Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

Have put this set up on may swing sets and have had many happy cumstomer

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

Awesome product. The kids love the monkey bars. Built our own wood frame, but not to the directions included. It was added to an existing playset. I used 2x4's for the supports and they work fine. I can swing from them and I'm 180lbs. Oh, and the fasteners included work just fine. They require a torx bit, folks. TORX. You can find them everywhere.

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

The hardest part was figuring out how to attach the monkey bars to the swing set as there was no examples mentioned it just states to attach it. Thank goodness for [...] a couple of corner brackets and attaching it became real easy. Also it states all hardware required for mounting which was not included in my set.

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I used the included screws to mount these bars every 12" across two six foot 2"x6" boards which I mounted on our play set. My kids love them.

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

These monkey bars are extremely durable and very cost-effective. They were easy to install and I was grateful that I could buy just the bars and not the entire kit. [...]The only con was that a Star bit for installing the screws was not included, but I knew that already from someone else's review. Not a big deal as it's only about 50 cents to buy your own star bit. This is a great product. The entire neighborhood comes over (adults too) to swing/workout on these monkey bars!

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

I bought this kit through Meijer.com to add an overhead ladder to my grandchildren's play structure. First, you should know that the lumber is not included, you get only the metal bars. This is mentioned in the advertisements, but not clearly stated. There are some other problems with the kit and the advertising.The ad on the Meijer website says that all hardware is included, but that is NOT the case. The screws that attach the metal bars to the boards, which require a special star-slot driver bit (not included) are supplied, but the rest of the hardware is not. You have to purchase carriage bolts, washers and nuts separately. That would not be a huge problem, except that the "Wood Loc" washers that are called for in the instructions are nearly impossible to find. These are special washers with a square hole to fit carriage bolts and four pointed tines to grip the wood. No hardware or home improvement store has them. You can special order the washers from Swing-n-Slide which are on clearance sale, but you have to order a box of 500 for $10 and pay nearly $10 more for shipping. You need only four washers for the kit! These washers are normally not sold directly to the public but have to be ordered through [...] or [...]. I tried to do that, but ran into all kinds of problems: Lowes would not order such a small quantnty, Swing-n-Slide is not a listed vendor, etc. These washers are not really needed anyway. I will use regular hex bolts and flat washers. A minor problem with the instructions - they show the need for two 3-1/2-inch step supports cut from a 2x4, when you actually need four. Also, the plans tell you to bury 18" of the vertical 4x4 supports in the ground. This is tedious, time consuming and unnecessary, and would make moving the structure very difficult. My reccommendation is to cut the 4x4s to the correct height to make the horizontal bars level and then secure them to the ground with auger-type swing set anchors which would be easy to remove if necessary. There are many other simple ways to anchor the uprights without digging two deep holes.Despite these problems, any handyman can modify and use the kit to make a sturdy set of monkey bars

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

We added these monkey bars to 2 by 4's and made our own steps to complete it. They turned out beautifully. It was easy to assemble. I have a 2 and a three year old and they practice swinging on them often.

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These bars held me and I weigh 200 pounds. I'm happy because it makes me feel like they are safe for my children.

Comments about Swing-N-Slide Metal Monkey Bars:

We bought a set of the monkey bars to add onto an existing play structure and are pleased. It's nice that they just screw into wood rather than needing to insert dowels into pre-drilled holes in the wooden structure -- such a time-saver and perfectly doable for any DIY-er. We plan to pick up a second set to use for an extra set of stairs onto the structure, after doing things the hard way and realizing this is a much easier, cheaper solution that will work just fine for our children.

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I thought I was purchasing an actual swing set, please not this only includes the swings and the chains, to be added to a swing set that is already in place.