Hands Free Gate

Pros: Hands free, easy to use, very sturdy
Cons: More expensive than cheaper plastic gates

Best gate I have found!!!! Fits door between 29-34 inches wide. But you can get 5 inch extenders.Eve ...

Pros: Hands free; easy to install; stays put
Cons: price $50

I was inclined to purchase this hands free gate without as much comparison shopping as I normally do because I had seen three in use at a friends house for two years now--with no problems. Hesitating only because of a bad past experience with another ...

Pros: Easy access secures very well
Cons: May need the additional extension kit

I wanted a gate that would allow me to have easy access to my children's room yet would keep them in or more importantly the dog out while they rested. Traditional gates are a real turn off for me. I like being able to walk through the gate. When ...

Pros: no way is my little guy getting through it, hands free, easy to use
Cons: pricey

Why we got this gate... When my son started to crawl forward then we knew it was time to get those gates up. The problem was we only had one (S afety First Perfect Fit Gate) and we weren't all that happy with ...

Pros: Easy for an adult to open and shut. No holes in the walls.
Cons: Bottom spindle pushed in but still works great! I could probably fix it.

We purchased this gate for the bottom of our stairs to keep our toddler from going up the steps. It has since been moved to the doorway of my now almost 3 year old's room to make sure he does not come down the steps. This gate has accomplished above ...

Pros: Hands free open, easy set up.
Cons: Cannot think of one!

I love this gate! I have had several different gates over the past 11 or so years. None of them were quite what I needed. I have kids in my home all the time. They range in age from 6 weeks to 10 years. I needed a gate that kept the little ones out of ...

Pros: Hands Free Gate easy to use Easy to set up
Cons: They do not make one for stairway & mounting part wears down, Pricey

I had 3 of these in my last house.I paid about 50.00 each and the extender bars were around 15.00 each. I needed the extender on each of them as my doorways were wider than the standard gate . I bought all of them at Babies R Us. I have used many other ...

Pros: Function, ease of use and installation, safety aspects.
Cons: Pedal

I got one of these gates when I had my first daughter eight years ago. I do have to say that the pedal can be a bit more sturdy. After a few months it broke but I called the company and within a day I had a new one. Their customer service is great and ...

Pros: Easy to open, easy push closure (usually), very sturdy, actually has some resale value
Cons: Might force doorframe out of square, can't be raised for taller kids due to footpedal

I found one of these hands-free metal baby gates by First Years a couple of years ago at a garage sale for $10. After cleaning with some 409, the thing looked like new even though the original owner said they'd used it for 3 years. We've been using it ...

Pros: Secure pressure mounted; toddler-proof; great for a doorway
Cons: Squeaky foot pedal

I did extensive research before making my 6th gate purchase! Throughout our house we had 5 gates, 4 different types--each serving its own distinct purpose. However, when we moved our 19 month old into his "big boy" bed (twin bed with nothing to keep ...

Pros: great hands free, child proof
Cons: had to travel to purchase it

We love our first years hands free gate! We went and bought another one! All of our friends went a ...

Pros: smooth, durable, easy for adult to open.
Cons: not for "top of stairs" use.

What a great idea!! I can’t tell you how much I love this walk through gate. Well, actually.... I can, can’t I? Isn’t that what we’re here for?

Oh my, where do I start? How about the absolutely wonderful feature of “hands free” opening....

Pros: hands-free operation, sturdy
Cons: expensive initial cost

When our son started crawling before 6 months of age, we came to that second stage first time parents go through - finding out just how much in our house is absolutely not baby-proof. While we wanted him to have as much space to explore as possible, ...

Pros: Truly hands-free, super sturdy, super durable, pressure-mount
Cons: Limits on location, expensive extension kit, can kill paint if you aren't careful

My husband and I first bought 2 of the First Years Hands-Free Gate to contain our overly energetic 70-pound yellow lab, and they remain in service now that our little girl is crawling and trying to walk. The gate features a foot pedal that a grown-up push ...

Pros: safe, secure, sturdy
Cons: costly but worth it

I've just read the reviews and I'm astonished at the negativity. I have been through a few gates an ...