Bought this in 06-2014 and placed in the open. A week after a torrential downpour I noticed a terrible odor emanating from this deck box. I pulled all the stuff out only to realize that the panels filled high enough with rain water so that the interior weep holes began to expel water into the deck box. This was very disappointing as my other deck boxes are WATERPROOF. Lifetime Customer Service said they make no claim of being waterproof - so I'm the idiot in this transaction. If you buy this to store under a covering, you'll be fine but outside in the elements is NOT the place for this deck box. Look for a Suncast instead.

I'm now on hold for 20 minutes for customer service with respect to an assembly problem. And to make it worse, even though the interminable wait is frequently interrupted by a recording indicating "press 1 to leave a message", that feature doesn't work. In any event, the panels must be warped or otherwise defective and they do not fit together. Hope this review elicits a response before I return the item or initiate a chargeback.

Much sturdier than other brands since you have to put screws in and such. The reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because you have to drive the screws through the plastic directly and not through prefabricated bores that should be reinforced, so I don't know how will this stand the test of time.

I bought my deck box and assembly was easy. When finished the lid wouldn't lin up to close. I examined the lid and it was warped. I called customer service the gentleman I talked with was very pleasant and helpful. Within 15 minutes a new lid was on order at no cost to me and arrived in less than the time I was expecting. I installed the new lid and the box is great. I would definitely purchase more products from this company.

Nothing but absolute cheap junk at this point. We bought this deck box thinking it would be similar in quality to some of the Lifetime made folding chairs that we had purchased in years past only to find out they’ve cut back on quality and no longer care to build a good product. The plastic is ao thin that the locking tabs, which were clearly out of spec to begin with, just collapsed while trying to assemble the box walls and floor. This will be the last Lifetimw product we purchase as their quality is clearly waning.

As usual, another excellent LifeTime Product..made in the USA. I have three various sized LifeTime Tables, a round LifeTime picnic table w/three benches. All of which are unbeatable. About two weeks ago I purchased a 60 gal Patio Deck Box for my front porch and it went together with no problems. A week later I received the 130 gal Patio Deck Box for my back patio which went together even quicker (about 20 mins) as I knew what I was doing. Assembly is rather easy, just follow the instructions. I did predrill some of the screw holes just to make starting the screws easier. With a razor knife I also cut some of the flash plastic away from a few of the screw holes to facilitate easier insertion of the bolts to hold the lid hinge to the box. I am impressed with the lift supports (2 on the 130 gal, 1 on the 60 gal) which hold the lid up and prevent it from crashing down on your hands. Overall I can not be more pleased with these products. The quality is just so apparent. Well worth the money. I previously had a other major brand of Patio Deck Box and the Arizona sun ate away the lid away and the tan color stained pretty badly. That box was probably at least 5 years old. I will be curious to see how these new LifeTime Deck Boxes hold up.

I bought this storage bin to hold all our outdoor toys. Balls, inflatable pools, Tonka trucks, camping chairs, sand toys, rakes...all these things have been well protected over 3 years in our yard. My kids climb on it and in it, and it is holding strong.

We have a Lifetime model # 60040 for years! This is our second purchase not to replace but in addition too. It has served us well! The only complaint is the rusting of the hardware! I think a product used outdoors should have weather resistant hardware!

Our storage box arrived today via FedEx. After taking it from the box, it was completely assembled and in use within 1 hour. Directions were detailed and easy to follow. Box is extremely sturdy and the support air closures prevent the lid from closing accidentally. I am glad we purchased this and I would definitely order again.

Awful design. Installation was horrendous. Tabs don't line up. Had to cut so much excess plastic off. Factory quality control should be ashamed. The designer stole an engineering degree. "Screws are a bit larger than the metal they go through. Use a ratchet to put them in" Ok genius. No problem. Anybody know what happens to threads when you ratchet them through a smaller diameter metal hole? Yup. It ruins the threads. So they are loose when you screw into the plastic. You will curse while assembling it. I guess the positive is the plastic will last forever. Congrats. Don't buy this.