is it made of hard plastic or metal? is it for outdoor use? ( i want to be leaving it outside in our balcony full time)
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Its sort of like a combination of both hard plastic metal tubes, its strong & sturdy. if you are going to leave it on your balcony full time, be sure to fold it & put it away when not in use, I use mine both indoors & outdoors, I don't leave it outside. Heavy wind can move it if you don't have something to hold it down. I am very happy with this item.
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It is plastic & metal. I only use indoors & probably would not leave outdoors but it can be used outdoors. Folds easily to store.
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It is plastic and metal. I live in Phoenix and use it outside, but when I am not using it I bring it in. There is nothing plastic that survives in the Phoenix sun. Hope this helps.
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Its plastic and metal. Mine did not survive indoor use even, so I would not recommend it for outdoor use.. Or not recommend it at all.
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It is made of plastic, I wouldn't say it hard plastic, so the wind might move out unless you have it anchored down. But of I had beach towels, etc. often, I would use it on deck. It is small for sheets. I use it for hand wash items & swathes. Good luck!
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The tubing (white) is metal. The joints and supports (blue) are plastic. The plastic parts have held up very well for me over the past 1.5 years. I can't say if they would become brittle in the sun though.
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It is plastic, and ours looks very nice next to our sliders out to the screened porch. Casual environment.
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It's made of plastic. I had it installed with stakes to keep it standing. It is NOT easy to assemble. I thought I was buying metal, but this is plastic. I do have heavy vines growing on it, and it is NOT bending!
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Much of this unit is plastic. I would not recommend outdoor storage. A shed or storage closet would be fine.
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Hello! Its made of plastic. Pretty durable, as I have dropped it ,several times (full and empty), w/o problems or leaks. Satisfied with its construction.
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It is made of a very hard plastic. I attached mine to a flat piece of hard wood so it is very sturdy when working on a project.
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Mine sits out in sun on our deck in Honolulu for 4 months and has worked very well! When I put it together I had to attach bolts thru the frame and it was definitely metal, I think it is thin steel - could be aluminum - know it is not plastic?
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It is made of wood. I guess if you stained it with some kind of wood protective stain you could use it outside.
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It is made of a plastic type material. It is not weather proof for long periods of time. I bought mine as an outdoor kitchen for my deck and it has warped in the sun.
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The outside is plastic. however When you weight it on your hand it feels heavy and some parts feel cold to the touch (so it actually have metal parts)
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It's made of metal. We stuck it in our backyard and hung two metal wind chimes on it.
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It's made of cardboard, roughly the same thickness as a standard shipping box. I wouldn't recommend it for outdoor use where water or rain might get to it.Based on R. Best's answer, it sounds like the backing material can be different.
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The bottom is metal but the top, where you place your lap top is made of what appears to be laminated partical board. I would not recommend this for outside use, at all. It's not very sturdy either.
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Plastic but it's durable. I have mine out on the deck for almost a year without any problems.
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It is made of a sturdy plastic resin. I am in FL so I have it outside on my covered patio and have no issues. However given the extreme weather you have had this past winter I would probably suggest you put it in storage during winter if the temp gets below freezing just in case. It is insulated with Styrofoam panels and has a poly-vinyl liner for the ice. Aside from any weather concerns it is a great cooler and I recommend it.
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It is a hard plastic... very durable! I installed this thing 2-3 weeks ago, and love it!
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We've had it outside since we bought it and its held up well. Although I can't say that means much. Its been on our apartment balcony where its shielded from direct sunlight and rain.