One thing I've noticed about these canopy things is not all brands produce
the same thing. I bought one at GI Joes or some place like that a year or
two ago, and it's nice, but nowhere near the quality of some of the canopies
in the OBRA equipment stash.

Post race at Hillsboro, I took my canopy down, cold fingers making it pretty
difficult. I saw poor Josh breaking down his elaborate waffle vending
station all alone, so I ran over to lend a hand. The canopies he was using
were cool - no little push buttons to release the legs, but big metal loops
you can PULL with GLOVES ON :) Here's where I realized not all canopies
are created alike.

So if you're looking at getting one of these, which I highly recommend, I'd
suggest checking out the mechanism for holding/releasing the telescoping
legs. From my experience, that's the number one factor in reliability,
durability, and ease of use. If the legs barely work in the store, imagine
how they'll work covered in grime with cold fingers.

EZ-up seems to be the "good stuff."

-Erik