Gosh. Mine is forever old LOL. I got it in my late teens, so easily 17/18 years old. Mine is the old school rectangle ones made by Hills, without safety pads !!! . Didn't take long to put together and not hard to disassemble. Have been looking into buying a new mat for it actually. Mat will cost me about $90. I have had kids for 10 years (lol) and the novelty has not worn off.
It is 26 x 14 springs (I think)
Last edited by Astrolady; September 24th, 2011 at 05:52 PM.
We have a 13ft
Cost just over $300
Kids use it most days best money we ever spent!
We had a bad storm recently and it blew over the neighbours yard, did no damage luckily and as it had to be dissmantled to get it out of other yard to bring it home Im now not so scared of moving as it wasnt a big deal. We now have it firmly staked to the ground.
Its also kinda fun for the adults too when you feel like taking things outdoors
12 Ft with the safety net. Think it was $700 from ToyWorld. There was a cheaper one, but we went to the local made one with better steel.
The girls go through fazes. Some weeks it will be used every day, then not at all another week. It is a hit when kids around. The net is so worth it. We would not have gotten one without it, as it meant DD2 when she was 2yo could go for a jump. Also means you can be near by rather than right beside it, if you do have a young child up there.
Have not had to move it yet. It has survived some pretty major winds around here.
We have an 8 foot round tramp by "Action", paid less than $200 from memory but it came with a safety net as well. The round ones are more evenly tensioned so fewer bounce-back incidents. Chose this size to be compact (not take up too much of the garden) plus it sits lower off the ground than the bigger models (that get progressively higher) so more user-friendly for smaller kids. We've had it for about 5 years and have recently changed the mats and the net and it's like new again.
OP, I definitely think it's worth it. We really didn't have a choice - it was that or nothing in our situation - but it has definitely lasted better and even with my kamikaze boys we have managed to stay free of trampoline injuries. And they use it so much it's a real life saver!
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