Swing-N-Slide Green Plastic Turbo Tube Slide for Backyard Swing Sets with Lifetime Warranty, For 7 Foot Deck Heights

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We purchased this slide for our 10 year old with Cerebral Palsy to get down from the loft in our house. Going up the stairs is easy for him but coming down was difficult. This slide exceeded all expectations and the entire family thoroughly enjoys it! Not to mention anyone who comes over.

I purchased this earlier this summer and recently finished assembling it. The directions were very clear and the playset turned out great. The hardware is extremely durable and will last a very long time. I decided to add an additional swing in the extra space. I ordered an extra set of hardware, but it was too small. It was made for a 4 x 4 beam and the wrangler has a 4 x 6 beam. I called to see if i could exchange it. Swing n Slide let me keep what I ordered and promptly sent out 2 sets of swing hangers made for the Wrangler! I have not experienced this type of customer service anywhere! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

We bought this for the swingset I custom made for my kids. For the price of this compared to others, how could we not go with it. It took me a little bit to set the height of the unit, but once that was done, it wasn't too bad. The first part of the slide I hung myself, using a 20' cargo strap to secure the slide piece to the frame of the set. At first, I was very worried because the holes barely even lined up. However once I began to put a few in, they began to fall in place. The following 3 curves I had the help of my wife. The first curve was fine once we installed the first few bolts. I only had to make a couple new holes. The following curve pieces we worked together with one holding in place and the other placing the bolts on. All in all, it took us a little over an hour to put it up. The kids absolutely love it. If you follow the directions and make sure that you set the "opening plate", which is the circle cut out which mounts to the frame prior to the slide being mounted, than you'll have exactly what you wanted, a perfect slide for the kids.

I own a shop that works on ATVs and lawn mowers, so I figured I could assemble this without much trouble. Big mistake. I think I did pretty well, only having to drill two new holes in the whole slide. The trick was to use a large phillips head screwdriver to align the holes, then clamp the two lips down with TWO sets of vise grips, one on each side of the hole. That will make life easier, but admittedly, I was not able to use a washer on the nut side of a few holes. The shipping box was completely destroyed in transit, but I have a good relationship with FedEx because of my business, so they were willing to re-box it and deliver the complete kit. The instructions are quite literally the worst I have ever seen. Step one is on page 8 and step two is on page 3. There is no mention of the frame that you have to build to mount the entrance. I used 45" 2x6s for the horizontals (to fit a 48" platform) and 24" 2x4s for the verticals. Use the included lags to screw the mount plate, slide and wood frame together. Very, very frustrating day but worth it to see the kids enjoying it.

This slide is really awesome especially for the price. We installed it on our playhouse which is higher than 7 feet and it still worked great. A lot of people complained about the holes the holes not lining up...well they do and they don't. Not 100% but if you move it and finesse it a little it's really not a big deal. My husband and I were able to assemble and attach it all while our daughters napped, so about 2 hours. My kids LOVE it. My 2 y/o zooms down it so fast she usually ends up on her butt. I went down it and it felt really sturdy and so did my husband (I'm 135 lbs he's 180) Make sure you read the instructions!