My husband has been asking me to get an outside shade for a long time now. Finally gave in to give it a try. So far the material seems durable. He said it feels like the same kind of material the military uses. It's pretty large in size. Planning to use it in our back yard, but we have to get support poles for it in order for us to put it up. I will update this review with pictures of it in place once we put it up. I would recommend this product to my family and friends.