Three of us, two competent adult women and a 17 year old teenager - looking like a sweaty game of Twister - couldn't put this together.  A month later it's still in the back seat of my car, awaiting the simultaneous availability of at least two tall friends with substantial girth, and very long arms...  I suspect it will be very sturdy once it's finally completed, but there's got to be a better, injury free way, to ship this to customers.