I ordered this for my 5 year old son who has become a huge Indiana Jones fan. It would have been good to know that on the product tag, it says not for children under 14!! Didn't see that anywhere on the product description, but otherwise...pretty cool. Especially for the price. This is a REAL WHIP! The finish is coming off a little and the loop handle has broken, but, eh...who cares. My little guy loves it and carries it everywhere. You can "snap" it in the air and it stings quite badly if you are in that "snap range", lol. Wouldn't recommend letting small children get hold of this as my two year old picked it up and, as my son says, "Pow Whammed It" in the air like an expert. My husband had a whelp to show for that. We keep it rolled up and tied with a ratchet strap tie thing and he wears it on his side or carries it in his Indy pack. Just wish I had known it wasn't a "TOY" whip, and shouldn't be purchased for little kids. He's still enjoying it in rolled up form though.