I was honestly really impressed by this stand. It's very heavy (that's a good thing, it means it's sturdy as heck) and the way it's designed, it's absolutely not going anywhere. I am not at all worried about this thing toppling over in the middle of a gig. Works best with a drum rug, I would not recommend using this thing on a hardwood floor as it will likely damage it. Seems to fold up really easily for transport, but comes with the option to screw the foot pedal down into a more permanent position if you don't plan to gig, which I thought was pretty neat.Honestly my only complaint is the instructions were a little unclear. If this is your first hi-hat stand you might struggle getting it set up. It also comes with the foot tension set super loose by default. It took me forever to figure out why my hats were sagging as soon as I clamped them in when my cheap stand held them up just fine haha. Adjusted the tension to be really tight and now it works like a dream. My hat flips on this thing are smooth as butter.Bottom line, if you plan to get a DW5000 double pedal, this absolutely must go with it. Heck, even if you're a single pedal user, this is a good stand on it's own.