Tell me about your trampoline.
How big is it?
How much did it cost?
Is it hard to relocate if you move?
How often do your children use it once the novelty has worn off?
We got ours from kmart, I think about $270. Its a 12, ft, they also sell 10 ft ones but its a different brand. Its not too hard to put up but takes some time and you need two people.
Best thing we ever got!
My boys are 3.5 and 20 months. We bought it before #2 was born. They use it almost daily.
It cost nearly $200. A cheapy by all accounts, from ToysRUs. It took Dh a whole lot longer to put up that he thought it would. Nearly half a day. It was worth it for the laughs.
It would be a PITA to dismantle and remantle. But doable.
It is 12ft. It a bit of a nuisance because we don't have much flat ground so it's on concrete - a big no-no.
It's a good test of your Pelvic Floor muscles too.
ETA: if i had bigger kids, i think i'd get a bigger one.
We bought ours in the UK so even if I could remember the price it wouldn't help you. After 3 years the novelty still hasn't worn off. Brilliant exercise and distraction for the kids.
We got ours from Aldi for under $200, it's great. It's now 3yrs old.
It started off as one with the safety net around it and when that got ratty (a year or so later), we just took it off.
We have replaced the safety mat that goes over the springs with one off Ebay. We certainly have our money's worth.
The boys use it quite alot, most afternoons after school and on the weekends. Mostly during the summer months.
They are out there now as I type.
It's a standard size I think, not too big, both boys can jump on it at the same time. DD now gets on as well with the boys. My DH also gets on with all three and plays wrestles with them, they love it.
I can move it around the yard myself.
As for relocating, it would just be a matter of pulling it apart. You could just move it all in one piece if you have enough room to move it through a garage.
I know of people who have the spring free one, it's very expensive for a trampoline.
Trampolines are so great for camping out under the stars and not worrying about anything getting you on the ground - used to love doing that as a kid, or lying there and watching the stars. I think they are great value for money.
Our first one was a cheapie from Kmart - $175 I think and it started falling apart in no time. The net around it got holes in very early on. When we moved we left it there for the new owners (we asked them first if they wanted it!). Where we live now, the trampoline is up high and not safe without a good quality net, so we had to choose between buying a spring free one for about $1k or not getting one at all. DS1 has low muscle tone and jumping on a trampoline is really good for him, so we bit the bullet and bought the expensive one. The boys use it ALL the time. The novelty has never worn off - they jump on it, play ball games on it, wrestle on it, make up games on it, then jump on it some more. I baulked at the cost at first but it has been money well spent.
We have one of the old rectangle ones, I'd say it's about 10 years old and still going strong. The kids use it every day (weather permitting). They're SO worth the money.
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!
My brother and SIL have a 5 y/o and 3 y/o with motor skills issues and while using the old style rectangular spring trampoline at my parents' house, we'd have to be right next to it reminding them to jump in the middle etc. At home they had a newer round one with safety net so it was a bit less dangerous. But now my folks have given them the big rectangular one and as a great safety measure, they have dug it into the ground as an 'underground' trampoline, which I recall as a kid being even more fun. Now they can sit and watch somewhere nearby rather than standing around the edge in case anyone needs catching, lol.
Sent from my iPod touch - sorry for any mistakes!
Last edited by phebee; September 25th, 2011 at 12:20 PM.
Ours is also an 'old school' rectangle one that is about 11-12 years old.
It is still going really well and has been hammered by 6 kids so far (3 of them very boisterous boys )
It is still used most days.
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