I was able to put this together by myself in two hours. All you need is a deep 1/2" socket and a ratchet. It comes with everything else. Some pieces are harder to get the bolt started, but that's not unexpected with the tension on the bars. Quality is great for the price and it's big enough for a few kids to climb at once.

Our kids love it. It arrived promptly just like I was told it would. The reviews said it was somewhat difficult to put together. And if you're doing it alone I imagine it might be hard. The second part of the assembly specifically says it needs to be standing upright. But for my husband and me it was pretty easy. It's definitely sturdy; we both got on it with the kids and it didn't fall apart ha!

My boy's - 3 and 7 - love this climber! It's the perfect size and can comfortably accommodate several kids. This is a great alternative or addition to any traditional swing set. It did take my husband nearly 3 hours to put together so keep that in mind but overall assembly was fairly easy. Like other people have mentioned, we did not tighten the final bolts until everything was put together.

The climbing dome is fantastic and definitely suitable for the backyard. Big enough to accommodate many kids and not too big to create an obscene eyesore in your backyard. It was relatively easy to put together. The instructions were good and easy to follow. It took me 3.5 hours but that was because I attempted most of it by myself - not a great idea. You do need an extra set of hands to put this together and keep your sanity at the same time. I bought this for my son for his 5th birthday and he absolutely loves it. So do 10 other kids from the neighborhood - ranging from ages 2 to 10. They climb on it, in it, over it, through it, around it and love just hanging out eating their popsicles under the dome. Also - i bought it "site to store" and it came in many days earlier than estimated.

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.

We just purchased the Lifetime Dome Climber for our son's 5th birthday. We got it shipped for free, never thinking there might be a picture on the box. It turned into an early birthday present when he saw the box on the porch. He couldn't wait for Dad to finish assembling it. Assembly was very straight forward. The product is solid and well made. Our boy was sad that he couldn't climb on the inside ...just not strong enough yet...but he will build upper body strength playing on the dome and will be able to climb up on the inside in no time. We play ball with it and I am sure we will find many other uses for it. Our 2 year old is not tall enough to use it yet; but he enjoys crawling under and playing inside the dome - when his brother is not on top.

The directions were terrible! There has got to be a better way to assemble this thing! My husband and I did it ourselves and you have to connect and reconnect parts and the parts are not labeled clearly enough nor were the directions clear enough. The bags need to be labeled for each screw type better. We love it now that it is together but I truly dread ever having to move and/or take it apart again!

This is a very sturdy climber. The directions were easily followed and my husband was able to assemble it himself until he needed my help just to hold pieces together while building the top layer. We installed our climber on a thick lawn and I was worried that we would need some sort of anchors to keep it in place, but it is very heavy and so we have had no problems with it being unstable. I can hang all of my weight off of one side of it to deliberately try to tip it over and it doesn't budge. It is a little large for my 4 year old grandson now, but with supervision and a small stool he is able to pull himself up, hang from the bars and drop to the ground safely (sticks the landing!). The metal bars don't get too hot to hold in the Colorado sunshine and they are easily gripped due to the coating. No problem giving this dome 5 stars!

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.

Looks great and my grandkids love it. A little difficult to assemble, but the instructions clearly say two people needed and I assembled it by myself. Personally I like the earth tone colors better than the red and blue model and it was quite a bit cheaper.