I bought this over a year ago after spending a year looking for a neat one at a price I could afford. All the ones I found at this price didn’t have all the cool stuff this one has. it’s still in great shape even after being snowed on, rained on, and abused by a bunch of little boys. We had all the pieces and a few extras.However, putting this thing together will bring out the anger in you. My husband and I put this together ourselves, it made us so mad, made us fight. We hated this thing, it took us a month to put together because the instructions were so unclear, and the letters on the boards are so hard to see, we had to take it apart several times due to mistakes. And it made us so angry that some days we didn’t even want to mess with it. But My children love it! And that’s the important thing. So it was worth it.

We have had our skyfort2 put together for two weeks and boys love it. It took me about 6 days to put it together with help from my father-n-law for 2 of them and on cold days I would stop early. I have to admit I had fun putting it together. its kind of a big lego set. I read some of the review before I purchase and they had a lot of good advice. all the boards are lettered and numbered so you want to set all the boards out on the ground in order before you get started. A good screw-gun is a must if you are putting this set together (they provide the bits you will need)but not the drill bits I had to buy a 7/16th drill bit. I used a black-n-decore 20V lithium. I suggest putting the clubhouse together first because every thing connects to it , To me the slide was the hardest thing to put together. the playset is very sturdy it held me and I'm a big-O-boy 6'1" 265 so I have no problem with my boys being on it. this set is not going to be put up in a day but it is do able. Read the instructions several pages ahead, take your time and have fun with it. I hope this review is helpful.

My wife and I have been looking to get a new playset for our 4 kids the last 3 years and the Skyfort II was the ultimate choice we wanted that fit within our budget. It finally aligned up with tax return this year so we bought it. Shipping is free which is awesome since I don’t have the means to pick up at a Sam’s directly. Comes in four boxes, probably 100-200lbs. each. The delivery driver had a 2-wheel dolly so I was able to bring the boxes to my back yard with a little “umph” work. I’ve done many do-it-yourself projects, but probably not one from a box this large. I was very impressed with how everything is packaged and labeled. I had no missing hardware (some extras actually), all wood pieces were there and marked legibly enough to recognize the part #. I was able to do this by myself in about 28 hrs. over several days as I had time available. It probably would have taken a little less time if I had more full days to work on this vs. broken up. My suggestion/recommendations is to take time to lay out all the wood pieces by letter, definitely helps to find pieces during the process. I had an 18-volt cordless drill with two batteries, which I would also recommend if you have access to one; a handtool is provided, but a drill of some sort is needed regardless since some minor drilling is required and also helps to complete in a timely manner (star drill bits are included with the hardware as well). The instructions are very well marked and great to note which way pilot holes need to face when putting pieces together; I got ahead of myself a couple of times and overlooked these details, so just make sure you pay attention to the instructions about which way pieces need to face when assembling. Doing so will make sure each following step goes smoothly with you having all the holes in the right place. For the whole project, only one piece had the pilot holes in the wrong place (one of the main floor sections), but that was no issue at all. I was careful when working on the upper playset areas, but I’m 195lbs, and the 2nd level of the playhouse as well as the crow’s nest was able to handle my weight with no issues. While the playset is still new for us and don’t know about wear and tear, I’m very impressed with the quality of the wood and hardware. I’m also impressed with the instructions; it’s about 65 pages/steps in all, but very well laid out and was easy for me to follow. It all seems very sturdy and looks great in our yard and kids are having a blast. Our youngest is 1, so we expect to have this over 10yrs. and will maintain it with wood treatments as recommended to upkeep. Very happy with this purchase.

My husband finished putting this together last night, and the kids were thrilled!!! It took him 2 full days, plus several hours prior building individual pieces in the garage before he brought them outside. You won't find a better playset for your money! All pieces were in excellent condition when they arrived, and we weren't missing anything either. Also, shipping was super quick and the freight company who delivered brought it right into our garage (4 large boxes). We are looking forward to years and years of fun in skyfort!!!!

Several hours are needed to inventory and separate parts if you are doing this by yourself. Some instructions are a little vague. My son and I worked together on the construction when he was off work and a neighbor helped one afternoon also. I believe we put in about 40 hours. All of the pieces were shipped but we ended up going to the hardware store for approximately a half dozen bolts. It is quite easy to use the wrong screw or wrong bolt so I wouldn't say they weren't all shipped. My grandchildren love it. My grandaughter refers to it as her "Park". It looks great and we are happy with it.

We love our new Skyfort II. We have had this swingset for about 9 months. My girls who are 1 1/2 and 3 have enjoyed it almost daily. We chose this swing set over others because we wanted something with monkey bars, a picnic table, swings, a slide, and a "clubhouse", this set offers all of that plus a glider, a crows nest, and a sandbox. Purchasing and Delivery: We purchased this online and had no complications, we chose to have it delivered. The delivery driver was very nice and even put it in our garage for us. The delivery driver drove a box truck for those wondering. Assembly: Intimidating from my point of view, so many pieces and screws and pieces, but that's why I'm married. Thank goodness for my husband and father-in-law who assembled in two days. From my husband...the pieces were sorted and small parts in labeled bags making assembly easy. We were missing one screw but were able to improvise with a screw we had at the house , and a few boards had to be shorted a tad to fit, but both of those were no big deal and for us, didn't warrant a call to the manufacturer. Use: We love it! We've had several neighbors and our HOA committee member ask us about it as several other homeowners want something similar. My girls especially love the telescope and the little windows. We love the wood roof so we don't have to worry about a plastic tarp to replace each year. With only 9 months of use we have noticed that the stain has started to wear/fade on the steps going up to the club house. We also wish the slide would have been made of a solid piece of heavy duty plastic verses a thin panel in between two sides with rods for support. (Mainly so I can slide with my girls, I'm a big kid at heart!!) Overall we are soo happy with this swingset and would purchase it all over again if we had to. We recommend it to all our friends as we get so much use out of it and with so many different things to do on it, multiple kids can easily play on it at the same time. Perfect for families with multiple kids.

This was a great swing set for the price and the quality was alot more than my husband and I expected. We bought the set for our 4 year old daughter for Christmas and it took my husband, father in law and 2 other individuals 3 days to put this thing together. Three of those individuals can build just about anything but it was very time consuming, It helps if you seperate and inventory all of your pieces first. We seperated all of the pieces into piles and used a piece of chalk to write on the ground so we could easily get to the pieces. Overall it is a great set for the price but my only complaint is that they could have made the side that the swings attach to a little longer due to the swings being so close.

This swingset is very nice. I would definitely recommend it. We bought it two seasons ago at a local club. I assembled it myself in about 30 hours. Certainly could have cut this down considerably if I had anyone helping me. I do consider myself very handy though. Three things to mention 1) Instructions tell you to hammer the pipes into the holes for the outer ladder. Do not do this. the wood is much softer than it may seem. By hand if more than sifficient. I damaged one of the boards but saved it with some good wood glue and a few clamps. 2) Stamped markings on boards are very hard to read sometimes. Could use some serious improvement there. Wasted lots of time trying to figure out some of the markings. 3) Do not skip this - stain/waterproof this or any other playground as soon as you finish assembling it. If you do not, it will look horrible in one year. The existign coloring is just that, a coloring. It has no protective quality or UV block of any kind. I live on a very small lake and can see 4 of them that are the same age as ours and look 20 years old and are quite frankly eye sores. after spending this kind of money and 30 hours assembling, a gallon of cedar colored stain 60 to 90 more minutes (way less if you decide to do this before assembly - just mind the stamped markings) and a $8 sprayer at Lowes can keep your playground looking good and sliver free for years instead of months.

Ordered the playset with assembly (and pre-paid Sam's Club in full including assembly) and getting their third party company to show up has been a disaster. I paid Sam's club for an end-to-end service and their install keeps being postponed last minute. Has been over a month now that it has been sitting here. Sam's club takes your money very quickly.

Construction: Quality Parts. Directions simple to follow. Slight skills needed, but any weekender will have no problem putting this set together. As previous reviews I've read around web on this set recommend and warn, it's time consuming but inventory all parts/lumber first, will save time later searching when assembling. Do need an adult (14yo+ helper) for a few sections to be held in place, but other than that can pretty much can be built solo. I did it in sections where I knew I didn't need a helper, then when mine was available we'd put those sections together. I spread it out over 4 days as it was a gift from Santa and we had a few family things planned the days when I was building. When finally built, it looks big but it is not a huge eye-sore, very attractive. Use/Enjoyment: Kids love it (4.5yo and 2yo). Climb all over, swing non-stop (really like the glider) and slide right off the slide, it's fast. Kind of wish it was a flatter slide, as the bumpy slide looks uncomfortable (camel hump slide my kids call it). I tried it and let me just say, I won't be going down it very often. Kid's don't seem to mind. I think I'll swap it out for a tube slide or something without the "camel" humps before the years end as it tends to catapult my 2yo over the slide pad mat (recommend), although she is all smiles every landing and right back up the ladder for more. *Only reason 4 stars rating is the slide - a quality different version will cost roughly $300+ other than that this set is 5 stars. Overall extremely happy with this purchase as my kids laughter and smiling faces when they use it are proof enough it was a great buy!