Our lifetime swingset isn't even 5 years old and it's rusted all over. The ladder tabs completely rusted off, causing the ladder to be unsafe to use. This was a huge disappointment for a brand that considers themselves 'lifetime'. Didn't even get 5 years out of it.

This is a very sturdy play set, but the other reviews are 100% correct that it takes 2 people more than a day to assemble. 2 reasons: the playground comes with long bolts & blind nuts that are difficult to install; the ground has to be level, so you'll spend a couple hours here. But, it comes in a small package!

Bought this for my grandkid's thinking it would be a great addition to our backyard BUT putting it together wasn't easy parts didn't fit correctly bolt's snapped we had to go buy good bolts and nut's several parts had no holes in them.. Not worth the price we paid we are disappointed..

The Good: Instructions are excellent. Construction seems very solid. Kids from 4 to 12 seem to have a great time playing on it. The BAD: I bought this playset for my 4 year old. She abosolutely loves it! Unfortunately there is no real safe way for her to get onto the landing to go down the slide or play with the steering wheel. The spacing of the grips on the rock walls and location of the grab bars at the top is too far apart for someone 3 foot 6 inches tall. The ladder arcs over and is horizontal right at the top. The spacing of the rungs and grab bars is such that she can fall thru very easily. To get to the platform she has to put herself in a very akward position basically pulling her knee to her chin to reach the last rung without hitting her head on the rail around the landing. If the ladder was more of a regular ladder, or the rungs were closer together, I'd give it 5 stars. I would not recommend for kids under 5.

We love this play ground it is large has lots of features and will keep the kids playing for years. My major complaint is the paint on the monkey bars is so slippery yet the paint on the pole is sticky. My kids have fallen several times and because it is so high it is dangerous for little ones.

We bought this set this spring and although several reviews said it had "confusing" instructions, we found it rather easy to follow. My kids and their friends have enjoyed having their own little park in our backyard. Very solid...no "give" to the bar while kids are swinging. Love that there isn't any wood to treat.

We just hit the 5 yr on this play set but we noticed last fall every brace under supporting the top section has completely rusted out. It is now unsafe for the grand kids to play on plus there is constantly pieces of rust falling off making it unsafe for them running around barefoot. I have not been able to get any help from the company, I would like new braces sent to us to replace them.

Assembly is worse than you can possibly imagine. Instructions called for a certain parts bag (FAA) that was not shipped. Had to improvise with some of the spare parts and some of the parts from the wrong bag (FAC) they shipped. The majority of the bolts fit into a specific kind of nut that is exceptionally poorly machined. Using only hand tools, I snapped THREE of the bolts because they fit together blindly inside the tubing, and you can't tell if it's hard to turn because it's crossthreaded or if it's the blue loctite they applied to the bolts. If blindly reversing the bolt one-handed to feel a nearly imperceptible 'click' of the threads slotting into place 4 or 5 times until you get it right – times 250 bolts – sounds like fun, you might like this kit. I'd rather remove my own teeth with slip-lock pliers than have to assemble another one of these.

$1,700 for a pile of rust. The company does not stand behind their product.

arrived in good shape have not constructed it yet so I cant really say much either way.