It rained for about eight hours on our 1400 mile trip. The pins inside the lock came apart. The shirt was dripping wet when I finished. Charges relatively fast too. Sadly, I returned them I bought this for my husband and it didnt last him a week before he lost one of the ear buds. My guess is since it does not fit at all the wiggling of normal wear and tear became too much for it causing audio issues. When listening in on a ham radio "ragchew" with stations across America, I could follow all of them on the Sangean (albeit with some difficulty for the weakest ones), while weak stations on the Tecsun occasionally dropped out. I have had absolutely no problems at all with this stand it was very easy to put together and yes some of the parts are plastic but but your only hanging towels on it . Consequently, I purchased these sandals in hopes that I could wear them on a constant basis however, the plastic vamp (upper front part of a boot or shoe) was so tight that my narrow 6.