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Gorilla Playsets Avalon Wood Swing Set with Wood Roof and Twister Tube Slide
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May 11, 2021
MsThacker
5 out of 5 stars review

Best decision of the Summer!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this to keep a 3, 4, and 6 year old busy outside. The kid love it! It was easy to assemble. It took my husband and I about eight hours. The instructions were easy to understand and came with all of the hardware and then some. I recommend organizing all of the parts and pieces before you start.

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May 5, 2020
Sean1013
5 out of 5 stars review

Great playset for the price!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this set for our kids ranging in age from 2-6 and are hoping to get 10 plus years of use out of it. We liked that it was compact in size, yet had a lot of great features for the kids to enjoy. The extra features like the rock wall, steering wheel, and telescope really bring it to life for the kids. I was impressed with the instructions and the relative simplicity to assemble the playset. I had one issue with one of the boards that required a large pilot hole to be drilled. Otherwise, everything went together nicely. I thought the boards might be a little more heavy duty, but the set seems to be solid overall. I was impressed with the quality of the swings, trapeze bar and slide.

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Jun 12, 2021
Jussyb89
5 out of 5 stars review

Lots of things to do!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this a little over a month ago and it was easy to build and has so many options of things to do for its size, my 3 year old son loves it! Hey was missing two pieces for monkey bars but everything else was there.

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Jan 12, 2010
Eugene
5 out of 5 stars review

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Bought this for our twin grandkids for their 6th birthday. We cannot believe the quality for the price point that we paid. The trucking company's driver that delivered it went above and beyond and the product arrived with all the parts and no damages,

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Mar 30, 2021
wesleyheath
4 out of 5 stars review

Solid Set with Poor Packaging and Sad Instructions

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Lots of other reviewers have correctly addressed this play set's quality. It's real wood (light wood, but real) and the hardware isn't so cheap that I'm left concerned it's going to corrode after two seasons and fall down. My main beef with the thing was the packaging and setup instructions. My wife, father-in-law, and I got it done in about 10 hours total, but that could EASILY have been 6 or 7 hours if we didn't have to spend so much time sorting through hardware. The wood is labeled well enough. There are a lot of pieces, so at first you'll spend a little time searching for the right one, but as the pile thins, that becomes easier. But the hardware? I thought it was a joke! The hardware (of which there is a ton) comes in three boxes. There are easily several hundred pieces, including all the bolts, nuts, screws, washers, lock washers, t-nuts, and screws - and apart from a few things that were pre-bagged, it was all just LOOSE HARDWARE. Then, adding insult to injury, the labels for the hardware in the instructions don't match the printing on the hardware itself. You're forced to actually measure the bolts to make sure you're getting the right size. And it's not like there were 10 four-inch bolts and 20 eight-inch bolts. There's at least 8 sizes, many of which differ from each other by only a quarter or half of an inch. Toward the end of the build, we were left with two bolts of slightly different sizes, one of which was too small for its intended application, resulting in a hardware store run. End of the world? No, but so completely preventable. At that point in the process, there was no way of knowing if we'd not received the right number of bolts or if we'd used one incorrectly six hours before. Asking the buyer to sort through all the carriage and hex bolts on their own to inventory what they received against the packing list is burdensome and silly. With a few extra labels and plastic bags, Gorilla could make this a lot easier. But no, they just dump all the metal parts in a couple of boxes and say good luck. All in all a good set, but either count all 500 pieces before you begin or have a hardware store in mind to hit up when you find out you're missing one critical part.

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May 2, 2021
BeccaAnn
5 out of 5 stars review

So happy with this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We got this swing set for my son and it's been great! It's very sturdy and I think it'll be a quality peice of play equipment for a good long time. I did need a little help putting it together, but if you have someone you know who is handy with power tools and knows how to build things it can be accomplished.

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Oct 7, 2024
Rae21
5 out of 5 stars review

Easy to set up! Kiddos love it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We purchased our play set last month and we have been very happy so far! The set was fairly simple to put together and had very simple instructions. My husband did it by himself but having an extra hand would probably make set up go faster. Kids are so excited to go out and play on it every day!!

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Thank you for the feedback! Glad to hear your DIY installation went well. Thank you for purchasing Backyard Products.

Jun 2, 2021
Megan5678
3 out of 5 stars review

Overall, ok.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I like the tic-tack-toe board, double slide, and cute windows; however, we’ve had it less than a month and the finish is rubbing off and the wood is peeling in high foot traffic areas. We did not purchase the recommended extra layer of finish in our construction and purchase.

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Thanks for the feedback! 

May 16, 2020
MJai
5 out of 5 stars review

Great playset, easy assembly

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We just finished assembling this today and our kids love it. The instructions were easy to understand and it went together pretty quickly. My mother, husband, and I put it together while watching kids, working from home, etc. in about 4 afternoons. My only complaint is that I wish the hardware had been labeled. We went through and wrote labels for each bag of hardware and that took a little while, but knowing what was what made assembly go much faster.

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Jul 23, 2018
Bill h.
5 out of 5 stars review

Gorilla Outing III - Great playset, easy build

Playset was delivered fast and well packaged. The instructions were very detailed and easy to follow. Almost all of the boards were pre-drilled and ready to assemble. I recommend 2 people for assembly as it helps to have extra hands to support some of the boards, and speeds up assembly. The wood was in great condition and the playset is very solid. Great product, thanks!

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