I purchased this item in October of 2011 along the the related ladder clamp to hold my lounge chairs. I did not use it until February of this year when I took a trip to Florida in my RV. The chair rack and cover were installed according to the directions. On the third day on the road, the seams of the cover split, exposing the chairs to the elements that the cover was designed to prevent. This product is totally useless and poorly constructed. I then replaced it with an eight dollar tarp and a couple of bungee cords; they worked just fine.