Regalo Safety 29-47" Easy Open Extra Wide Baby Gate for Doorways, Hallways & Bottom of Stairs, Pressured Mounted Safety Gate for Babies, Toddlers & Pets, Tested & Safe, American Designed and Owned

I've been trying to understand all the negative reviews of this item. I don't quite understand it and I have to put it down to people not understanding how to install it properly. This is a sturdy metal gate with two extensions, one for either side. I have a 43.5" opening to my back hallway. I needed an extra wide gate so i picked one up at a local store. It was very high and was very, very hard to step over. I decided I needed one with a gate for walking through. I found this one here on Amazon but balked when reading some of the reviews about it being "a plastic piece of junk", "unsteady and easily pushed over", etc. I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt since I'm on prime and could receive it quickly and make my own judgement. I figured I'd return either the one I bought locally or this one depending on how it went. Installation: For my opening (again 43.5") I needed one of the extenders. They are two different sizes and I used the bigger of the two. Maybe some of the people who had stability issues with the gate used the wrong size extender? IDK... So the gate has these threaded rods you spin to close the gap between the extender and the wall. They are really easy to adjust because they have adjustment knobs built right in. NOTE*** - People mentioning that the gate and latch don't line up may have not realized that they do have a gap but once it is tightened in place, that gap closes up. So looking at the gate out of the box you could say it doesn't line up properly but once tightened up and in place it's lined up perfectly. Within 5 minutes I had this thing tightened up and installed just fine. The swinging gate works like a champ and the locking mechanism is easy to use. I did read about people having problems with the latch but you basically just pull back the latch release on top and lift the gate up to open. You have to lift it because it has a piece that goes over the bottom rail to keep the gate steady on the bottom end. One thing I didn't do is screw the wall receivers into the wall. It comes with screws to do this but I wanted to check out the functionality before screwing them in. To anyone saying that a child or anyone else could knock this over, obviously didn't screw the wall receivers into a solid wooden part of the wall. If they had, you'd have to bend the entire gate to get it out of those and "knock it over". So.... Sorry for the long review but I hate seeing products get slammed for peoples failings in installation. I seriously wanted to pass on this item but I'm very glad I didn't. Worth the price and I won't be face planting in the middle of the night headed to the bathroom anymore.

Let me start off by saying this is THIRD gate we've purchased to keep our 1 year old out of the cat food and water. The first one we bought was the old fashioned wooden Evenflo gate with the fold down tension bar.. those things are terrible now compared to the way they used to be designed. The second one we bought was the smaller version of the Regalo baby swing gate. The gate was acceptable but far from great. I'm so glad we changed our minds about that one and ordered this instead. Assembling and installing this one, the differences make so much more sense. I'm not sure if this is an old design and the quality of their newer gates has gone downhill, or if they've listened to feedback from customers and this gate is a new and improved design. Either way, this version is worlds better. The handle/locking mechanism is easy to use and very manageable using it one-handed (the other Regalo gate is so awkward and difficult, I didn't even lock it all the way because opening it was a headache). I also love that this version of the gate will swing open in either direction (other version only opened one way). This gate can also be fully disassembled if you need to take it apart (the other version had a pin that held the door on that "could not be removed by hand" after inserting it, according to the manual). This gate is sturdy and nice and will definitely serve it's purpose well. I'm not going to use the cups for this gate since I don't want to put more holes in the walls than necessary and it seems to be sturdy enough with just the tension. I will say that people should be aware of their measurements and the measurements of this gate and it's extensions. The main piece itself is about 29" without any extensions and then you have the option of using a 4" and/or 12" extension in addition to the 29" main piece. So it may be awkward for certain size openings. Also, a lot of people complained that the gate appeared bent and wouldn't latch.. but that is before installation. After the gate is installed and the tension is tightened, the bars come together and will latch correctly. That's mentioned in several places.

We recently got a new cat, so I bought this gate to safely keep the dog from getting into the main room while they settled in/got used to one another. Anything advertised for "dogs" or "pets" usually gets a few extra bucks tacked on for the price, so I chose this as a cheap and reliable-looking option. It works great. The bars are small enough to keep our small, 11-ish lb dog from fitting through them. The cat can, with some effort (and some noise), squeeze his fat 15lb butt through if he wants to. I was especially pleased with the ease of the actual mounting of the gate; the pressure-based twist knobs/extensions work fantastically and keep the gate supported and secure. The upper latch is a little weird, but it works. It's not one of those jointed lever-raise-and-snap down ones. It's a pull-against-the-gate spring. The bottom latch pushes down onto the bottom steel line. It's different from what I'm used to but it works! Their extension system is also nice and seamless. Assembly was simple. Note, though, that the screws they provide to assemble work great once they're in, but their heads are weak and will strip easily on the way to try to get it back out. We screwed ours in comfortably tightly and happened to need to remove it, and we ended up having to send back the product because the head completely stripped when trying to loosen it again with a Phillips. This is a minor complaint, but just one to keep in mind for others! Overall, I would recommend it.

Me ha durado muchísimo, fácil de colocar

Da es im Vergleich zu anderen Gittern doch günstiger ist, hatte ich eigentlich nicht sehr große Erwartungen. Diese wurden allerdings völlig übertroffen! Ich verwende das Gitter zu Hause, damit mein Weißer Schäferhund Welpe (12 Wochen) nicht die gesamte Wohnung zur Verfügung hat und die Katzen sich trotzdem frei bewegen können. Das Gitter hält einiges aus, auch wenn der Schäfer mal dagegen hüpft und versucht drüber zu kommen (was ihr nicht gelingt!). Es lässt sich für Erwachsene ohne großen Kraftaufwand schließen und öffnen. Für Kinder wird es wohl nicht möglich sein, da man zeitgleich einen Riegel nach hinten schieben und dann das Gitter in die Höhe heben muss um es zu öffnen. Winkel geht auch in beide Richtungen auf. Die Verlängerungen sind super einfach einzubauen. Kann es also wirklich nur empfehlen! Ganz toll!

Excellent product! Holding very strong even without drilling in the wall

It was effective when my son was little. Overtime he mastered how to open and close it. I would recommend because of it’s durability and quality.

Worked very well for us. When I opened the carton it seemed like the pieces would not possibly align, but once you fit it against the wall, the tension holds everything in place. I did not need to drill holes or fit anything in the wall. My twins bang and shake the heck out of it, and it rattles, but nothing happens. Perfect!