Lifetime60253 Outdoor Convertible Bench, 55 Inch, Harbor Gray

This bench is awesome. Ive wanted one for a long time. My parents have some up north made from wood and they are the coolest most valuable seating options available.Not sure yet where we will keep this, but for now, its on the patio so we can sit and look out at the kids playing in the yard (:My kids are hype about having snacks on it. Its very sturdy, there is zero wobble. It didnt take two people to build it by any means. I did it myself no problem. The hinges are the most time consuming aspect of the assembly but straight forward and simple. I did use my own tools rather than the ones they provided and that eliminated alot of frustration, I'm sure.It moves easily, i love that there is a simple lever to switch it from bench to table. Even my 5 year old can do it (: the best part, be far, is that when there is no bar to climb over when you convert it to the table. You can just slide right in. This grants more space for additional people. Can comfortably fit 4 kids on this bench, or 3 adults (:Fingers crossed it lasts a "lifetime"

These are awesome. Great quality. Easy to setup and work well.

Love this bench/picnic table. Very well built. Will last for years

This is a very nice bench/table setup. Easy to put together and looks nice..

I received a gift card for my birthday and I wanted a place to sit while the dogs ran around the yard. The features of this bench that include conversion to a table and the faux wood slats made it a wonderful gift. I really like the modern, streamlined design. Very linear and smooth.I put it together by myself with some careful and creative ways to hold this while I watched that. The hardware on 'blister' card's made the assembly quite easy, and the instructions were very well written. Whoever put this item together for market did a super job. I was happy to see 'Made in Vietnam', instead of China. 🙂After reading some of the older reviews, I could not relate to the issues many people had experienced. I can see from their pictures that there have been some modifications made by the manufacturer than might prevent some common problems. The slats are screwed through the slat, recessed/counter-sunk (see pictures), and are anchored in the steel framing below. The hex screws are recessed and level with the slat. The hinges may have been improved as I have no problem performing the conversion to a table, and back to bench. It is an easy and fluid motion with mine. I would suggest that 2 people move the bench when necessary. Not only is it heavy, but the 'Feet' have rubber/plastic pre-installed inserts; I would not suggest dragging this across any surface.My only issue (See photos) is with one of the hinge plates, which there are 4, and they should be identical. The last plate I installed is missing a hole for a bolt. Ugh! I was seconds from being finished and the last bolt would not go all the way through. After I realized it, I was frustrated and could not bring myself to take things apart and drill a hole. The hinge plates are quite thick, 3/16" , but should be simple to drill through when disassembled...impossible to drill into when assembled. Ugh again!If you purchase it, stack the 4 plates together and make sure they are identical to each other. They should all be the same size and all the same holes should be pre-drilled.I am enjoying the bench many times every day. I hope you enjoy it too.

Very sturdy and well made. Looks nice and is very functional.

Ordered this for the cabin. Works great and easy to put together. Love that it can be a bench or a table

These are pricey but they are such high quality. Better to spend more up front and have it last several years than to buy the low quality crap being peddled by so many Amazon sellers these days only to replace them after 3 seasons