This stretcher or gurney has a proven tough and efficient track record. Can't beat the Korean or Viet Nam War for a quality of item reference. The stretcher while quite different than the new style associated with ambulances today.With that it provides many advantages.It wouldn't cost you thousands of dollars to purchase. It's much more size friendly and will easily fit in a van or SUV for traveland can be stored in a standard closet. Plenty tough the canvas shows no rips or tears and the unit has steel crossbars and feet. Another huge advantage is it's light weigh that two persons can handle. Plus it's very maneuverable and can fit into some tight spaces where injuries requiring a stretcher often occur. Following this unit military careerit served as a on call if needed emergency tool at a local mill for decades which it recently closed. Some possible new roles could be emergency assistance for ski or snowboard groups, rock or mountain climbing teams, sports racers on bikes, boats or motorcycles or even at triathlons. In the business sector the stretcher could be utilized in a manufacturing plant, school or other companies. Finally these serve as one of the greatest tools for hauling heavy loads across open terrain likea keg. lolAlso included is the vintage wall mount hospital stretcher sign that be mounted on the cabinet housing the unit.A word about feedback. We received our first negative feedback in over a year recently and it saddened us greatly. The buyer never asked for a refund or accepted any offer to resolve the matter prior to leaving the negative. We take feedback very seriously. If for any reason you are the least bit unhappy with any item you receive from us please allow us to resolve the matter. Other necessary large print. We intend no malice but are forced to emphasized these issues in an effort to protect the both of us. IMPORTANT: eCRATER Policy Updates: If not careful & evenIf you have the smallest issue please don't let eCRATER trick you into filing a claim. Please initially use regular email or message channels to contact us. By opening a "claim" (which our buyers tell us they may have written to say the item arrived safely and eCRATER's softwareidentifies this note as a possible defectissue or they are new to eCRATER and haven't learned where to view tracking info, inquire about the shipping status and eCRATER directs them to a 'item not received claim)Any interactioncould cause eCRATER software toarbitrarilystrike a seller with what eCRATER terms a "defect"triggering a host of costly sanctions....Including having you, our valued customer paying up to 35% extra to ship your item to you. Visit eCRATER community pages to get more info on this or other horrific issues. We've learned that if you do exactly what is expected and treats customers perfectly you are not guaranteed you are safe anything. YES, COMPUTER BIG BROTHER OR WORSE. There are very few decisions made on eCRATER thata human had any role in or the power to rectify it afterwards99.99% of the time wewill resolve any possible issue instantly to your satisfaction. With the new paypal refund policy you have up to 180 days to file a claim and receive compensation. We'd however probably only need 15 minutes to fix any issue. LOL We appreciate it.