I received this travel picnic seat as a shower gift. The first time we tried it use it we were disappointed that it is only for thin picnic tables. We live near National Forest land, where picnic tables are a good 2 inches thick. So we put it away and made due with our laps while we ate dinner. The 2nd time we tried to use it I followed all the assembly directions and attached it to the picnic table. (At this campsite the table was 1.5 inches thick.) My son started screaming so I went to get him out. It is difficult to remove your child because there isn't much space to use your hands to unbuckle him/her. When I took the chair off the table one of the pins that holds the bottom frame to the rest of the seat broke in two pieces. Again we made due with our laps while our very active baby grabbed at forks, knives, beverages and table food.We bought a Ciao Baby portable high chair as a replacement - more expensive but it's for kids up to 3 yrs old.