I built this for my son, he is loving it as well as the neighbor kids!

Just got installed today. So happy! The 3 4- yr olds will be thrilled

We bought this a month ago and our twins love it!

Great addition to the yard kids love it.

I am surprised at how many good reviews that this playset receives. In the beginning, the playset seemed fine. The materials are thinner than some of the more expensive units that you can purchase. That, however is not the biggest problem. Within 4 months, this playset started to show a lot of wear. We have not even had this a year and the wood is flaking and falling apart. I would not recommend this to anyone. Wished we would have spent more money and purchased a better quality product.

We really like this set. The kids love it. The set up is a long process, but if you're able to assemble Ikea furniture you can do this. We turned it into a family activity with music and food and we had fun. If you're organized, you'll rock it. The quality is good and safe for a backyard play set and the customer service was very responsive when we realized we were short a few bolts. Cannot emphasize enough the need to spend time to get yourself organized before you start assembling. Unpack EVERYTHING and arrange piles by the code that's printed on ends of each part (boxes come with mixed products for packing efficiency so don't assume items are already grouped) and sort all hardware and check the list against the list printed inside the instruction book. Call customer service immediately if something is missing. Have fun.

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!

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.

I would not recommend this product to anyone. Colors do not match picture. We have assembled other swingsets and we spent many full days assemblying. For everystep multiple pieces of the same piece are in diff boxes. They only want you to pay for assembly. Its as though they intentionally make it hard to put the product together.

We have owned this for nearly two years now and my sons have played on it quite a bit. It's still rock-solid and I expect it will last until my kids outgrow it. The only time our set shifts or moves at all is when a kid at the upper end of the weight range swings high. Even then, the movement is not worrisome. I looked at play sets by other companies, and play sets that offer such a variety of activities cost at least twice as much. Because there is so much to do, this is a good set if you have a lot of kids or if the neighbor kids come over; several children can play on it at the same time. Because of some head-clearance issues (see below) it's better suited to kids under 10, but if you have a big kid who still likes play sets, he/she can use it until he/she reaches 150 lbs. If appearance matters to you, this is one of the best-looking play sets out there (assuming you keep it stained and sealed, of course). The bay "windows", wood roof, clubhouse, crow's nest, and gable detailing make it very upscale-looking. The design is good for a variety of imaginative play - the crow's nest and telescope allow it to serve as a "pirate ship" or the clubhouse and picnic table can transform it to a "house" or "restaurant." My kids especially love being able to look out over the whole neighborhood from the crow's nest. The set comes with two standard swings and a two-person glider. The swings can easily be removed if you want the open space under them, or you could replace one/both of the standard swings with a baby swing. The assembly is a big project. You really need two people for parts of the assembly (there are some large, heavy parts and sub-assemblies). Trust me: you WILL want access to power tools! There are a LOT of screws and bolts, not to mention holes to drill. The instructions are mostly okay, but they are definitely wrong in some places. Someone with experience in building can spot the errors and figure out how to compensate, but people who need perfect instructions are going to run into trouble. The instructions estimate that two moderately competent adults can build it in 24-36 hours and based on our experience that estimate is reasonable. Various quibbles: 1. The play telescope falls off too easily. Ours kept ending up on the ground, and the kids eventually got tired of reattaching it and gave up on using it altogether. It's a shame, because they really loved having a "telescope" to look out over the neighborhood. There are aftermarket telescopes out there, but I haven't tried any of them. 2. Taller kids can bump their heads on the underside of the clubhouse. (However, there is plenty of headroom *inside* the clubhouse.) Since the underside is a flat surface with no exposed screw ends or anything dangerous, the kids will learn caution after a bump or two. 3. Despite what the advertising says, the picnic table is kid-sized. Only petite adults would want to sit there to eat lunch with the kids. 4. The wooden bar over the slide and rock wall is low for older children. Although even my tall 12 year old can still use the slide and rock wall, he has to really scrunch up to get underneath that bar. 5. After about a year, the green color started coming off the grips on the rock wall, exposing the grayish tan plastic underneath. This is purely an aesthetic problem, but I wish the grips had been made of a solid green plastic. 6. The kids have to walk through the sandbox to get to the inside of the picnic table (under the clubhouse). This could be a problem if you purchase the plastic sandbox cover - it could be damaged by kids walking on it. 7. The accessories (the plastic sandbox cover and the wood kit to permanently close off the sandbox) are expensive for what you get. All in all, I am very happy with the purchase, and strongly recommend it.