Love that it is easy install with an option to not have to drill into my walls. The pressure option is exactly what I was looking for. Love that the gate is self-closing, but if you open it all the way, it stays open by itself. It is heavy duty iron so it feels sturdy. It's exactly what we were looking for to keep our dogs safe.

Our almost two year old grandson is at the stage where he gets into everything, climbs any and every gate that we've purchased"¦I mean just destroys them and turns around to laugh with such delight in his little eyes. However, this gate gave him a run for his money!😂He tried to knock it down, tried to climb over it and even stood back quietly staring at it trying to decide what the heck was stopping him in his tracks! Well, needless to say the gate won and after nearly 30-40 mins he was defeated! This gate is a lifesaver and we'll be purchasing more for our home and we've already recommended it to several friends, family and coworkers"¦just buy it and watch your child finally realize that he/she isn't as unstoppable as he/she thinks!😂

You'd think I'd have left a review after we bought the first one, but better late than never. Four gates later, here it is.

PROS
-Easy to install, even with the wall-mounted cups. I used the cups for the one at the base of our stairs (top of the stairs already had a baby gate when we moved in), and for all the others who are simply between door frames, I used the pressure of the gate itself without the cups. I am currently 7 months pregnant with our second when I installed the 4th one.
-Sturdy. Husband slipped down the stairs after an exhaustingly long day once, hit the baby gate at the base of the stairs (the one with the wall mounted cups), and the thing didn't care. Didn't budge at all. Husband is okay, I promise. For the non-cup ones, if I push REALLY hard or bounce against it, I can get it to move, but I am an overweight pregnant woman. A toddler/young child will have trouble getting this to move.
-Easy to Open. I can open it with one hand with a wriggly baby in the other arm.
-Opens both ways and stays open at 90 degrees. I did like that I had the option to leave the gate open for after baby goes to sleep.

CONS
-I have no idea if the cups are mandatory for a simple door frame installation. It specifically mentions the wall cups for stair-mounted gates, but it doesn't for a door frame. But elsewhere, it says to always mount with the wall cups. I am further confused by any images found on the Amazon site. Some have cups, some don't. So I opted to just used the cups for the one on the stairs.
-No idea what the deal is with the sticker pads. I tried using them on one of the door frame installations, and it just caused the gate to slide. Was I meant to take the backing off of both sides? Because if I was, it doesn't say in the directions. It only mentions removing the backing of one side off the sticker pad.

However I feel about the directions, I HAVE bought four of these monsters, and they aren't exactly cheap. I do not regret my purchases and would make the same choice again. I would say that if you have cats, you might want to put something on either side of the gates so they can jump over it, because the bars are too close for cats to get through. Only one of our three cats can leap over it.

Very adaptable to size of opening and gate is easy to open and very sturdy and safe. We use it for our new puppy.

It came nicely package but reading the directions was overwhelming until I actually put it together - very easy. I bought it so my grandson would conquer the stairs alone- he can hold on to it and its not wobbly when the gate is closed. I did use an extra cushion so it wouldn't damage my wall or staircase. I used soft felt chair leg protectors I can open it when he's not here which looks fine- very easy to use - opens and closes very smoothly and I can easily do it with a baby in my hands. Overall study, reasonably prices and looks great