Synopsis I purchased this play fort for my 6, 4 and 2 year old (boy, boy, girl). They immediately interacted with all of the components and our 4 year old learned to do the monkey bars within minutes. Assembly I knew it was going to take time, and with excited youngsters watching it being built only seems to add to the time to assemble. Overall it took 2 days. The first day was a 6 hour shift with 5 guys. Day 2 was only 3 of us for 8 hours. If I were to build this again I would recommend a crew of 4: 1 person reading the instructions, 1 parts collector and 2 builders. Everyone can keep a steady pace and its easy to rotate a builder and collector out and keep moving. Value Of all the play forts that I looked for; online, walmart, menards, lowes, home depot, etc. This fort had the most options for the price. It also looked half way decent which wasn't a requirement but a nice perk. The entire think is built solid yet it flexes where it needs to flex. It is a quality product and well worth the investment. Additional notes The crows nest gets a lot of use because the kids like to be up high and look out at things. We have a wooded lot and they can see right into the woods which they think is the best thing in the world. Final Quote It took some time as I knew it would. It is well worth the time and money spent because I know it will last. If you are looking for THE play area, this is it. LBENED02

We bought the set one year ago. It immediately needed to be sealed. We ofcourse didn't have the money to seal it after paying for the set so we decided to wait. There are worn spots all over the set. It looks about 5 years old. Several pieces cracked upon assembly(and I had an experienced carpenter help me assemble it). I bought it because I thought it would be big and sturdy enough for the kids to swing on. My 5 yo(40pnds) can't swing high on it because the whole swing bar shakes. It comes with a glider and two swings we removed the middle swing. It's way too cramped and dangerous. The wood overall seems very soft and thin. I have a home daycare and unfortunetly don't anticipate this thing lasting over 5 years. I absolutely regret buying this one. The reviews all looked great and it's a really cool looking set but it isn't made well enough.

The best advice I found and would pass on to anyone building this playset would be to open each box, inventory the pieces using the step by step assembly instructions and placing the items for each step into seperate piles as you go. This last part will save you an unbelievable amount of time. We assembled the set in approx. 17 hours with 2 people one day and 3 the next. There will be boards missing but as others have mentioned the Customer Service is the best I've ever contacted and the ones I spoke with had assembled these sets and knew exactly what I needed, no questions asked.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this playset in February to replace a 20 year old set that my grandchildren used. I currently have two great grandchildren living here temporarily and this one fit the bill. It took me a month to assemble, as I waterproofed all parts before assembling. Well worth the extra work being in Maine, and not bad for a 63 year old great grandpa. I would definitely recommend, as the kids love it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Husband and I bought this and put together ourselves(easy with directions but time consuming) for our girls 8 & 4. They loved it and have so much fun imagining all sorts of adventures in the fort or sandbox! Highly recommend

My husband & I are extremely happy with the Sky fort 2 outdoor playset. We ordered it online and it shipped in a week. We love the color of the wood and how sturdy it was when put together. It is a great height for our growing 3 and 5 yr old. They play on it daily, rain or shine. The clubhouse is great. Very tall and spacious inside. Can fit multiple children in at one time. I wish the swings were spaced out just a little further apart though. I'm always afraid they are going to hit each other while swinging. If you are planning to assemble it yourself, like my husband did, just know that you will be spending a lot of time on it. It took him 5-6 eight hour days to count/organize parts, and assemble the whole playset himself. The good news is if you follow the manual, it goes together easily. It's just time consuming due to all of the screws that need to be put in. But the pre-drilled holes were very helpful. My kids love it and so do we! I would definitely recommend this playset to others who are looking for a larger playset that their kids can grow into.

Instructions were excellent and assembly was time consuming but overall smooth and easy. The play set is awesome, the only part lacking is the swings. They are a bit too close together for safe swinging with 3 swings all in use. We try to leave the middle swing empty. Wish the swing beam was a little longer to spread them out further. The entire playset creaks when the swings are in use which is a little sketchy until you get used to it. Kids are 5 and 2.5 and are really loving the playset.

We love it…. and best of all, My kids LOVE their playground. It took about three days the build, with a lot of extra help, but everything was very well labeled and the directions were easy to follow. We would highly suggest this company and their products. This playground is very sturdy and great for both my 4 year old and 8 year old.

So pretty much the same as most of the reviews. It is really nice that all the lumber is letter stamped. It makes it a little easier. We are almost done building and we are going on 14 hours. My husband and I are not builders/contracters and have been able to figure it out. The instructions are so awful. It tells you to do something and then 5 steps later you see that it was wrong. Very strange. We are happy with the quality of the product and can tell its gonna last a long time. Cant give it 5 stars because of the awful instructions. We are going to finish today so once the kids are happily playing it will all be worth it and those bad instructions will be a vague memory. lol... Have fun putting it together or better yet call the number in the box and have it done!!

Definitely worth the time to build it, the kids LOVE it! Very sturdy, lots of features, and the kids love it! The swings, slide, fort, rock wall, etc, it has it all! Wood is in great shape, directions are pretty decent, and overall great for its price (we got it at the end of the season for a great price!) Now onto the building part.... we did stain the wood with water protection as suggested, which took probably a good 9-10hours (and that was rushing), about 3-4hrs of sorting/organizing the wood and hardware, and a full weekend of putting it together with an average of 3 guys each day. But worth every penny and time it took to put it together!