Beautiful hammock!! Im so happy I got the tropical patterned one because it looks so elegant with the dark stain of the stand. My 2 teenagers and 8 yr old love it and so do I. It is very EASY to put together and I'm not handy at all when it comes to putting furniture together, actually, putting furniture together gives me anxiety but this was a piece of cake. No joke! All the tools were included which was worth the cost of admission to me. I did it (with help of my 18yo daughter) in about 30 minutes. It's substantial and safe. I'm sure a much handier person could do it in a lot less time and probably could do it alone.  Don't worry this is fun to have and I don't think you will regret getting it at all.