Evenflo Easy Swing Walk Through Gate

Pros: Reasonably priced, pressure mounted
Cons: Does not do the job well

When my son was 16 months old, we moved him from his crib into a regular twin bed. He had already been walking for more than 6 months, and my daughter was approaching the 3 month mark and getting too big for the bassinet. Since he was past the middle of...

Pros: fits wide opening, pressure mounted, easy to use
Cons: cheapness shows, does not feel solid

Some of you may have read the saga of my Gate Quest already. (See ht tp://www.epinions.com/content_ 17909780100). The Evenflo model fit our needs. However, I had read a few bad reviews, and a few people whose ...

Pros: HA. You're kidding, right?
Cons: The fact that they even make this gate!

Okay. With computers, and just about anything else that's electronic, I expect -- no matter how much it costs -- that every once in a while it will malfunction to the point of my wanting to put it in the driveway and run it over a few times with my car....

Pros: Pressure mounted but does not have to be removed.
Cons: Bar across bottom can trip; wears away paint.

As our son learned how to climb the stairs, we realized that we would need something at the bottom of the stairs to keep him from going up. We didn't want to purchase a gate that needed to be bolted to the wall, as there is a bannister on one side that...

Pros: It is a safety gate.
Cons: It fails miserably in its' performance

Now that I have calmed down some, I can write this. I hate this gate. There I said it. Now I can move on.

People must be thinking, Matt, you don't have kids, that you know of, so why in the world are you buying a kid stopping gate?

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Pros: None
Cons: Unsafe,falls over,leaves marks on the walls

When I was in the process of purchasing my new house the owners had the Evenflo Walk Through Gate mounted at the bottom of the stairs. I thought to my self this looks neat. Well boy was I wrong. I had used many baby gates in the past. I had babysat full...

Pros: Added security, added relief, complicates, even prohibits child's entry into unwanted zone.
Cons: Difficult to clean, a work out to make sure gate is as snug as possible.

There seems to be more dislike with this product than actual good it was created for. I have seen reviews with the titles completely hating the Evenflo Walk Through Gate. My review is not about how much I hate it. It is designed to give someone a general...

Pros: swings open so you can walk through
Cons: dangerous, difficult to close with one hand

This is absolutely the worst gate we have ever bought! We have a couple of the regular gates that you can not walk through, and my husband and I just hop over them whenever we have to get on the other side of the gate. When I was pregnant with our...

Pros: easy installation, easy open/shut
Cons: bottom bar, detaches from doorway easily

This gate has been a hazard since I purchased it! It does help keep my 17 month old daughter away from the areas of our home she is not allowed to enter, but the hazards are also great. I have to be cautious when she is getting near the gate so she is...

Pros: none
Cons: to many to list

The Evenflo Walk Through Gate is a big waste of money. I received this gate from my father. He originally purchased it to keep his dog in the kitchen in the day time but the dog just knocked it down. When he first gave to to me I thought WOW what a great...

Pros: a neat idea
Cons: doesn't work, tears up door frame, unsafe

Just recently, I purchased the Evenflo Walk Through Gate for the door way in my daughters bedroom. She had just moved from a crib to a toddler bed and I didn't want to find her wandering the house in the middle of the night. The gate cost me about...

Pros: opens both ways
Cons: bar on bottom is a hazard

I received this gate as a gift from a good friend of mine when my daughter was learning to crawl. I used it to block the entrance way to the kitchen, so that she would not get hurt or into anything she was not suppose to.

I am not a fan of...

Pros: Looks like it would be a good idea...
Cons: ....it is not a good idea.

This was such a total waste of money three years ago, I still think about all the duct tape I could have bought with the over 100 dollars we spent on three of these idiotic useless gates.

My children were 5 months, 14 months and 2 when I sent...

Pros: Easy to find, not to tough to install
Cons: Can be outsmarted by toddlers, breaks

We bought this gate when our then 10 month old son began walking. It took him less than 2 months to figure out that he could open it by launching himself against the bottom of the gate--the pressure mounting was no match for his weight. So we were...

Pros: can walk through
Cons: trip while you are walking through

We purchased this gate not particularly for my toddler, but to keep our dog out of certain places. I had planned on using it for the new baby as well, but it is currently packed away in the closet and will remain there.

I thought a walk...