This is a great product at the 10-15 foot range: With two or three extensions in, it is a joy to use, the clippers are strong enough and not hard to line up on a branch, and for things you can't clip you can saw them. The saw blades also have hooked ends that make it easy to pull the branch you just cut out of the tree. It even comes with a nice case to hold it all. If you want to use the full 27 feet of length: it is heavy and flops around on you. If you just need a few cuts you can do it, and you'll be happy you aren't paying some tree company way more money to make these cuts for you, but your arms will be tired and it isn't fun. If you are cutting things 27 feet in the air on a regular basis, you'll probably want a carbon fiber pole, (for more money,) instead of steel.