I have a bunch of instruments and I decided to try and have a rack-stand for them. This is the cheapest alternative, but it really is worth the money. There has been no issue with it at all. I just use it at home, so I have no experience using it 'on the road'. A friend of mine has though, and as far as I know, there has not been a durability problem yet. The stand itselfs is not as huge as I thought it would be, it is convenient and i feel safe putting my guitars and basses on it.