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4.5
Wanted something that would keep my kids from running down the driveway into the street. Works perfect, they used to try and mess with it, but now they don’t bother it and it gives me more peace of mind when we are outside. Easy to install!Works as instructed. BUT the PVC PIPE usedto anchor it needs to be buried into the ground completely. Be ready to break out the shovel. Even then they will still lean as the gate is pulled open.This is great for me. It keeps my large dog out of the neighbors yard. My dog likes it too since now he's not chained up with the possibility of tangling. He's still getting used to it - right now he sits at the fence and waits for me instead of relaxing in the yard.It is very easy to put up and take down, and very flexible where I put it, so I can move it's location easily, just by going to the local hardware and buying more plastic tubes as stakes. It has two poles, one for either side of the driveway, and they easily fit into the plastic tubes which I pounded into the ground. The product is tensioned so it easily goes back by winding up. Be careful not to wind it too high or low when retracting it or the netting may fold in the tube.Yes, there is about 4 inches below my net, because I didn't put the stakes all the way in the ground. I want it up a little so if a cat enters that it can get out without my dog trying to eat it. I have a wonderful dog, he won't try to run through the fence or eat the fence. If your dog is aggressive, a digger, or determined to get out, then this fence isn't for you.I personally think the fence is fine for balls, you have to put the poles fully in the ground and it should keep anything in that is larger than an inch or so above the ground.This is a medium to light duty plastic netting, like you would use in a window screen. If you want it for kids, I'd be worried about them playing with the netting and trying to bounce off it and then hurt themselves or the netting. Get a heavy duty plastic or metal fence instead. But if you have good kids and just want to make sure they remember not to chase a ball into the street, then this should be excellent.I don't have a good feel for how long the winding mechanism will last. May or may not last a long time. My feeling is that it should last a while if I am mindful of how I rewind it every time.The mesh does not retract well and bunches up in the cylinder. We can't even get all of the mesh to retract completely even with two people. When fully extended, the mesh is not firm or sturdy, sagging in the middle area and not giving a level barrier. For the money charged for this item, very disappointing and would not recommend.The unit is made very cheap and I don't believe it will last very long. It does work effectively for what its intended for. I threw away the pvc pipes that go into the ground and I used electrical conduit for a sturdier base. The retracting spring is going to be what goes first I think, especially if you pull the mesh out all the way regularly. If someone took this idea and made a better one it would be worth paying more for it.Does not stand up to heavy use. Net tangled in roller easily and the anchor tubing came out of the ground easy. Good for light use I guess, but not for what I needed. Also very hard to see from inside a vehicle, could use a line of reflective tape or something along the top, but that would further hinder it rolling up. Expected more for over a hundred bucks.This was a great solution to keeping our dogs potty area contained in our yard and movable for lawn care. Was so happy to finally have found this! It is super quick and easy to install. My only negative comment would be that it does have a problem retracting as it tends to not retract flat, rather tends to bunch up in areas. It does retract however and due to the softness of the mesh can sag a bit in the middle when stretched out. That having been said, it does work for us.We use this in our driveway to keep our kids contained. It absolutely works! However, as another reviewer mentioned, it's hard to see! We've had several people walk into it and cars almost drive into it! So we've threaded some orange tape through it to make it more visible and we bow put a big orange "kids playing" sign in front of it so people know it's there. I really wish it had some orange or other bright colors outlining or--or that the black was a brighter color like orange or yellow.The installation was easy. We've even had to move it and that wasn't too difficult. You'll need a mallet or hammer.The gate itself doesn't retract all the way. Depending upon how you pull it, you may get all but two feet into the tube--or you may be left with as much as four feet. The tape we added doesn't seem to impact its ability to retract, which I worried about initially. We do wish that it retracted all the way every time. Instead, we wrap the remaining gate around the tube or prop it against and fence that's nearby. It's a little annoying, but we're okay with imperfection because it does effectively keep our children out of the driveway and keep cars aware that children are playing.Not the easiest to fit. Worked well, had to let the net to the ground though to stop puppy getting underneath. Not cheap but this was the only product that I could find that worked and could be taken down rapidly when not in useBought this to keep our young dog from running out into the road, so simple to put up and use and keeps our pup safeWorks well to keep cats from getting into our car port. Seems well made but does need a few attempts to retract the last few inches fully. Expensive but effective.Good product. Bought to keep dogs off newly laid turf. Easy to install and very quick to remove from grass boundary to enable cutting of the lawn. It certainly prevents the dogs from getting on the lawn. Very happy.Fantastic idea! Does exactly what I was hoping for!
