I took the pop up tent to the beach by myself and liked that it's held down by my own body weight. I practiced how to open and close the tent beforehand so I wouldn't look like a fool at the beach.  I recommend their YouTube tutorial.   There Are stakes provided but no instructions on how to use them.  Their too thin for digging in the beach and and would come out easily.  I am going to invest in some thick stakes for next time.