Was a bit, setting the posts mostly, have 1 I will need to dig up/reset. Got these from a guy who went to Military Surplus auctions, he's near an Army/Airforce base (old McChord AFB and Ft. Lewis Army now JBLM). That guy had a TON of stuff and was getting harassed frequently for having it all out in his yard. Anyway, he has a heavier duty version of those 4 ft. aluminum poles pictured, think I'll go with those because I'm going up 4 feet all the way around.