We bought the swingset when our boys were three and six years old. They are eight and 11 now, and the swingset has gotten them through their childhood years. And it still looks nearly new. I am on the website now many years later to re-order a replacement rope cargo net which has disintegrated over time. Every other part of this swingset is solid and has held up very well to snow, sun and rain. My boys spent many hours outside playing on the swing set, with neighborhood friends and with each other. We have other neighbors with wooden swing sets- their sets have required frequent maintenance, including replacement of parts and staining. The second story clubhouse is still a favorite hangout spot today. Swing heights adjust easily. Highly recommend this set.

I'm so pleased I gave this gift to my grand kids!  Tho  I think their parent think its a gift to them reason the kids spend all home time on it playing. We had a construction friend install and he was amazed at the quality. Best design to allow lots of play mates. Everything is there to provide hours of fun resulting in calm indoor children!

We've only had the set for about a month but I helped our friend who is an engineer, put it together. It took him 20 hours with my help. Our 9 grandchildren ages 8 down to 1 year love it. The instructions were clear for the most part. There were 2 bags of extra screws that we would have used if we knew they were extra. It would have saved us a trip to the hardware store; Had a few cross threaded screws. It's very solidly built and good ground supports. A friend is already looking to buy one after seeing ours.

My son and his friends love this playset. Setup was done with the help of my wife in one day. The climbing wall and climbing net are great additions to keep kids entertained. The playset has made it through a few Michigan winters with very little rust needing touching up. The swings hold my weight (210 lbs) but I haven't (and wont) test the slide (LOL). We added a few pin wheels to the peak of the roof to discourage birds from landing and it's worked great. Couldn't be happier with the playset as I did not want a wooden one needing re-staining.

We were looking for a playset that would last through all four of our kids. We live in the dry hot desert of California and nothing lasts long in the sun. Wood doesn't last long and cheep plastic breaks apart very quickly. This double slide deluxe had everything we were looking for. Another feature we were looking for was something that could be moved around if needed. This playset is heavy enough we didn't need to cement it down and all the kids can swing on it with out the fear of it toppling over. It has been a great addition to our back yard. We look forward to havinging this for a very long time.

This will be the best swing set we purchase! It is really heavy duty and includes wonderful features, like the double slide, platform which is constructed for higher weights, super-fast, long slides and safe add-on items. My son, part of the assembly team, ordered an identical swing set the day after we assembled this one. The only pitfall would be the lack of written directions (too much reliance on small pictures.) Inability to discern how to position the holes in parts caused too much studying of the pictures and 2-3 assemble, disassemble and change, reassemble patterns. Everything actually goes together perfectly , but 4 adults spent a grueling day assembling this monster! Packaging of hardware and labeling it gets an A+ Our swing set arrived in beat up, soaked cardboard boxes, but I feel this falls on the shipper.

As a fairly advanced DIYer I expected to put this together in no time at all, but I was mistaken - it's a pretty big project and will probably take 10-20 hours depending on your experience level. After building this I have some tips that may help: * Several parts look extremely similar but have slight differences, and it's not obvious which part is which (they're not labeled). The instructions include a Parts Identifier that makes it easier to distinguish each part, but for some reason that section is in the middle of the instructions after section 3. I wish Lifetime would just label the parts with their part numbers, but since they don't you should use the Parts Identifier to make sure you don't get the parts mixed up. * Use the BILT app, which gives 3D versions of each step. There were a few steps in the instructions that were not completely clear to me, but every time this happened the BILT app helped me figure out what to do. * The barrel nuts (part BTS) and their matching bolts are extremely prone to cross-threading. If you start putting these together and notice a lot of resistance, take the bolt out and start over. If you try to force it you can shear off the bolt inside the nut, and then you'll have to wait for spare parts before you can finish putting it together. Fortunately Lifetime customer service is great and shipped out the replacement parts to me at no cost, no questions asked. * There are several sections where you have to use self-drilling screws to make holes in metal. The instructions tell you to just do this with a screwdriver, which I guess is technically possible but it will take forever. I would highly recommend using a center punch and hammer to get this started, then a small drill bit (I used 1/8-inch) to make a pilot hole. Once you do that the self-drilling screws will go in MUCH more easily. * If you think you can do this alone you're mistaken. Several sections can be done alone, but unless you have four arms you absolutely need a helper for some of the other sections. * A ratcheting socket wrench will make your life a lot easier. A deep socket (not regular socket) that's 1/2-inch makes it much easier to attach the steering wheel. * There were a couple of sections where I found a right-angle drill adapter to be very helpful. I'm pretty sure you could get by without one, but it will make things easier. Overall I have no major complaints about this playset, I just wish that all of the parts would be labeled with their part numbers. Delivery was easy, assembly was time-consuming but not overly challenging, and my kids love it.

The parts are not labeled. You really have to look closely at the assembly instructions and compare parts to make sure you are using the correct one or it is oriented in the correct direction. I had to take the thing apart 3 times. The hardware parts packages were labeled so I'll give them that. This is the 2nd life time brand thin I have purchased in the last two years and I won't do it again.

We have had this playset for a few years now. It still looks new, except for rust on the swing chains. It is very durable and strong. My husband plays on it with the kids and I swing on it with them. It holds our weight well and we are not light people.

I bought this about 3 months ago and my two kids love it. all the neighbor kids come over and play on it as it definitely is intriguing to lots of different age ranges. It took about nine hours for us to set up on our own. Even though we just set up my mom's smaller one without the hut a few days before. We had friends and are pretty handy. some of the holes did not line up on the climbing rock feature but it worked. I swing on it a lot as well at 215 pounds plus a kid or two and it holds up great. The hut is the highlight. Although the wheel already stopped making noise. So 4 stars for that, the miss aliment and the install time.