MidwesternMom Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 My younger kids (8 and 12) are interested in having a trampoline. If you have one or have had one and would recommend a particular brand or style, or have any advice about shopping for one, I'd be happy to hear it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Spring Free, hands down. My parents have one, and so do we. You can literally run at the side of it and just get bounced back in. My 200 pound plus DH has tested this numerous times trying to flip like my little DD LOL. They are pricey, but liftime fun and so worth it. They look really nice and do not warp/discolor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Whatever you do, don't get a Skywalker! We got one of those, and within months, the springs started stretching out and flying off. It was a piece of junk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I would check with your homeowner's insurance company and make sure they allow them. I work for a countrywide insurance company and we don't allow them. The liability risk is too high. For our customers that already have them, they either have to get rid of them or their insurance gets terminated. just FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 We had one from Walmart. It lasted less that two years due to sun damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Whatever you do, don't get a Skywalker! We got one of those, and within months, the springs started stretching out and flying off. It was a piece of junk! We bought a square-shaped Skywalker from Sam's Club. Our model had a tall safety net. The springs were located outside the safety net to avoid finger pinching. Ours was great and held up for years, with many children and some adults using it regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwesternMom Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thank you all. Good point about the insurance--I'll ask DH to check our policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Heaven Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 We've bought two inexpensive ones and they have both torn away from the straps over a few years' use. However, we have left them out all year - snow, etc. - and so prob. that is part of it. However, we hired a backhoe to do some excavating and had him dig a pit so the trampoline was pit-set and the edge was then ground level. This made it a lot safer & it made it much more popular with parents! So I highly recommend that installation? Lisaj, mom to 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwesternMom Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 74HEaven, that was my first thought because that is the kind of trampoline my neighbors had when I was growing up and I think it looks a lot nicer. But virtually all of our (large) backyard is tree roots right below the surface, and we've got some mighty tall trees. Scared that digging up part of their root system would contribute to them falling on our house--or our neighbors'. So DH says no digging. Looking at the prices of the above-mentioned tramps online, I'm annoyed (as I am by many things like this) that there seems to be two price points, high and low, with no middle ground. I don't know if I want a $1200 trampoline. I don't have a $1200 anything! But if the $600 version will only last a couple of years. . . Ergh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie_ranae Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Another vote here for springfree! We got ours here (Canadian company, we live there), but when we were searching for one I think we also came across them at Sears in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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