Swing Set Recommendation (CostCo, sets, Home Depot, best)

[rmshill]

We are interested in purchasing a swing set from toys r us, walmart or home depot. Something that is reasonably priced (under $700). Does anyone have one that they recommend?

Susan

[stephz1008]

We bought the one from BJs two years ago, put it together ourselves, and our kids love it.

[rkburk]

We found a super nice wood swingset on Craig's list.....2 years old and looks like the $3000 kind! The sell fast so stay persistent!

[Torn2pieces]

I, too, am in search of a nice swing set...

[NewHomeHappy]

I'm so confused. All the swing set companys make the same claim "Theirs is the safest, use the best wood, best construction yadda yadda"

We visited the Rainbow Showroom. Outstanding. Massive. Expensive. The set I wished for cost $5500 installed.

Now I am researching other swing set companies. Woodplay and Childlife. Has anyone heard of them? They appear to be significantly smaller in wood size compared to Rainbow. This is a major purchase and I'm so apprehensive to buy a set which may be less expensive but fall short on quality.

Any feedback out there? I couldn't not even find any Parenting websites to find any feedback. Geesh !!

[rfb]

Originally Posted by NewHomeHappy

I'm so confused. All the swing set companys make the same claim "Theirs is the safest, use the best wood, best construction yadda yadda"

We visited the Rainbow Showroom. Outstanding. Massive. Expensive. The set I wished for cost $5500 installed.

Now I am researching other swing set companies. Woodplay and Childlife. Has anyone heard of them? They appear to be significantly smaller in wood size compared to Rainbow. This is a major purchase and I'm so apprehensive to buy a set which may be less expensive but fall short on quality.

Any feedback out there? I couldn't not even find any Parenting websites to find any feedback. Geesh !!

We bought a playset for our son last year. We visited Woodplay, and they do have nice sets. Their sets can range from smaller to extremely large, depending on what you want to have built. Very nice and very good quality.

In the end, we bought a playset from Creative Playthings. They were a little less expensive than Woodplay for a comparable set. We also preferred the ladder steps, which are much wider and easier for our son to climb. Creative Playthings also has monkey bars over the swing area. My sister, who has three kids (two 9 year old twins, one six year old), recommended getting one with the monkey bars, and said her children still play with them.

You probably already know to do this, but when buying wait for a sale. They come around every so often and can save several hundred dollars.

[Fat Freddy]

I spent five dollars for a hank of rope to hang a couple of old tires from a tree.

I never saw so many kids come over to play, including those who had $700 swing sets in their own yards.

[NewHomeHappy]

Originally Posted by Fat Freddy

I spent five dollars for a hank of rope to hang a couple of old tires from a tree.

I never saw so many kids come over to play, including those who had $700 swing sets in their own yards.

Sure, I would try that approach if I didn't have a yard full of saplings.

[koko2pelli]

Costco has a Sunray Set that costs about $1300 or $1700 delivered. You should check into that, they look pretty nice and durable.

[findinghope]

we just bought ours last week from walmsrt--it was cedar wood included for $399...