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Backyard Discovery Skyfort Elite Swing Set
4.3 out of 5 stars
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May 5, 2019
Mary
5 out of 5 stars review

Great set, but webbed swing is dangerous

We purchased this for Christmas, took a bit to put up, but now that its warmer been getting lots of use... the structure is great, lots of fun... but the webbed swing that comes with it, the rope comes out of the piece that holds it together, thankfully my kid was just sitting on it... THE FIRST TIME... the second time, it popped out on other side and my kid went flying. I wish theyd just put the glider w this set... we were excited about the web rope swing, but it has caused injury and my kids arent even heavy. But aside from the swing. Everything else is great

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Jun 24, 2020
Mtndokelly
4 out of 5 stars review

Very cool design

I bought this playhouse for my kids almost 2 months ago. And they have been playing outside everyday since. With the old playhouse that we had, it didn't get very much attention from my kids or their friends. But now, my kids friends are asking to come play at our house because they love the playhouse so much!

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Jun 24, 2020
Ken375
4 out of 5 stars review

Inspires Adventures

It's an impressive set and has lots of cool features and levels of enjoyment. The hardest part was putting it together as it came in 4 boxes and LOTS of little pieces. The thing that took the longest was sorting parts for each step as the stamps were sometimes hard to read and there were many different sizes of screws and bolts. In the end, it was all worth it though. If you're not handy with tools or you don't have any experience building this size of a set may be overwhelming to construct. Just allow yourself plenty of time and pre-sort the hardware for each step before starting.

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Jul 1, 2020
Cajunwildthings
5 out of 5 stars review

Great features! Even my 8 year old loves it

I bought this at the beginning of quarantine so my kids could still play at home. It took a long time for us to put it together, but we did it. I will say the directions weren't the easiest to follow in the beginning, but got easier as we went along. For example we couldn't figure out which side of the swing beam was the “up” side, so we ended up having to drill a few extra holes.

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Jul 7, 2020
Mappz
3 out of 5 stars review

Great playset but..

Great playset with many features. My Daughter loves it. I put it together by myself and it took about 4 days overall. Its huge and it looks good but its noisy. The wood is squeaky and crackly. It's been about 4 months now and it's still holding up fine. The monkey bars are a bit on the high side and the bars aren't very comfortable on the hands. The whole setup is pretty sturdy. I would give it 6 out of 10. I would be dissatisfied though if I paid full price for it.

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Jun 24, 2020
slclayton
4 out of 5 stars review

Great Swing Set

We bought the Skylight fort at the beginning of summer right before everything shut down. We could not have been happier that the kids had something with so many different options to play. I would recommend paying the extra money for assembly if possible. We did not so it took about 4 days to assemble. The printing on the wood was hard to read other then that it was a great purchase.

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Jun 27, 2020
Gibby
5 out of 5 stars review

BEST PURCHASE OF 2020!!

Bought this is March just after the quarantine hit....best move ever! Delivery was quick (within 5 business days), and assembly was actually a pleasure using the Built 360 app, which allows you to turn pieces (and the entire project) at every angle to ensure you have the hole orientation correct. Took me approx. 2.5 days assembling by myself (with a little help from my wife on a few parts, i.e. putting the slide together), and trust me I am no skilled laborer :-). Customer service was excellent - They replaced a few pieces that came damaged very quickly with no problems. As for the final product - the kiddos have been loving every part of it. I was actually surprised how much they love having lunch in the shade at the picnic table, and the lookout tower is huge hit!

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Jul 7, 2020
Steve108
4 out of 5 stars review

Great Value

The size and scope of the playset is amazing. We bought this a couple months ago and our kids really love it. For the price it is everything and more. My only critique would be that the instructions could be a little more detailed for the average joe.

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Jul 1, 2020
Kimber
3 out of 5 stars review

Not at all easy to put together

This started out someone simple to follow and out together. We had to open all the boxes to find most of the pieces to start with. It would have been easier if the firs box was the first set of steps and so on. As we got going none of the “pre-drilled holes” lined up and had to be re-drilled. Super frustrating when I didn't have much help and hanging off the top of this thing. Overall, it turned out functional for the kids. If I had to do it again I would possibly just pay for the install. This took me and a friend about a month working on it on and off.

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Apr 30, 2020
Mike
1 out of 5 stars review

Cheap Product Bad Quality

This set is attractive in photos, but up close it is cheap and thin wood. Every step sounds like it will break under my 30 lb. child. We received the set and found many pieces of rotted out wood. We received 4 pieces of wood that were broken. The individuals who work with the customer at the manufacturer seem to care but we are just disappointed in the product and the fact that the set seems to be a never ending product due to the poor quality of the wood. We have called at least three times to have another piece replaced. First day my kids played on the set, one of the floor boards broke through. This is scary because that could be an accident with a 30 lb child falling 6 feet down. The quality of this play set is very poor. The wood is white cedar manufactured in China. Also they did not send enough hardware (screws and bolts) so I had to go to a hardware store and buy more. I also had to purchase almost $200 worth of additional wood to strengthen the set. They claim it holds 9 children but I would never believe that the way it buckled under the weight of one toddler.

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