Pop-up beach tents

Not a pop-up, but I have two of the sort of beach tents that have three elasticated collapsible poles to thread through the channels and form the half-circle shape.
One side-to-side and two front-to-back.
I was putting them up last week and mis-threaded the longest, side-to-side pole so it ended up cock-eyed. Unthreaded it and corrected it.
Then proceeded to do exactly the same thing wrong with the second one 🙄
There is no easy solution 😂

I have a pop up laundry basket and I can’t even get that to fold down. Good luck.

Yes, I sympathise! I was with daughter, toddler and 6 month old at beach a few years ago, with pop-up tent for baby to nap. Daughter went off to get ice cream while I packed up. Of course couldn't get tent folded, so walked up beach with baby under one arm and tent in other. Saw a couple of women and asked one to hold baby while I struggled with tent. By the time daughter and toddler came back, everything (including tent) was under control !

You have my upmost sympathy.

We had over bed pop up tents in the GC bedroom, they either cooperated and folded first time or if they didn’t I admit to using words my Grandparents would not have believed I knew…

PS. I’ve been the entertainment many a time 😊

Sat above a beach the other day cuppa in hand ,very entertained at pack up the tents time . Most just give up and shove them under an arm ready to fill up the car boot 😂

I think the master designer of those tents is the same one who designs those shopping trolleys with wonkey wheels that wont go straight !

Those tents are made in hell! Have struggled in the past with one at school…..only for someone else to sail in and just do it in a second. So annoying!

My daughter has a pop up tent for camping and its very good viewing sat with a bag of popcorn while she struggles to get it back in the bag from whence it came. Its quite large.

Don't even mention that someone (usually me) has to lay in to stop it blowing way until you've collected enough rocks!1 LOL

Leave it to the kids……..they’ll crack it in no time 👍