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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 $.
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?
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.
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.
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 :D
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.
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.
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 ;)
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
Another vote for Vuly.
What are the Vuly nets like? The pictures they don't look very thick/good quality, that's all that turns me off.
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 ... :)
Same Andie!! But there were a few accidents too though.
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.
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 :)
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
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!
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.
wow does sound like everyone will be very busy christmas eve with trampolines!!.
I had a look at the one in the shop and I found that the net was really sturdy, seemed quite thick and secure.
Wow, thanks for this thread. To be honest, I thouht there was only two kinds. Springfree, and everything else. I would so love to get a trampoline for the kids from Santa. So I hope he chooses one that won't deteriorate quickly in the scorching sun!
I've been looking at Vuly but am wondering how the clips that go down the poles to hold the net hold up. It looks to me like they would rip easily.
Any feedback on how they hold up appreciated :)
I vote Vuly.. they are fantatsic and I know their replacement service is fantastic I love the tent you can buy for them as well.... the nets are great
we have a cheapie big w one while ok the pads around the spring deteriotrated within months and you can't get replacement grrrr...
We have Springfree and after 2 years it still looks new. The girls (6,4,2 yrs) all use it generally every day! I love how sturdy it is. I paid the extra (i think around $100 ish) for the delivery men to set it up which was the best money ever spent - they did it in 27 minutes and even gave us a demo!!
Rach, at the moment vuly have a deal where you get the tent free. I think we also got a ladder or a step of some kind too.
Getting excited about setting it up now. Lol!
How did everyone go putting up the trampolines for Christmas Day? We did it Christmas Eve after Miss3 went to sleep got the base and mat on but had to abort mission due to a crazy electrical storm. Finished it in the morning. We love our Vuly!
Took DH about 3 hours to put our Vuly up on Xmas Eve. He had to be a hero and do it on his own, despite my dad staying with us (men, lol!!). Our boys love it. I don't mind it either ;)
3 hours Pfft, I did our Vuly on my own also, took me about an hour & half LOL. Go tell him that & see if he still beats his chest HAHA :P:
:ROFL: Ha ha ha ha! He had to have three goes at getting the springs attached correctly to the frame. He fancies himself as such a DIY guy but the sad reality is he aint ... cos he rarely reads instructions. At least he tries :rolleyes: Fortunately he eventually gets it right.
I did ours then got to the net & realised I had to put that on while I did the springs. I was so sore from pulling on & off bloody springs LOL
Plus I did in my neighbours yard so the kids wouldn't see it & then getting it over to our yard in the middle of the night with DH was a real laugh. I had to take the legs off & I saved putting the net poles on. But didn't factor in that 12 ft is actually pretty darn high so we got stuck under a tree. But managed to ram it under so I could do the net at 1 am ready for the morning LOL
Wow, sounds like you had a night of high adventure! Glad to hear there were laughs though. Hope your kids appreciate your efforts and jump on the damn thing !! :)
with the humidity of cairns & 12am, laughing was all I could do. Best part was, DH took the kids out while I did it. The neighbours are away so I did it there thinking it was safest. DH didn't bring the kids home till it was dark & no one went out the back anyway. so it would have been safe to just do it at home LOL
You girls certainly had an adventure!
We ended up getting a Vuly. It's fantastic :)
We love our vuly too, set it up Christmas Eve took just over an hour and half of it was done in the dark lol!!! The boys LOVE IT
Definitely a springfree...They are fabulous and most importantly SAFE!!
The vuly is not the "springfree" brand but is completely safe as the springs are on the outside of the net and cannot be bounced on. I have my 3 buoy in there and it's very safe. We are still loving it lol
Any updates on how the Vuly tramps are holding up? My DH is balking at e cost of a springfree so looking for more feedback please :)
We bought a spring free for Christmas last year and my DH was a bit concerned about the price but luckily in our suburb there are a few older springfree's in people's backyards so he saw them when we were out walking and they still look perfect one of our neighbours has had hers for 8 years and we could not tell. He was happy to pay then. Walking around now looking at all the trampolines that have been here for a few years now you can gradually see other brands deteriorate and become eye sores and most importantly unsafe. I don't know what brands they are though. I have never seen a vuly one and I don't know anyone that has one so can't comment on them.