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Backyard Discovery Skyfort III Cedar Swing Set with Tube Slide
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Nov 26, 2024
Reviewer name: Playground123
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Easy build, good cost, hours of fun

Great price and it was easy to build solo. As others said, layout all pieces and screws. Then read the directions a couple times. After that, its super easy for most people. My kids and friends have had many hours of fun on it. Cant wait for many years of play.

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Jan 17, 2025
Reviewer name: EmEMT
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Skyfort iii

We bought this for our kids for Christmas. We received it and it sat for a couple weeks. Some of the bolt packages came open in the box so there was a lot of having to guess what bolt went where. Overall great product. It did take me and a friend 57 man hours to assemble. But we were able to keep it hidden until Christmas morning after finishing it Christmas Eve.

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Jul 7, 2020
Reviewer name: NNPNick33
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Endless Fun!!!

Looking for a playset for the kids look no further than this one. This playset has everything the tube slide, wavy slide, and look out tower. Our kids will go out and have fun on this for hours. Sturdy design and really good directions for assembly. With myself and two others we had this up in 11 hours. My suggestion have one person do the individual builds like the rock climbing wall, ladder, slides, swing bar, etc. while the other two people work on the main tower. Then once you get to the other portions all you have to do is connect. We had a great experience with Backyard Discovery, the playset was delivered on time and all the pieces were accounted for. I wouldn’t suggest going anywhere else. I feel very safe with my kids on this set and can’t wait for the memories and hours of fun to be had.

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Jun 21, 2025
Reviewer name: Nonna7
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Quality product

The Grandkids love it! When our daughter and her family moved we offered to replace their existing playset that had rotting wood. After investigating our options we settled on Backyard Discovery as we were impressed with their quality products. We love seeing the grandkids delight when they play on it.

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Apr 6, 2023
Reviewer name: LWeide
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Fantastic Quality - 11/10 Reccommend

We are so happy with our purchase of this playground for our 3 year old! We cannot wait to watch him grow into it and love it for the next several years. Shipping was quick. Pieces were clearly labeled and not a single one was damaged. Instructions were extremely clear and easy to follow - just takes a good amount of time to build!

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Apr 19, 2021
Reviewer name: CharMar playset
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Good quality playset that our kids love

Good quality at a very reasonable price for this playset. The instructions were really easy to follow using the video guided app. We’ve had the playset for over a year and it still looks like the day we bought it. Hint: I did apply a coat of UV protectant waterproofing sealant. I edited this playset to last a very long time.

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Mar 20, 2023
Reviewer name: Anonymous
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Dad on a mission

This play set is AMAZING! My son loves it! My wife and I just had our second child and provide some relief for her during the day, we bought this for my son. He spends all day playing on this. Sometimes he just takes his car up and plays with them in the tree house. This is worth every penny! I bought the open base and put down a tarp and filled it with play sand to make the under side a "makeshift sand box". I highly recommend it, definitely adds to hours of fun. Or just buy the skyfort with the sandbox. Playset is super sturdy - Dont over think it, just buy it - the smile on my son's face from something that I built for him... for me, nothing more satisfying. NOVICE ADVICE: I bought this in Oct. 2022 and I will say, it is possible for one person to build this. I am 5'11", 160lbs - most average person you could meet. But I was determined to build this for my boy. It took 2-weekends for me to complete. If you enjoy a challenge and working with your hands, then you can do it. ORGANIZE AND SEPERATE THE PIECES! I read that it was easier to just work off the packing list in each box... NOPE! Not the best way at all. It was a nightmare. The Second day, I spent 2-3 hours to organize all the pieces and that made everything go so much faster and less frustrating. I found it helpful to use the app as well as the paper instructions. 90% of the using the paper instructions are very clear, but 10% was a little confusing, using the app instructions, it gives a 3-D visual and shows how the pieces connect for every step. So when I got stuck one of the steps, the app was very helpful for clarification. THOMPSON CLEAR WATER PROOFING - If I was doing this again, I would organize and spray each piece and then start the build on the second day. Water proofing is crucial. Some piece showed up damaged, I contacted BYD and they got me set up with an online portal. Great customer service, online portal made it super simple to select the exact replacement pieces. Their system for replacement is impressive and very user friendly. New pieces showed up within a week.

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Mar 28, 2023
Reviewer name: K712
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Fun and sturdy!

We bought this over the summer and are so happy with it. It comes with a lot of pieces and took a while to put together but it was totally worth it. Our kids love it and it’s really great quality. We hung the web swing that we already had so the swing pictured is not what comes with the set. The swing included is slightly smaller and black.

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Apr 26, 2021
Reviewer name: Bulldog83
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Best investment for kids

This was the best investment I could’ve done for my two girls. The installers were professional and took every precaution when setting up and making sure the ground was flat. Well-made and my children are out there every day playing after school having fun and burning energy.Paying for quality for a place at this going to last and a lot of cool little options

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May 31, 2022
Reviewer name: TiredOfBuilding
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Worth it.

So this thing definitely takes a lot of time to put together. It takes at least two people if you want to keep your sanity. Putting the tube slide together took almost three hours because it has so many bolts. As someone who has put one together already, I come of offer advice. Either sort all the pieces out by steps (but this it self could take a while) or do what we did and enlist the help of a third person. My husband and brother in law built as I was collecting pieces for their next step. That way they don’t have to run around trying to find what they need and things can keep moving. Lay all the bolts, screws, nuts, etc out in order of the part number (last three digits), that way it’s easier to find. We kept the pieces of wood in the box they come in and since the boxes are numbered, we used the parts list from each box to find the pieces we needed. I’m just warning you now, a lot of the numbers stamp on the wood is extremely hard to read (see attached picture) but relax, from process of elimination and looking at the instructions, you can figure out what the pieces are. Not all the predrilled holes are going to line up, but if you’re handy, you can get it done. Pay close attention to the orientation of the predrilled holes. Power tools are going to be a huge help. Just don’t sink the hardware too hard or the wood will split. It’s a lot of work, but it’s very rewarding to see your child enjoy it. My husband and brother in law are union iron workers so it did not take us as long to put together, which I am extremely grateful for and if I don’t have to build another thing in my life, I’ll be happy.

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