We bought this as a longterm gift for our three grandchildren who are now 3, 2 and almost 1. They love it now and I think it will last until the 3 year old is a teenager. Very sturdy construction and built to last. I'm sure it will outlast the wooden playsets that I considered during my shopping research!

My son really enjoys all of the activities.  It is well built and the instructions are clearly written. It is much easier to install with 2 people (we did it in 9 hours working at a leisurely pace).  It looks even better in person.  It looks great in our backyard and much better than the wood ones.  

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We love our Big Stuff Playset from Lifetime! It took us about 6 hours to set up, and I 100% recommend using both the manual and video to help with installation. I'm really happy with the earth tone colors, it helps make it fit naturally in our yard. The kids love all the fun things from the swings to the 9 foot slide, plenty to do for all ages. But their favorite place to be is up in the playhouse driving their toy cars on the floor or writing with chalk on the wall. They also spend a lot of time on the three seat swing below the house too. We're very glad all the swings are coated and soft for the kids hands as well. So happy with our playset, I'm sure we'll be spending many hours outside now!!

Bought this for the grandkids a couple months back, after shopping a bit no doubt there were cheaper brands available None had the duarablity features and the detail to children that this one. We are not afraid that they will get injured on a rusty screw. The colors are bright and beautiful so eben the adults can kick back and truly enjoy the scnery and the kids, making liftime memories with a LIFETIME product! Thank U!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Put this together a month ago on my own, with a little help on a couple of the steps. All together took about 4-5 hours to put it up, including time to level the ground, etc. The kiddos are loving it and appears that it will hold up to the NW elements much better than our neighbors rotting wood playset

Within three months (with little rain), rust appeared in a number of spots, and the number of spots continues to grow. We LOVE this playset, but yikes! We bought this for our grandchildren for Christmas to play on at our house, but already the set looks ten years old because of the rust! I will be contacting Lifetime today and will follow up this review with how responsive they are to this issue.

We surprised our kids with this swing set for Easter about 5 years ago. This thing is solid! Well built! Great warranty! It hasn't faded at all. Just purchased a lifetime toddler/baby swing and excited to add it on so our littlest can enjoy it too. The slide is pretty fast and has a little drop off the end, so every kid whose gone down it has ended up landing on their rear at least once, but they bounce back up and play some more. To take advantage of all the features, I'd recommend this for kids at least 4 and older. Best feature is that it doesn't have to be restrained every year like the wooden sets!!

We bought this set in California for the grand kids. We moved to Texas and decided to bring it with us at the kids request. So took it apart had some issues with some of the bolts. The set was in great shape but needed to order replacement bolts. Called manufacture and received great service.

"Lifetime" is a good name for this product line, because that is about how much time you will need to assemble it. Boxes are stamped "Made in China", and the instructions might as well be printed in Chinese as well. Make sure to buy order a crystal ball and hire a structural engineer to help you assemble it. You will need to infer many things on your own when you start to decipher the ream of paper that are the instructions. I am 49 years old, consider myself VERY mechanically inclined, and it took me and another experienced person over 12 hours to assemble this unit. I have put together dozens upon dozens of items together as a homeowner, and thought i'd seen it all....until now. I knew we were in trouble when we opened the boxes to find a tap for re-tapping threads included with the hardware, like it was just a normal part of the process. A tap ? Really ? C'mon....WHO DOES THAT ?? Just send out the problem, and the tools to fix it to the customer ? Seriously ? Extra hardware is also in many of the bags....just enough to make you wonder if you forgot something. Fortunately, we counted everything out BEFORE assembling each section, and immediately seen their were extra washers, nuts, plastic plugs, etc. Apparently, someone at the factory just isn't interested in doing their job to count the hardware accurately. Unit is very sturdy after assembled, and for that, i'm giving it two stars. A few of the bolt holes didn't line up on the roof, and climbing wall, but we were able to "muscle" them together and drive screws in at angles. Again though....the most horrific instructions i've ever seen. It would have been better if I had none at all.

I've had this playground for at least 5 years. It's in great shape. I used to run a preschool out of my home, so it saw a lot of use. Even our teenage friends have had fun on it. Follow the directions exactly while building it. Its time consuming, but doable.