Amolife 68" X-Large Cat Tree and Tower for Indoor Cats, Condo House with Scratching Board & Thick Posts, Beige

The cat tree has only been assembled for a week, so this review will not deal with durability. In fact, based on the surface covering, I think that it will be looking worn soon from the attentions of my five very lively cats. But I don't care. For example, they seldom climb down, but rather like to jump down from the top. I like that the only tool needed for assembly is a single 5 mm Allen wrench, which is provided. The screws mostly screw into threaded inserts in the wood, which seem to be solidly held in place. Although I have assembled all the joints securely, most of the joints include a layer or two of the cloth covering, which I expect to flatten with time. So I expect to have to retighten things at least once. Two of the screws are slightly shorter than all the rest. I suggest setting them aside during your inventory of the parts, since they are hard to spot. Both lengths are interchangeable as far as assembly is concerned, but the two slighter shorter ones stick down through the ceilings formed by platforms. A fact which you learn rather late in the assembly. If you have to use longer ones because the short ones have already been used somewhere, you will want to get some 5mm nuts to cover up the pointy ends. Cats are ambush predators and like to jump down on each other. If one of my 9 pound cats is in one of the "hammocks" and a sibling jumps down from the top, it will likely bend if assembled as shown. The "hammock" is built like a hand strainer, a loop of steel with a rather narrow attachment point. The fix is easy: rotate it until a side of the loop rests partly on top of the adjacent wooden box. It is then much stronger. The entrance ramp is too steep as provided. If you place a brick-sized box or something under the lower end, they will happily climb it. The new carpet and new foam smell was pretty strong for the first day or so, but after that the cats were OK with it. In general, this cat tree is very solid for the price, which was far below the "list price".

I have 2 big cats and they love it. I was nervous they wouldn't share but it's plenty big for them. They love how tall it is and spend most of their time on the towers up top. The platforms could be a bit bigger because my cats hang off but it's still their favorite spot. I would recommend to people with multiple medium cats.