The breath flaps at the top allow some wind to pass without blowing the whole thing into the neighbors yard but it is not open enough to always prevent it so its best to keep it folded down except when actually using it. The vendor was great and the packaging was better than normal for an object of this shape. The spines do tend to come out of the fabric but its an easy and fast fix every time. The spines slipping out occurs when cranking it up or down. I like the crank feature better than the old push/pull way to getting it up or down. The crank under the fabric is a little difficult to get used to but I dont know where else they could put the crank.
away with the wind
The breath flaps at the top allow some wind to pass without blowing the whole thing into the neighbors yard but it is not open enough to always prevent it so its best to keep it folded down except when actually using it. The vendor was great and the packaging was better than normal for an object of this shape. The spines do tend to come out of the fabric but its an easy and fast fix every time. The spines slipping out occurs when cranking it up or down. I like the crank feature better than the old push/pull way to getting it up or down. The crank under the fabric is a little difficult to get used to but I dont know where else they could put the crank.