Regalo Easy Step Extra Wide Walk Through Baby Gate

We installed our first baby gate the week our daughter started army crawling toward the stairs. That was a panicked Saturday afternoon trip to the store, and honestly, we should have done it sooner. The Regalo Easy Step is the gate we landed on after returning two others that wobbled or had gaps at the bottom. This one pressure-mounts between walls, so no drilling required, which is great if you're renting or just don't want holes in your trim. It fits openings from 29 to 39 inches out of the box, and the included extensions take it up to 51 inches. The walk-through door swings both directions and has a one-hand release that adults can operate while holding a baby or a laundry basket. It's 30 inches tall, which kept our kids contained until about age 3. The steel frame is sturdy enough that even when our 2-year-old hung on it and shook it, the thing didn't budge. Fair warning though, pressure-mounted gates are not safe at the top of stairs. Use this for doorways, hallways, and the bottom of stairs only. For the top of stairs, you need a hardware-mounted gate.