I admit I bought it because I saw an ad and recently I had an incident where I had to sleep in a hammock with my boyfriend, which was awful. I purchased a hammock with beach towels promotion that actually I took into use during my trip to the Philippines. The cradle is lightweight, easy to store and most importantly, it's very big and can support the weight of two of us. My bf loved it and didn't expect the cradle to be strong and comfortable. As for towels, we carry them everywhere. It's a bit wider than other brands but for that reason I bought it. The advice for Nakie is that I want more patterns than this.