reading the directions and following them was a joke.. as they read you started with 6 pipes 4 brown and 2 shorter green,, not right for making a circle.. after about 2 hrs of following the supplied directions and going on line and finding the same poor directions,, my son and I desided to follow the picture on the box and started from the bottom and work up... and would you belive it only took us an hour to put the dome together... my advice if you purcess this climber throw the directions out and put it together using the pictures on the box,, it will save you a lot of time... J.R.

The dome did take a while to get here, but there is a pandemic going on after all. When we received the package it took my husband only an hour to out it together. All of the pieces were there, the directions were clear, and my three kids ages 8 and under love it! Its a great product and seems like it will stand the test of time in our Maine weather.

My husband, teen son and I put this together in about an hour and a half. Our children, ages 14,12,8,6,3 LOVE it! Our 8 year old said it was perfect for playing cops and robbers (pretty sure the dome is jail) we're so thrilled to see them playing outside, and not sitting with a screen in front of them! This climber has the added bonus of building core and upper body strength.

My husband was able to put this together by himself. Everything went together great and the parts were clearly identified. He did get to the end and had to replace the nuts with another kind provided in the package (this could have been operator error). My 4 year old and her friends play and swing all over this and they love it. Great value and would definitely recommend it!

A friend gave us a Lifetime climbing dome when they moved out of town. Great product. One of the hand holds broke upon re-assembly. Lifetime replaced the hand hold free of charge. Their response was very quick and professional. The quality of service one expects, but seldom sees these days.

For those interested in the Lifetime 66-Inch Climbing Dome I highly suggest following the installation tutorial on Lifetime's YouTube page (extremely helpful). I was able to build the entire dome by myself in a few hours. There were some moments of frustration but if you follow the YouTube tutorial closely you shouldn't have too many issues. My 3 year old and 8 year old love the geodome and have been playing on it daily the past week. The dome is bigger than I anticipated... my 3 year old is only comfortable climbing up to the first row of bars so if you are considering this for kids younger than 4 maybe go with the smaller size geodome.

This Dome climber is an excellent choice for keeping the kids busy while at home. outstanding build quality and was very easy to put together and move around. be prepared you will need another tall adult or teen to help you out due to its size. I cant say enough about this product. the test of time will yield if it can withstand the elements weather wise that is. it handles the kids all 3 of them without issue. looks great as well! a must...

It took a while to assemble and the directions were not great. You definitely want two people to assemble. The finished product is sturdy and the grandkids love it! Actually took up more room than we envisioned so if you have a small space be cautious.

We moved to a new location, and I had to disassemble our dome prior to moving so we could pack it and bring it with us. It's only a couple years old so I didn't want to leave it with the old house. In the process, I stripped a couple of the bolts and many of the nuts were pretty rusty. I contacted Lifetime to ask after what size bolts and nuts I should get as replacements or if they offered replacements. I was shipped a full set of nuts, bolts, and washers at no charge. In these days of supply shortages and relative high cost of doing business, that's just dang impressive. The kids love the dome. It's back up and in service at our new house and primed to go what seems like a few decades.

My age rate would be More like 4-10. The three year old would have to be an older LARGE sized one. I bought this for daycare and there are a couple of things I would change. first is the height of the first level going around. It's high for 3's and smaller 4 years olds. They so badly want to get on the first level and its frustrating to them. Second it would have been nice to have one or two open or square areas. I have some kids that are trying to flip on the first level bar and they find it difficult because the interfernece of the triangle hits their shoulders. Since all my kids are under 6, I really don't want them climbing on the top. We've put a tarp on top for a little shade. Works really well. This was NOT an easy thing to put together. One person would be miserable, with to it was manageable, but still a long time. The directions could have been written a little more clearly.