The First Years Hands Free Gate
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Baby Products Reviews of The First Years Hands Free Gate
Customer Review: Super Gate for a good price
Summary: 5 Stars
We have a hallway that blocks a door going outside and down some stairs. This hallway opening is very large. We used this gate with two extension pieces and it works wonderfull. We were using a standard gate before this but, now my son is 2 years old and stepping over the other gate was getting to be a pain in the neck while holding my son. My son usually falls asleep in the car and we would have to sneak in and step over this huge gate. Now with the hands free gate, I can easilly step on the gate opens shuts itself. Don't worry about it slaming on little fingers because the bar is far enough away that little fingers won't get caught. My son is a big 2 year old and he has figuires out every gate we owned. (Even our hearth gate that goes around the fireplace) He can't open this gate. He knows how to do it but, he physically can't put enough weight on the footboard. When I bought this I asks the babies r us guy if my son could get it open and he said even older children sometimes have trouble. I tried having my next door neighbor who is 6 try and open it. I told him how to do it and he really had to bounce on the foot board to openit.One pointer.... make sure the gate is really snug or else the top latch will not close correctly.
Customer Review: Had for 2 years and going strong
Summary: 5 Stars
I got several of these gates when my daughter was about 18 months and we were having our second child. It was so nice to carry a toddler while 9 months pregnant and just open it with the foot. I will say, at not quite 2 years, she learned to open it herself but standing on the pedal and bouncing up and down. So if yours is one of those determined types, this may not work. They are now 2 and 4 years old and we still have them. More as a deterrant than anything else. I saw in other reviews that people have mentioned the plastic pegs that are the latch and whether it would break. I've put a child in their room for time out and they can rattle that thing all they want and it hasn't broken. The plastic nuts do come loose once in a while so I would check that. But in fairness, it is a nuts and bolts system so if your child rattles the gate then they will start to come loose. Hardmounted gates didn't work. The pressure mounted plastic ones we originally had, my toddler could actually pull and push hard enough to get them to fall down. We haven't had this problem with these gates. They do stand up over time. I highly recommend these gates. Going to go buy the extension right now so I can move the gate to a different spot.Customer Review: GateKeeper
Summary: 5 Stars
Love this gate. We suddenly had trouble with our dog relieving himself in my daughter's room since she returned home from college. Why, who knows. She would forget to close her door, so I thought the gate may help.
It took awhile for me to figure out the right tension, but now that I seem to have it right, the gate is great. Love the hands free feature, even though I may have my hands free. Now that the tension is right, the gate swings free and you can push it open wider with your knee, if you so chose. If the tension is not right, the gate will not swing free or open at all.
Our dog respects the gate when its closed, so it serves its purpose of keeping him out so he can't do his mischief, while giving you easy access if needed. I do have a small dog, though he is agile enough I think he could get over the gate if he really wanted. My friend has this gate (which is how I first learned about it) and she has a bigger dog (medium sized - 30 to 35 lbs), who also respects the gate. So as long as you have a fairly well behaved dog (not a rebel who will not respect any barrier), this should work to keep him/her out of the room you want to block off.
I do recommend this.
Customer Review: Dogs Neck got caught in gate, 2.5yr old can open it herself
Summary: 3 Stars
Okay so I have 2 completely different reviews for this gate. My mother purchased this gate for her home and it is excellent for all the reasons 5 star reviewers gave. It is truly hands free and it does its job. Easily installed and no problems.
The second review is I then purchased it for my mother in laws home and i would give it a 1 star. My 6 lb dog got his head and neck caught in between the rails. THANK GOD we were all sitting down for dinner and caught it immediatly. My 2 1/2 yr old figured out how to open the gate by putting all her weight on the pedal and bouncing up and down while pushing on the door. She is 26lbs, average weight for her age.
She does not open it at my mothers house b/c she doesnt have a need to get to the other side.(all her toys are with her so seh is content.)
I will let you decide. Their are many positives and you will always read negatives for any product. I now have to purchase a gate for my home and I extremly nervous to buy this product. I believe I will go for the extra tall top of the stair gate, even though it is not truly hands free and might end up being a pain to open. I believe I will be more comfortable with it in the end.
Customer Review: Finally, a gate that really works
Summary: 4 Stars
My wife and I went through a dozen reviews, consumer reports listings, etc and finally found the first years hands free gate. We have a 2-year old and have been using these gates for about 6 months now with no problems. We started out with one at the bottom of the stairs and eventually got a second set for the upstairs as well. Our stairs had a slightly unusual setup so it was hard to find a particular set of gates that would work. Everyone talks about leaning towards something that drills into the sides of the stairwell but that was problematic and actually didn't seem to hold well. The first years product using pressure to keep the gate stable seems to work well - our little "tests it out" for us often and it doesn't budge. Beware though, you will probably need the extensions. Our stairs aren't terribly wide so I was surprised that we needed to buy the extensions ($15-20 a pop and we needed two) but the final result was more than worth it. We have a second baby on the way so we will get the full use of these gates. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because we had to buy the extensions - though again, given the final result, is a minor gripe.