Within weeks of hanging this tree swing, the protective foam around the frame began to disintegrate first at the bends and later anywhere else. My wife “repaired” those places with fun-colored duct tape but we shouldn’t have had that issue that soon. She continues to tape up the foam as it breaks apart. I give it four stars simply because all other parts work great and our son has so much fun on it, but note that the protective foam isn’t very durable.