This is my first raised bed, after growing things in grow-bags and other containers. I looked at building raised bed but after seeing recommendations from other gardeners in Florida, realized that would be a lot of work for something that probably would not last very long. So I started to explore metal raised bed gardens and quickly stumbled across the many glowing reviews through the various Florida gardening fora. The combination of several Wild Floridian (YouTuber) videos reviewing the Vegega beds over the course of several years, including a temperature test, convinced me that the Vegegas would be worth the investment in the long run.
So far, I've been very happy with the bed I purchased (17'' 8x2). I configured it as 6.5'x3.5' and I like the just-right amount of room that provides. My only complaint was that I took off the protective layer when the instructions said to - only to get some scratches on one of the panels in assembly. Luckily it was just that first one and I was more cautious after that but next time, I think I will try to leave the plastic on until the assembly step has been completed! It seems to be scratch-resistant to everything but the panel edges as I haven't noticed any issues with garden tools. Other than that slight mishap, I was able to assemble the bed fairly easily (although I am planning to wait to do the next one when it's a bit cooler in these parts!)