You couldnt pay me to put this together a second time
Wow. Im so sore from assembling this!
You definitely should invite a friend to help (or in my case, wake up the husband)
The first step is to connect all of the pieces that shape the trampoline into a circle; it looks like its missing a piece (theres about a foot gap left when all pieces are connected), but it does say in the (horribly written) manual, that you need to use force to piece it together. meaning, literally rip a few muscles to pull each side together stick one pole into the other
Biggest issue I had was getting the screws in some screws went in better than others, but I think, ultimately, the problem is that the holes are too small, so you have to be sure the screws are going in perfectly straight. which is nearly impossible to do because the holes are so small. After stabbing myself in the leg once, twice in the wrist because the provided screw driver quickly became stripped and would slip from the screws when struggling to get them in, I finally decided to use my own screws to make the holes wider (unfortunately none of my screws were wide enough at the top the keep the pole in place so I couldnt use them for any other purpose than to widen the holes )
Overall, I think the trampoline is pretty cool, definitely bigger than I expected
I put it together while my 2 year old was sleeping so I would have the chance to try it out first, make sure it was sturdy enough, and it held me just fine (Im 122lbs hes 30lbs, so I think hell be good)
I dont think the zipper will last long, but tomorrow Im going to try putting some coconut oil on it to see if itll help to keep it from getting sstuck
I also think the poles are leaning in a little more than their supposed to which is a total bummer because, again, I almost killed myself tightening those things and Im pretty sure theyre only leaning because theyre not tight enough
Would I recommend this to anyone else? Probably not since Ive seen plenty others with better reviews and only a few bucks more expensive. But if youre up for a challenge want to save some money, i say go for it bbuy it lol
You couldnt pay me to put this together a second time
Wow. Im so sore from assembling this! You definitely should invite a friend to help (or in my case, wake up the husband) The first step is to connect all of the pieces that shape the trampoline into a circle; it looks like its missing a piece (theres about a foot gap left when all pieces are connected), but it does say in the (horribly written) manual, that you need to use force to piece it together. meaning, literally rip a few muscles to pull each side together stick one pole into the other Biggest issue I had was getting the screws in some screws went in better than others, but I think, ultimately, the problem is that the holes are too small, so you have to be sure the screws are going in perfectly straight. which is nearly impossible to do because the holes are so small. After stabbing myself in the leg once, twice in the wrist because the provided screw driver quickly became stripped and would slip from the screws when struggling to get them in, I finally decided to use my own screws to make the holes wider (unfortunately none of my screws were wide enough at the top the keep the pole in place so I couldnt use them for any other purpose than to widen the holes ) Overall, I think the trampoline is pretty cool, definitely bigger than I expected I put it together while my 2 year old was sleeping so I would have the chance to try it out first, make sure it was sturdy enough, and it held me just fine (Im 122lbs hes 30lbs, so I think hell be good) I dont think the zipper will last long, but tomorrow Im going to try putting some coconut oil on it to see if itll help to keep it from getting sstuck I also think the poles are leaning in a little more than their supposed to which is a total bummer because, again, I almost killed myself tightening those things and Im pretty sure theyre only leaning because theyre not tight enough Would I recommend this to anyone else? Probably not since Ive seen plenty others with better reviews and only a few bucks more expensive. But if youre up for a challenge want to save some money, i say go for it bbuy it lol