This is a great concept but fell just a bit short. Hardware was indeed included so makes this better than some others that do not come with hardware. The material is adequate but doubtful would last up to wind for any period of time. Definitely cuts down on the amount of heat from sun. Can feel the cooling immediately. One big glaring omission which brought down the number of stars - no instructions. While maybe the manufacturer felt putting this up would be intuitive, some explanation of hardware and suggestions for how to place would have been helpful. I think if I would purchase another one, it would need to be 12 or 15 ft.