This is standing up to the weather better than I expected. I squirt a little WD-40 into it once in awhile to protect the innards. It works great on my 6 ft. fence gate. I'm using this only as light security, but if installed per the instructions this could be an effective lock for more serious security. I wanted a simple, keyless, self-contained lock, easy to install. This was just what I was looking for.