8-10gale force and my marquee has never movedan inch . i have never had such a tent of this type , EXCELLENT . THANKS GALA

I bought the marquee last week to use as a covered in space over my swimming pool,at this time we have gale force winds of up to force 10 and my marquee is standing up to the wind pressure fantastically, I am very impressed and by the sturdiness of it

Thank you to Sue, parcels arrived here this afternoon, Thank you for a prompt and pleasurable experience. Will be assembling it tomorrow and look forward to having an enjoyable event within it.

My bowls club are over the moon with Gala Tent for helping with our marquee. The goods we ordered arrived the next day, thanks again for your caring help.

Thank you for dealing with my query in such a prompt and efficient manner

I purchased one of Gala Tent's 10m x 3m party tents as we had a couple of big events coming up. The ease of using the Gala Tent web-site made the ordering very simple, the packages were delivered overnight at no extra charge. The tent was erected with ease, thanks to the very useful 'on-line' instruction video. The quality of the product far outweighed my expectations and served the purpose for which I had bought it in an ideal fashion.The tent proved to be more than adequate to cope with the vagaries of a typical British summer.The sturdy frame was perfect for attaching the 'disco lights' etc. for the parties.I would be delighted to recommend both, Gala, as a company and the product to anyone of my friends.It's not often, these days, you receive excellent service alongside excellent products, with Gala Tents, you get both.

may i take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Gala Tent for making our purchase easy and stress free!!!! our event was a huge success

The order arrived Monday morning. Many thanks for a prompt efficient service