We define quality as meeting or exceeding customer expectations. To ensure you are satisfied with UniFold products, we do our best to inform you fully of what to expect. Please review the definitions and standards below so you know what to expect from your UniFold.

Finish

Unless specified otherwise, all UniFold shelters are made from corrugated polypropylene. We do our best to limit undesirable creasing and scuffing during manufacturing. However, packaging and handling can produce creasing in areas outside of the intended fold areas. These are not defects, and they do not compromise the structure unless they are within 2 inches of a 3-score intersection. Polypropylene is an extremely resilient material, and as shown in our testing videos, rebounds to its original shape with little or no deterioration even when flexed hundreds of times.

The UniFold shelter is designed to be a low cost, fast set-up, temporary shelter. Continuous exposure of polypropylene to ultraviolet light (the sun) will deteriorate the material causing it to discolor and become brittle. Do not expect your UniFold to replace the metal garden shed. Temporary and intended use for trade shows, ice huts, command posts etc. will render long life and reliable performance. Disaster relief use meets or exceeds equivalent service life of a canvas tent.

Form

The UniFold 'tunnel' (one-piece roof, side-walls and floor) will not stand straight without the end walls installed. The 'wet noodle' nature of the freestanding tunnel should be limited to the period of set up time, as wind can quickly lift it like a kite. Always anchor the tunnel as soon as possible, and install the end walls.

Fit

Panels are cut and scored to production capable tolerances. For proper fit, it is critical to align the peak of the end walls with the peak of the roof. Otherwise, warping and ill-fitting end panels result.

Function

Polypropylene units can be set-up and knocked down indefinitely, with no fatigue cracking occurring in the folds. However, in extreme cold, the material is more susceptible to impact damage in the folds. We make no guarantees regarding impact performance in extreme cold.