Great product for the price. Definatley alot some time for assembly and get a helping hand. I recommend sorting all wood by letter and doing a complete inventory of lumber. The bolts and bucket nuts tend to cross thread easily so start them by hand. Once assembled this thing is awesome. We have become the hit of the neighborhood among the kids which makes all the time building it worth it when you see them having a blast.

We bought this two years ago and I have come back to say that we think it's the best purchase we ever made for our daughters! It provides hours and hours of fun and we are pleased with how it's holding up given the sometimes brutal winters we get here (I did add that waterproof sealant on it, as suggested.) As far as setting it up, I took the time to unpack the four boxes (which come to you packed in such a manner that's conducive to shipping, not at all to constructing your swing set!) and I laid them out according to the stamps on them so it would be far easier to locate piece number H22, for example. We ended up taking two full days to construct our swing set with two very competent, experienced men and me, the competent mama! Haha My dad took the time to ensure that the ground was level with his machinery before we even began construction so we had no issues whatsoever with pieces lining up. After the first day, I realized that having the hardware pre-packaged according to the step would speed up the process, so that evening I took the time to sort the necessary bits of hardware into Ziploc bags and label them so that the next day it was like night and day the speed at which we were able to move. I totally recommend laying all of your lumber out in an alphabetic fashion and doing the little Ziploc bags like I did. My parents plan to purchase the same set now that their grandkids are all starting to get at the age where they can play on this and they want to get the same set because of how happy we are with ours and the fact that we have the experience of building this exact model so we will have an easier time with putting it all together, I believe. When we purchased the set, our elder daughter was two years old and clearly could not use the monkey bars. We just made a gate and placed it in the opening for the monkey bar entrance so that we would not have to worry about her falling out of the upper level when she wanted to go down the slide. We also got a piece of plywood and a spare piece of wood and screw those together to block the monkey bar ladder until we feel like she is at an age where she can safely use that section. As for now, she has fun doing the monkey bars with Mom or Dad's help and baby sister is just loving her new swing that we got to add on.

Overall, I wish I could give a 6 stars. The quality is awesome! Super strong design and well balanced! Highly recommended. This is a video tour of the process that took over a week to complete from clearing the trees, removing tree stumps, leveling the land, and mapping out the area. We had to hired two handy-men to assemble the skyfort II and they did a marvelous job. See the video for details.

Our product arrived on time and the assembly was scheduled a week later. We were asked if we wanted to be called if there were any cancellations. We agreed and were called the next day! Our delivery team was professional and FAST! Start to finish was 5hrs and my little ones were playing that very same evening. The kids love the fort and the different swings, but play with just about every part. I have a 4 and 6yr old. Overall this was a great experience for us.

Purchased for my 10 and 4 year old and both love it! The lookout up top is their favorite feature. You can easily change out the swings for something else like a saucer swing. Wish we had taken the time to stain the wood before assembly as it is already starting to show wear and peeling.

We purchased the Sky Fort II for our grand kids. It is advertised as being made of cedar. It is NOT CEDAR. It is a white wood painted a cedar color. A little disappointed as we might have chosen a different product had we known. We are worried this wood won't hold up well.

The swing set has an excellent design and that's about it. The wood used in the construction is very soft and it starts shaking the first day of use when all of the swings are in use by kids. My 4 year old tried to play with the telescope and it came out. I have professionally installed to ensure the safety. There were few boards with cracks and some of them don't fit well. I don't know how long this set will last. It makes me nervous when multiple kids play on it at once.

We did a lot of research before purchasing this set, and we are very happy with it. We have 5 kids ages 2-9 and our oldest is about 5ft tall. We wanted something that kids of all ages could use that wouldn’t be too flimsy for lots of kids, and that our oldest could still use. This thing is sturdy! We replaced the middle bar thing with another swing. we often have 3 kids swinging on this at one time, and the set doesn’t move at all. My husband is 6’2” and can stand upright in the upstairs of the main tower. At the same time, I don’t feel like it is unsafe for our 2 year old. It did take quite some time to put together, but the sheer amount of bolts on this thing really gives me peace of mind.

Wanted something to help get the kids out of the house more when the weather was nice. We live so far away from the closest park, so I wanted something close to home, so we got this play set. A neighbor and I put it together in a few afternoons and we had no problems. Once up, it looks really good and the kids really love it!

I bought this for my 3 year old daughter and she’s now obsessed with it. The play set is as advertised. I opted to build it myself and it took 16 hours with a helper. Two of those hours were laying out all of the pieces and organizing them, which is something I highly recommend. The instructions were pretty clear and easy to understand. I did not try the app that was recommended, but it all worked out.