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Gorilla Playsets Avalon Wood Swing Set with Wood Roof and Monkey Bars
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Feb 9, 2011
Christopher
4 out of 5 stars review

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I WOULD SAY THAT 90% OF THE INSTALLATION WAS SIMPLE. THE ISSUE I HAD WAS AT TIMES THE T NUTS AND BOLTS WOULD NOT LINE UP. SO FAR I AM IMPRESSED AT HOW STURDY THE SWING SET IS. WHEN BOTH OF MY KIDS ARE SWINGING THERE IS NO SWAY IN THE BEAM AS IS THE CAS

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Jun 10, 2019
Laura579
5 out of 5 stars review

High Quality - well made

We are so very pleased with the strong, high quality of the wood and accessories. It's very sturdy. Grand kids just love this. They also love the sandbox below. My husband had it up in no time at all. The directions and illustrations were accurate and very helpful. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.

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Oct 31, 2010
Steven
4 out of 5 stars review

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Assembled the playset today, and was pleased at the way it went together. Only problem we had was figuring out the 4 main beams for the fort. Got the front and the rear ones switched. Had to correct this before going any farther. Everything fit very well.

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Oct 8, 2020
Mr. Q
4 out of 5 stars review

Solid playset for kids

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this at the end ofJuly and finally received it in Mid September. I understand due to Covid that there would be a delay of some kind. It was well worth the wait. Happy with the product overall. Wood is really nice and all the pieces fit nicely. A couple exceptions on pieces exactly fitting perfectly. Definitely need at least 2 to 3 people for assembly. Took roughly 15 hours to put together, but we didn't rush building it. Recommend sorting all the parts before hand. The kids absolutely love it. Can't wait to get home from school and go play on it immediately.

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Jun 19, 2019
BT43
4 out of 5 stars review

Easy to build, great features!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We have had our set for 2 years. The installation instructions were very clear and easy to follow, and it took 2 of us about 13 hours to construct. It is nice that all the hardware and wood is included. Our kids love it! It is very sturdy and still in great condition. Our only complaint is that some of the bolts have had to have been retightened more than expected, and we had to replace the bolts for the slide with longer ones that hold better, which worked. It is still very secure though. It is a well made playset for a good price! We highly recommend Gorilla products.

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May 28, 2013
mateo
4 out of 5 stars review

Worth the $$$

i bought this playset and it was delivered within a few days!! it is great for the kids. it took about 8 hours to build and that was with 3 people helping so plan on an all day project. the only difficult part was i wish there was an easier way to label all the wood. they use this long number/letters on each board and it takes time fig out if you have the correct piece.

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Jul 17, 2021
Katie330
5 out of 5 stars review

Excellent Quality!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My husband and I bought this for our daughter. We decided to install ourselves and man I'm glad we did! It was so easy to put together! My daughter loves it so much! We've even recommended this to others!

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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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May 18, 2020
DaveL
5 out of 5 stars review

Our Daughter Loves It

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We had been casually looking for a playset for our daughters for awhile, but with covid we realized that we would be stuck around the house all spring and summer, so we decided to find an buy one right away. Most of the playsets we found were either very expensive, or seemed to be low quality. Then we found the Gorilla Outing III. It looked good, the reviews were great, and it was very reasonably priced. We had it installed 3 weeks ago, and we are extremely happy with our decision. Our older daughter loves how many different things there are on it: swings, trapeze bar, rock wall with rope, ladder, the landing with the pirates wheel (her favorite), the telescope, and of course the slide. She is on it for hours. We bought a baby swing for our younger daughter, and that hooks in easily in place of one of the regular swings. And this playset is solid. It's great quality, it seems like it will last until our younger daughter outgrows it.

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Aug 31, 2020
GabrielG
5 out of 5 stars review

Quality, handsome, and the kid loves it

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought the wood-roof version of Outing w/ Trapeze Bar Swing Set during the COVID pandemic since we aren't able to use the play structures at our local parks. It took a few days to build, but I was able to do it almost entirely by myself, with just a bit of help from my wife a couple times when some pieces had to be propped up or balanced before they were bolted together. The instructions are fantastic. Every piece is clearly marked and all the wood is pre-cut and pre-drilled so it's really just an assembly project. I know Gorilla playsets are more expensive than some you can find elsewhere, but I believe it is well worth it to get a sturdier, higher quality set. I'm not worried about pieces splintering or cracking or anything like that. We made a slight modification to the instructed set. Instead of putting the vertical slats and windows above the slide and ladder, we instead installed those on the opposing back side. We kept the wheel against the back, but moved the spyglass to the space above the ladder. This was because the back side looked toward our neighbor's yard and we wanted to be conscious about privacy for both our neighbors and our playing children. If you want to do this "perfectly" you'll have to cut some of the vertical wall boards shorter, but I didn't and it just means that on the back side the boards go down a bit further than on the other walls.

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