North States 48" Wide Wire Mesh Gate

Update: After using this gate for a few months, I have come to be annoyed with it more than not. It's difficult to work with--hard to open/close if you want to wedge it between walls but even if you keep it where you just lean it in front of the stairs it sometimes becomes wonky and is difficult to get it right again. While there are aspects I like about it, I'd likely try something else if I never needed to order another one. What I like: Made in the US Lightweight Portable Easy to store when not in use Not plastic but made of wood and metal Price is very reasonable What I don't like so much: Difficult to open the levers - I almost never was able to pull the latch so I used a screwdriver to bend it a little and that worked (as shown in video for reference) Difficult to deal with overall as far as opening and tightening--They could do better with the design. My little chihuahua mix Bear for the first time since I've had him tumbled down my stairs in the middle of the night--he's an older dog now so maybe he was disoriented or just walked too close to the stairs - I will never know. Scared me - he wasn't hurt but that was luck that he was not. This will work well enough if he happens to wander near my stairs again when it's dark - even though I have motion lights in two places, my house is still pretty dark overall at night. This will give me some peace of mind. The only problem is the way my stairs are configured - on one side is the railing and the rubber knobs do fit that, but on the other side is a kind of 'baseboard' that juts out farther than the wall, so only one rubber knob touches on that side. It still feels tight enough since he won't be trying to go down, only accidentally go in that direction - if he does, he'll feel the gate there and change direction. I don't know if I would trust this for a really big dog or a dog that is determined to get through the gate. But for my needs it will work. It's just not the best design.