I looked at a number of portable camp/picnic tables. My main concern was safety. I wanted a table that was sturdy and had the seats attached to it, so my kids couldn't tip the seats over. Within minutes of the initial set-up of this table, my two year old son crawled up on the seat and somehow (as only toddlers do) lost his balance and fell head first into on of the braces. Fortunately there are no sharp edges on the table, so he was shaken-up, but not cut up. I knew I'd made the right choice with the Cabela's Folding Aluminum Picnic Table.