My last sprayer exploded (plastic) so I decided to spoil myself and buy a nice shiny metal one. I'm an avid gardener and have used dozens if not over a hundred sprayers throughout the years. This one is a pretty good deal for the money, has nice sturdy construction, and probably the most durable wand I've ever used. I don't like that the metal bangs on the ground when I set it down; though that isn't a product issue, just something I didn't think about when I ordered it, and I'll probably end up dipping just the very bottom in a liquid rubber product. My only real complaint is that the hose from the tank to the wand is very flimsy tubing and kinks VERY easily, cutting off the flow. I spent about half of what the sprayer cost to purchase and fit an 8 ft braided steel plumbing connection hose (it took several trips to the hardware store before I ended up with the appropriate adapters), but now its really the best hand powered sprayer I've ever owned.