I purchased this chair for my husband‘s Father’s Day gift he wanted a hammock but the ease getting in and out of a hammock was concerning for me this was something I originally settled for but have found it is far superior to any hammock we have ever used I love that the chair glides side to side or can rock like a glider front and back the canopy similar to a small umbrella can be turned or lowered so the positioning for it can be perfect keeping the sun off of you the chair is perfectly angled for my husband who is 5’10 and 265lbsb and for myself 5’5 and 150lbs it’s very comfortable for both of us we love it and argue over who gets to sit in it we need to purchase another. It doable to assemble it alone, as I did. But for ease I’d recommend it be a two person job- because hanging the chair on the curved frame is a heavy task for one! Or was for me😉.