Carlson Extra Wide Retractable Pet Gate

I can't believe this was put into production. It was surprisingly difficult to assemble. The tubes were all labeled (tube-A to tube-B) but you needed brute strength to get the last couple of pieces together. Also, having the pushpin-style adjustments within the covered/padded sleeve is a stupid design. It's flimsy despite all the metal tubes. It is warpy and weird to get into place, yet it's unnecessarily heavy, too. I planned on using it as a travel gate. There is WAY too much hardware for this to be realistically portable. It felt like assembling one wall of those pop-up baby cribs. • If you have a ditzy golden retriever or a dog that won't push through a door that's ajar, you might be fine. • If you have a chewer, good luck. It's mesh-screening, so kiss this thing goodbye. • It's short, so it's possible your pet (especially cats) can jump over this. Luckily, my dogs are short and can't jump. • Even with the original hardware, a large enough dog that puts its paws up on it could easily plow through this or knock it out of the doorway. I ended up getting a pair of tension rods to put it in the doorway. it's more of a suggestion to obedient pets, than an actual gate, but it stays put. Now I can roll it up and it weights very little...and so far it works to keep my pets out of the way.