I did some research on dog ramps as we never had one before. We were taking our 13 year old, 105lb dog on a road trip & I didn't want my husband to lift our dog in & out of the jeep multiple times a day. I had read about the benefit of the turf on the ramp for the dog's traction. Boy was this correct! After I ordered this ramp, our neighbour said she had one we could have for free. Hers had the sand paper like surface. I could see that dogs had scratched into it trying to get traction. We tried our old boy on our Natural Step ramp & decided on the spot we would rather pay for one that is superior than the free one that would be a struggle to use. This one is light weight, folds nicely & made our 1200km adventure easy for everyone. I wish it was a little wider but we had one of us on each side to make sure our old pup didn't go off the sides. Definitely would recommend this product!