My parents purchased this table a few years ago. We have had it stored outside in our backyard and there has been no damage to the table. We love playing games and when the weather is nice we can go outside and play games until the sun goes down. Every time I play games with my family on that table I win the game. Maybe I'm just good at games.. or maybe it's the table!  It fits my family of six and can easily be put up by two people, or one strong individual. We hook our canopy up to it just fine and it shades the whole table. Great for small and big parties.