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Backyard Discovery Skyfort II Cedar Swing Set/PlaySet
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Apr 29, 2021
Jens playplace
5 out of 5 stars review

Kids love this fort!

My sons picked this out and It was such a great buy! They get up a little easier for school so they can spend 10 min on it in the morning before heading to school! They call it “their park”. Best buy ever! All the features are great. From the look out to the picnic area. We have 5 years of play ahead if us at least!

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Jul 3, 2014
MichelleZ
4 out of 5 stars review

Kids love it!

So far we are very happy with this swingset, and the kids love it. It is a good size with all the play things including swings, rockwall, slide, monkey bars, playhouse, sandbox, picnic table, and of course the sky fort (although the telescope doesn't have any magnification). Our kids are only 2 and 4, so they have many years to grow into it, and it seems sturdy enough to last through the years. It is pretty big with high platforms, so we can't actually let the kids play by themselves yet - especially the opening by the money bars is quite high and it will still be a while before our 4 year old will be big enough to manage those. It took 2 days to build with 3 handy guys (although there were lots of breaks since it was a HOT weekend). We did have a piece of wood split during assembly since there was a knot right where a screw needed to go, but it looks likes we're being sent a replacement. It's not solid wood, but still seems very well made and should withstand the kids and the weather (we also don't get too harsh of winters here with a lot of snow). Overall, we are very happy with the swingset and value for money - Sam's also had the best price by a couple hundred dollars.

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Dec 28, 2010
MybabyLOVESit
5 out of 5 stars review

We ordered this for our daughter's second birthday! It is assmebled and she LOVES it. I have absolutely no issues with the finished product and would receommend the playset. As most people mention, it does take a while to put together. It took myself, my husband, parents and a few friends here and there two days. Things I recommend: FIRST: If you have more than one person working on this project, make a few copies of the instructions prior to starting. We often found that we could work ahead on some things, but were left waiting on instructions. - Definately lay out all pieces prior to beginning. This did not take long and made finding pieces VERY easy. - After you assemble to frame to the main playhouse, the instructions tell you to lay the bottom floors, then anchor it. This needs to be done the other way around. The anchors go under the floor...oops :). - Make sure you have at least 2 cordless drills. We also had two battery packs for each so we could rotate them. Overall, this is a great product and our daughter LOVES it.

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Jun 5, 2022
Linda5151
5 out of 5 stars review

Hours of Fun

We bought the skyfort 11 for my granddaughters. We no longer have to get in the car and go to a crowd park. The girls and their friends can play in the backyard for hours. Both girls had backyard birthday parties and this set got as much use as the bounce house.

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Apr 11, 2016
Jdhoopla87
5 out of 5 stars review

fun

I paid extra to have it built and it took a week after it was shipped to my home for the builders to come and set it up. When I called to make the appointment, the lady on the phone told me that it would take two days to set up. It took the builders 8 hours to set it up and my kids were playing on it the same afternoon. All they want to do now is play on it! I have played on it with them and it seems very sturdy. I have had it up for a week now. If you have the money, it is well worth it!

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May 9, 2015
Josh Goergen
4 out of 5 stars review

Big and fun

This is one big play set. Assembly by your self ??? That would be hard. It will take a couple of days. The kids love it. I just wish some of the lumber was thicker. Over all it's big and simple to put together. Would have given it five stars if the lumber was thicker.

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Mar 14, 2023
Family
4 out of 5 stars review

Our little grandkids love this swing set. The only thing I wish wasn't on this play set is the monkey bars. It is a huge drop or fall for small kids. I want to take away monkey bars and replace it with another slide, close up that wall side so no one falls out, or a plank walk way. Discovery will not allow if we modify anything to void the warranty. I have called twice for their builders or engineers to modify the set for new ones. It took several days to put this together. Came in lots of boxes and pieces were spread into several boxes to build one part. Love the finished product and brand.

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Jul 19, 2014
Dawn10541
2 out of 5 stars review

Why all the good reviews?

Not sure why everyone loves this set. Overall, the set provides enough activities for my children to play with. However, the quality is extremely poor. The wood is very soft and split in many spots while putting it together. It is not cedar, but cedar stain. Part of the wood grain are rising and peeling. This set has been together for 2 months. I called customer service and their response was that, I must be having extreme weather and in order to maintain the warranty, I must seal the set. Ok, but it's only been up 2 months and in NY we have not had extreme weather, it's been unseasonable cool. Our intention was to seal it at the end of summer, because I did not want the kids playing on the set when the sealer smell was on it. Poor customer service and a poor set. Wish I'd spent the additional $300 bucks and bought the gorilla set.

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Jun 27, 2015
Momra
5 out of 5 stars review

Superb!

This is a great play set. It went together with very few problems. My husband and I put it together ourselves and we are in our late '50s. It took a little longer than expected but only due to weather conditions. Our grandkids are in love with it. I would purchase it again.

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Jun 24, 2020
Dev33
5 out of 5 stars review

Big fun kid friendly!

We love the playset. The crows nest and swings are my sons favorite so far. He’s a little too little for the monkey bars and rock wall by himself just yet. The slide is super fast too. Everything is awesome. When building we were short a few washers and some would was splinting otherwise really awesome set! Plus we put our dog up to cool off he loves it.

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