Which brand/ type of trampoline do you recommend for the backyard? Do the suppliers also assemble/install them? Looks like a pricey affair at the first glance. Any OzB level tips will be appreciated. :)
Recommendations for Trampoline
virhlpool on 27/11/2023 - 19:11
Last edited 27/11/2023 - 22:06
Last edited 27/11/2023 - 22:06
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A naive question.. do you have to get it installed or just place it?
DIY install - managed by myself in around an hour but second pair of hands are handy 🙌
Just buy a good 2nd hand one. You won't have it more than 18M /2yrs unless you have an Olympian in the family.
I know where you can get a pink one cheap.
Seriously Gumtree even have freebies sometimes. Some even have good mats. Now is the worst time of year to buy a new one. You'll get a 50% off deal on a triple priced trampoline
Depends how old your kids are and how many, and neighbors kids friends, etc. Our trampoline got a good 10 years of use. Had it under a tree - that made it so much nicer and inviting for the kids to use too.
But yeah, second hand is a good idea anyway.
We got that sort of duration too, with our kids 8yrs apart from oldest to youngest.
I replaced the mat and a lot of the springs about 7 years in as the old mat got tears and springs had some surface rust.Friends bought a costlier spiral fiberglass spring version about the same time we bought a cheap and cheerful steel version.
They said it was safer, and seemed to offer less chance of sticking a foot through a gap around the edge, but none of our kids got any injuries that way.It's a good idea to supervise kids on these when there is a group - I think all of the minor injuries our kids had were from knees going into heads or elbows into mouths when a bunch of kids were all on at once.
"It's a good idea to supervise kids on these when there is a group - "
"Trampolice"
No one should pay for a trampoline, you get free one popping up marketplace every day, one with near new mat (this is important) every month (get this).
A new mat is around $50, so no big cost either.
Tramampoline!
Tramapoline!
We got ours as a Xmas present from Santa claus.
I discovered later that it caused our eldest to believe in Santa for an extra 2 years, as it was a stormy Christmas Eve and she knew there was no way her parents would have been out in the rain assembling a trampoline, so Santa had to be real!Santa tells me even in difficult conditions it takes about 60 mins to put one together, but he needed a helper as some of the frame pieces needed to be held with tension all the way around to fit together.
Springfree brand trampolines are too exxy. Ouch! But then many people seem to recommend them.
Springfree arguably the safest; Vuly cheaper and more bouncy. Ideally you'd try them out before acquiring (new or pre-owned). Whichever way you go, they're a wonderful backyard diversion for many years
safer because they don't bounce so well.
Injury rate from our retro steel-sprung tramp: 100%. Injury rate from our Springfree with minimal parental supervision: 0%
@sumyungguy: What kind of injuries? Like falling off? Was it the springs specifically that were the issue or lack of other safety features?
@morse: No hospitalisations, but every kid that jumped on our tramp suffered some injury (spring covers fitted). Those old style tramps had no safety features. The main recommendation back in the day was to dig a pit to get the jumping surface at ground level. A 2015 study suggested netted enclosures could contribute to the risk of injury by leading parents to falsely believe that a the enclosure eradicates the risk of injury. The safety issues have now largely been engineered out, leaving purchasers to make their choice. There's a consus standard (AS 4989) but no regulations.
@sumyungguy: Thanks!
I’m looking at Vuly with springs but enclosure finger safe netting etc.
I wouldn’t go without supervision at this age and he’s an only child so no risk of head collisions unless friends are over, which is not that often at this point, mostly as we are not very hot hosts 😂
The cheaper vuly have springs. Springless vuly are similar cost to spring free
They are pricy to buy and hold value pretty well but they are bomb proof and have a possibly the biggest mat/size ratio as the rods that provide bouce are vertical . Check the stitching on the mat if buying second hand. We are on our third as I just keep upsizing (all purchased used) as the kids grow.
Good to know. I don't see many great options online - do you usually find them online (Facebook/ Gumtree)?
My last 2 trampolines were Marketplace purchases for $50. Each last ~5 years.
Which brand?
no idea.
kids spent hours and hours and hours on them.
if you have young kids then make sure it has a net (and the net is in good condition). both trampolines were just standard round ones with a wall/net.
the first trampoline (14') was at my old house and placed next to the gazebo. I added a long pole angled up from the gazebo with a garden sprinkler attached with a hose leading a tap. the sprinkler head was 3 metres above the mat. so my kids in summer would jump on the trampoline whilst the sprinkler was running (in the late afternoon it doubled as bath time - parent hack: altomic 2014).
that trampoline did rust out at the feet (and the mat had a few stretch marks) .
the kids used to camp out on it in summer.
second trampoline was a (16') - the kids grew out of it and I gave it to a family with young kids down the street.
Springfree used ones seem to be good value, especially if you can grab one not very old.
Vuly Flare - Large, going great a year later. No creaking or mesh damage after weekly back and forth movement for mowing