My son wanted a cat pole for our two new kittens so they could crawl up to his side bedroom vent and crawl through through to his bedroom using the pole and some shelving units. This pole is perfect! The only issue was I did not measure the height correctly  the pole was too short for our high ceilings. No problem though, just went to the hardware store  bought some pvc piping—worked perfectly! Cats love the pole especially the pocket canopy seat. I would recommend this product. 

UPDATE 1 year later and my kittens are now cats with one, Coco, having a little extra weight on her. This cat tree has been Coco’s FAVORITE by far. She sleeps in the canopy every day. I thought for sure it would break with how heavy she is (when she’s in it, the cuppeth filleth over), but it has held up strong. Both cats have even squeezed into it at once  it stills stands strong.