Swing-N-Slide Pioneer 245 Custom Play Set Kit product details page

All parts were there, remember you have to buy the wood for the fram but this lets you get whhe wood you need for th e area you live. instructions of what you need included. easy set up.

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If you research what you get with this kit, it would cost you 3 times as much to purchase everthing seperatly. I purchased the kit specifically for the joint brackets and as a bonus I recieved two swings and a set of rings. I did alot of research before I purchased the supplies to build a swing set for my children. It should take you about ten minutes to price out what you want to build, and this is a build kit, not a complete kit. You will realize this is a great bargain. If you read the detai ls on the box it tells you what it comes with and what you need to purchase. I made my own design and went from there, but used all items in the kit. It saved me about $200.00 of the total cost. Buy good lumber do not be cheap. This is for your children. Keep them safe and do it right.

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This kit is identical to the one I had when I was growing up. I love it for a number of reasons: we chose the wood so it's high quality and STURDY, it blends in nicely with our landscaping (as opposed to a huge set that IS the landscaping), and the kids create the fun! Another review mentions being surprised that it was just the kit. That would be a big disappointment if you were expecting the whole thing to arrive. But YES it is just the kit. Basic kits at other large retailers can be twice as much. My husband had this set assembled in an afternoon, so you have to know your way around a saw, drill, and hammer to cut the boards to length and fasten them together, but otherwise, nothing special required. About the creativity factor: I agree that the huge play sets are super fun. My one hang up is that they tend to create the fun for the kids, rather than the kids creating the fun. With this basic set (grandparents bought added slide and baby swings), our 4 boys have to add a bit of themselves to it. Accessories are available for purchase, but really, a frisbee can be a steering wheel, a paper towel tube their telescope, and a blanket their roof! The only thing I wish was that the platform was a bit bigger...if we were to remake this, I think we'd extend the platform to the end of the beam. Just a thought.

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This product is A KIT! it comes in a very small box with about 1/2 of the supplies that you need. No where in the instructions does it say exactly what you need and or what is all included in the box. It was missing all of the screws, but it had the bolts and brackets. It is fairly simple to put together once you go buy the wood and everything else you realize your missing, I just wish I would of know how much trouble this was going to cause me because I would NOT have bought it!!

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