It's been great. Great size, simple to erect, fairly sturdy once it's up. No issues yet, with the shade or poles, but I can see why others may not have been so lucky. I don't expect it to last forever, which is a shame. Should be a bit better quality for the price, but functionality is great. Also got a couple of walls which are really easy to put on and take off which means you can move them around as the sun and breeze changes direction.

I have been using the Event 14 for all around living in my holiday land. I ended up buying another one. Now I have two. Unfortunately the ropes that hold the gazebo down do not handle sun conditions very well. All of them bro in the list wind we had and the gazebo got completely damaged. I tested the ropes, sure enough they are all disintegrated in my hand. I hope I will be able to get canopy replacement cheap. :-(

We have had 2 event 14s. I don't expect them to last forever. When I say "had" I mean still have but the first one was used so many times, for so long that the fabric had stretched too much to be usable in all conditions - no tears, just stretch. I've had them up in some fairly strong winds and no problems WHEN PROPERLY SECURED. This thing really is a tension structure - you need the frame located correctly as others have said, and the guys secured, the pull down straps in each corner done up etc. for it to be robust.
Only criticism I have is ...

I think the people complaining about it tearing at the seams are not erecting it properly. YOU MUST use the cloth measuring tape that comes with it to line up the shelter feet so the actual shelter is correctly mounted and supported equally. Otherwise it will be out of shape and undue stress is places on certain points. We have had ours for 5 years now. Used as a camping shelter over approximately 35 - 40 nights during that time. Most of this was camping next to the beach in salty air. We have had to put it up when returning home to hose the ...

This shelter is solid, large, well designed and nearly resilient to our Australian coastal winds. I bought the deluxe version with stronger poles and fabric. I really loved it .... But...One of the main poles broke in the wind after two weeks up over the summer but the deluxe cover remained intact. I thought it would be no difficulty replacing the pole but Australian Coleman informed me there were no replacement poles available! I emailed US Coleman - same response - they will provide replacement poles to people in the US but not Australia! I was advised I would need to buy an entire new shelter - certainly not good customer service. How bad is that?

Only used mine only once so far. I bought the green/silver deluxe version - heavier poles and fabric. Massive coverage (very roomy for a tribe of 20 underneath) and low sides / corners so not needing to shift chairs as much to follow the shade as the sun moves - a side shade came with it but I bought a extra one, to cover from midday and late afternoon sun on the beach. The 4 long legged gazebo style offer a lot less shade. Putting it up is a 20 minute affair after a little practice. I bought extra long pegs (for sand and soft soil) and heavier...