The hammock stand is very strong and works well with our hammock seat.

The product was easy to put together, however, in a place where two of the pipes fit together, the instructions show 2 screw holes drilled through each of the two pipes, and screws holding threading through both holes. However, only one of the holes is drilled all the way through, so one of the screws only presses on the 2nd pipe, and doesn't go into the second pipe, which seems like a weakness.

This did not happen with just our stand ... it was an identical situation in a stand we bought a friend as a gift.