I thought I made a mistake by not checking the weight it supports, I'm 210 and was really scared to lay on it, with the pine boards it did look impossible, so I got heavy duty straps and tied them vertically and horizontally and Voila, it supports me and the best sleep I had so far... Bless the designer, and the manufacturer of this bed.

Yes very easy to set it up took me about 25 min. so easy to read instructions...
If the mid section boards were made of 6 steel to support more weight.