Outdoor Storage Box (New Elbow Fittings)

The media could not be loaded. Holds my 7 seat patio set cushion with no problem

I had been looking for an outdoor storage box to order for some cushions and patio items. I would find some good candidates but the reviews kept talking about how hard they were to put together, or to get them to stay together, or how it came shipped with broken sides or parts. This storage box avoided all of those issues.First up: what it is - it is a waterproofed canvas cover that is set around a simple metal frame. It's big and light. It has a peaked top so you're not going to sit or lay something on it. It's roomy and water resistant. It's very roomy.What it is not - It's not as rigid as a plastic box. It won't serve as extra seating in a pinch. It also takes more effort to open than a simple rectangular, flat-topped box.It comes compact, with all the support poles wrapped up in a black nylon drawstring bag. The instructions were clear, and all the parts were more than adequately numbered to make it easy to find the part you need. The frame and instructions come tightly wrapped by the canvas shell itself. Once unpacked, it took the two of us around 15 minutes to put together. The frame is built, and inserted into the cloth shell. The frame is attached to the frame with Velcro hooks sewn into the shell. The support poles are metal and felt study, and the shell is a thick canvas cloth like a good tent. Once built, since I was putting cushions in it, I put a paver stone into the bottom just to help anchor it down in case of good wind gusts.The only concern I had is that the top is attached on three sides by plastic clips that keep the top securely down, and it overhangs the rest of the box, so water will run right off and down the sides without being able to get inside the box. In order to open the box, you need to unclip most of these clips and then pull back the top to get to the contents. Not as convenient as just opening the lid of a box, and if you need to get into the box every day, it may not be ideal. But for occasional use, it has worked out just fine. And I think it looks nice on the patio. Very happy with the unit and recommend it for those looking for outside storage. I'll probably move it into the garage for the winter because I don't know how well it will handle heavy snow, but no complaints here.

Was slightly torn between 4 and 5 stars only because, while it is EASY to assemble, it's probably best done with 2 people, and the canvas tarp is slightly off-center of a couple of the corners. Settled on 5 because these are in no way dealbreakers and don't impact its function or usability.I did most of the assembly myself but had a second pair of hands to keep it steady when it was time to pull the canvas around the assembled frame, and that definitely helped. This thing is very large and roomy and is already being put to great use out on our balcony. It is reasonably waterproof but it isn't sealed - the material itself is waterproof and the top part folds over a deep, generous portion of the outer edges, so water from rain will trickle off the sides. I saw that in the description and was skeptical but after putting it together it seems true and I can't imagine how any water would get in it. Bugs would be a different story, though, because again, this isn't sealed or airtight - I don't recommend storing anything cloth or electronic in this.It hasn't really been tested because my balcony has high walls but it seems quite windproof because there are a bunch of clips on each side to hold down/secure the top.My only complaint - and this is minor - is that the black pieces that attach to each outside corner use velcro to attach and they're kind of a mess. They're flimsy black plastic, REALLY difficult to get into place because there's velcro on both inner sides and on the bottom and one of them always sticks to the box before you get the whole thing in place, and they come off very, very easily. To be honest, I'm not really sure why they're there because they're not necessary, which is why I don't really care that they're weirdly awful. It's plenty sturdy without them, already waterproof, they don't raise it off the ground, etc. We left them on because they look kind of nice(??) but if one cracked in half and had to be tossed I would just remove all of them and I don't feel like I would notice the difference.

I wanted to give this a little time before I reviewed it to see how it lasted through the seasons and I’ve had it for just under a year now.First things first it came with absolutely no directions so you had to rely on your childhood Lego skills to put it together. You had to fit the plastic pieces together to make the house type design. I would suggest setting it up inside of the cover and not trying to put the cover on afterward as that was pretty much impossible to do.Once set up it does initially look great like a cute little house in your backyard we put it next to our shed and put a few lawn pieces in it. For the most part during the summer and the calm months it held up very well but soon as the rains came and the wind started to blow it pretty much collapsed and the plastic piece is cracked rendering it no longer useful to us.