Skywalker Trampolines 17' Oval Trampoline and Enclosure

My last Skywalker trampoline lasted 10 years outside the whole time with heavy adult use, so it was an easy choice to get this one next. Easy setup as long as you watch the assembly video and pick up on the key detail that the door should be 5 springs over from the left side of the middle #2 bar to orient the mat and enclosure oval correctly. That doesn't show up in the printed manual anywhere.

We assembled our 15' X 17' trampoline. It wasn't bad at all. I had already read somewhere else that reading the instructions was very important. I definitely agree. Because it is OVAL, you have to make sure that the oval frame is at the same angle as the oval mat and the oval spring protector. My hubby put together the frame by himself. The metal is covered with some protective black slimey stuff so you definitely want to wear gloves that you're willing to throw away. I showed up to help after the frame was put together and in the correct position. We laid out the mat and installed the 96 springs. I thought that they'd be difficult, but if you use the tool or follow the suggestion of pulling with an extra spring, they were quite easy. I'm not a big woman and I could do it! Our 9 year old loves it. She's an only child, so I thought she'd be a little bored. But I bought a few beach balls to keep in there and she's loving it. Definitely buy the accessory kit with the ladder and the tie-downs. I don't know how you're supposed to get into it without the ladder.