Lifetime Kid's Outdoor 5 ft. H x 10 ft. W Dome Climber, Red and Blue (101301)

I haven't had it up too long, but my kids (6 & 10) love it. They like hanging and pretending they are doing tricks or acrobatic things. We even hung some sheets around it and clipped them on with large clips. It made a fun fort. So many possibilities with a little imagination. It took us between 2 to 3 hours to set up which is what it had said it would take with 2 people. There was 2 of us, could probably do the first half alone, but then it gets a little trickier and definitely needed two sets of hands. No complaints here, it even showed up 2 days earlier than it said it would.

The dome is really good quality. Fairly easy for two people to put together. The only problem we have is that it is a little big for our tall 6 year old granddaughter. We had to put something next to it for her to stand on so that she could climb up on it. She will grow into it though and should get better at climbing it once she gets more confidant. She also needs some sneakers with good gripping soles or bare feet.

It is a great piece of playground equipment. The only drawback is the directions. It was difficult to put together, and after we were done, my 15 year old said, "It would have been much easier if we had done it differently." He needs to rewrite the directions for anyone else buying it! I did buy tent stakes for it; living in the Texas Panhandle, I want to be sure it stays on the ground! Overall, it is great.

The package arrived a week earlier than estimated. The box was in tact and had a complete set of all the hardware. It was easy for my husband to put it together alone for most of the assembly. As another reviewer recommended, he didn't tighten the screws until the end because each level builds on top of the lower level. It's very well designed and very sturdy. The first evening it had my 3 boys plus 2 neighbor's boys on it immediately. They had a blast! I'm excited to have this just in time for the summer. With 3 active boys ages 4, 5 1/2 and 8, this is the perfect activity to keep them happy for hours.

My age rate would be More like 4-10. The three year old would have to be an older LARGE sized one. I bought this for daycare and there are a couple of things I would change. first is the height of the first level going around. It's high for 3's and smaller 4 years olds. They so badly want to get on the first level and its frustrating to them. Second it would have been nice to have one or two open or square areas. I have some kids that are trying to flip on the first level bar and they find it difficult because the interfernece of the triangle hits their shoulders. Since all my kids are under 6, I really don't want them climbing on the top. We've put a tarp on top for a little shade. Works really well. This was NOT an easy thing to put together. One person would be miserable, with to it was manageable, but still a long time. The directions could have been written a little more clearly.