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thread: Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    I wasn't sure where to put this post, but we are going to get Miss 3 a trampoline for Christmas. She is very energetic (beyond average!) and a bit of a dare devil, we have been looking at the Vuly and springfree brands and am wondering if anyone has any experiences with these. I would love the springfree - especially knowing DD, but just not sure that it is worth the extra $.

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    Friends of ours have a Springfree, it's 5 years old and looks brand new. Another friend has a cheapie (ie Kmart/Big W) and after one year the net is breaking and the pads decaying. So I'd go the Springfree if you can. Not sure about Vuly?

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    We love our Vuly. Bought it for DD for Christmas last year. Customer service is great, excellent quality. A friend has a cheapie and yeah, it really is one of those things that you get what you pay for. I hadn't really seen or known much about the Springfree brand last year, but knowing what I know now about both, it would have come down to price for me. The Vuly are well padded and the nets are great, they aren't spring-free but the springs aren't a factor so yeah, I'd have just gone for the cheapest of Vuly or Springfree.

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    A friend of mine has a spring free and the plastic bits are all broken from sun deterioration. Yes it has a lifetime warranty but its a mega pita to pull it apart to replace a few bits. I couldn't justify the price of spring free. And I love vuly so it's what we'll be getting soon too. I love the access as well.

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    I would go the traditional system over Springfree. There is some concern over how the springfree causes torsion to the knee and how this may injure little knees. There is also bystander safety concerns. Might be worth googling and YouTube "springfree trampoline" and "knee injury" and " bystander safety concerns" HTH

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    We have an Alioop. Cost a fortune but will last a lifetime, is (relatively) safe, can get replacement bits if required and can cope with my 100kg DH jumping on it! With this, we decided it was worth spending the extra dollars for the safety and durability factors and really glad we did.

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    I have just put a vuly on layby for christmas! we have had a cheap one from target and all the springs fell out after the material and stitching disolved pretty much. I have a friend who has a vuly and they love theirs.

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    Just bought DD a 'big air', paid a bit extra to get a smaller size (10ft) but still with a weight limit we can all bounce on

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    We have just bought the Vuly for DS for xmas, I would have loved the spring free but just couldnt justify the $.
    The Vuly seemed like the next best choice

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    Another vote for Vuly.

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    What are the Vuly nets like? The pictures they don't look very thick/good quality, that's all that turns me off.

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    We've got a Vuly on layby for xmas for the boys. When we tested them out they were really solid and seem like a nice, secure trampoline - which makes me laugh actually cos when I grew up our rectangular trampoline had exposed springs, no net ...

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    Same Andie!! But there were a few accidents too though.

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    Same here AndiE. Actually the 'Hills' brand are still great and you can buy the safety nets for them too (at least you could a couple of years ago)

    Edit: I just checked on the net and HILLS actually stopped making trampolines in 2009. Pity. Sorry for the misinform.
    Last edited by Chrispe; November 6th, 2012 at 10:03 PM.

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    Which Trampoline to buy? Kmart? Vuly? Springfree?

    We just got a vuly for the kids Chrissy presents too. I can't recommend their customer service enough. Having put the tramp together yet so can't comment on that tho but I haven't read any bad reviews on them yet

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    DD is 20kg and runs around the trampoline (Vuly), throws herself at the net, bounces off, and does it again. It's pretty secure. I've also seen my almost-12yo brother do it too and it held up fine, although I do have to stop him because I don't think it's actually meant to be launched at by a 40kg boy... lol

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    By the sounds of it, there is going to be a fair few BB daddy's pulling late shift on Christmas eve.
    We are going to take ours out of the box (es) a few days before and make sure all the parts are there. I have nIghtmares about dh going to put it together at 8 pm and discovering the mat is missing!

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    The Vuly's are very easy to put together. Between us two (and we are two mums, no dads here ) it only took a little over an hour to put up.

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