Strong and secure, 3 Oct. 2013

Reading the reviews for various portable bed rails I was worried that this product might not be strong enough, or of poor quality. I'm happy to report that it is well made and very sturdy. It has certainly done the trick in preventing my 2 1/2 year old from falling out of bed.Note - We are using this rail with a full size single bed with a adult mattress. The thickness and weight of the mattress is important in providing the stability, so this wouldn't be suitable for thin cot-style mattresses.The only downsides to the product that I have found is that it can be difficult to fold down - you have to press the release buttons on each side with some force. Not a serious problem but slightly annoying.

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Ok with modification, 30 Sept. 2013

Ok.. So it's a goodportable bed rail, but I had a few issues with it. First of all the arm which sits under the mattress is fairly bulky. I had to put some books under the other side under the mattress to even out the tilt.Also as it's not physically attached to anything, it does move about if leaned on. I ended up screwing it to the base of the bed. If you don;t do that you are forever shoving it back in to position.Works fine now, however you shouldn't need to modify it to work well, and for it to work well you need to convert it to be non-portable, by screwing it down.

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Hope your 'man' is strong !, 19 Mar. 2014

Quality of product appears good. However. I consider myself fit and strong BUT extending the sections to 106 cm and getting the locking mechanism to click in required a lot of time and a considerable amount of muscle. Single Mum's be warned. The two end buttons that need pressing in to lower the rail also presented a muscular challenge. Got there in the end though. Used one foot on one end of the rail and pulled on the other end. ( This procedure is not in the instructions, but very effective ! ) Only three stars given for these reasons.

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