Splash
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Help me.
Okay, I should just leave it at that! I imagine most people who have done this have been in the same boat!
I have NO CLUE which one to buy.
I don't want a Sunray (made by Rainbow).
I might want a Play-A-Round (made by CedarWorks).
I want a Rainbow.
I'm indifferent to CedarWorks.
This set costs about $1700... plus tax, and I (not I, no most certainly not I... my FIL and father) put it together, from approximately 1200 pieces.
To get a Carnival (Rainbow's lower end line) with that set up (or very close) is about $3800.
To get a Rainbow Rainbow with that set up is closer to $5000. Both of those are pre tax, but include installation. A Carnival really would work
On the CedarWorks side, I can get this set for about $1600. No doubt that is a cool set, and I am sure the quality is fine, but I can't SEE it. I have to just order online, sight unseen. To get a "real" CedarWorks of that magnitude, it would be about $6000. But really, this is too much set for us. It really is. And I want the ramp on the same fort as the slide. And this one has weight limits on the swings (which I surpass, because I'm fat). But there are people who own them that say they swing fine on them.
The Rainbow one that I want is about $3800. It's one fort, with a wood floor and picnic table underneath. Slide and ramp on the same side, rock wall on the other side, 3 swings and monkey bars. Page 153 in this catalog.. But will he still like that when he is older? Or should I get page 165 in the same catalog? Not as great for him now, but better for an older kid (I think).
I really wish I could see the Play-A-Round one in person. That would make deciding so much easier.
Anyone has any ideas? I don't want to spend any more than I absolutely have to, but I don't want to get one that will suck. I want it to last until he's at least ten or so (and I mean keep his interest, not just remain standing), but it'll hurt a lot less if he "outgrows" a $1600 set than a $4000 set.
The spot we have, essentially the entire backyard, is about 24x22.
Okay, I should just leave it at that! I imagine most people who have done this have been in the same boat!
I have NO CLUE which one to buy.
I don't want a Sunray (made by Rainbow).
I might want a Play-A-Round (made by CedarWorks).
I want a Rainbow.
I'm indifferent to CedarWorks.
This set costs about $1700... plus tax, and I (not I, no most certainly not I... my FIL and father) put it together, from approximately 1200 pieces.
To get a Carnival (Rainbow's lower end line) with that set up (or very close) is about $3800.
To get a Rainbow Rainbow with that set up is closer to $5000. Both of those are pre tax, but include installation. A Carnival really would work
On the CedarWorks side, I can get this set for about $1600. No doubt that is a cool set, and I am sure the quality is fine, but I can't SEE it. I have to just order online, sight unseen. To get a "real" CedarWorks of that magnitude, it would be about $6000. But really, this is too much set for us. It really is. And I want the ramp on the same fort as the slide. And this one has weight limits on the swings (which I surpass, because I'm fat). But there are people who own them that say they swing fine on them.
The Rainbow one that I want is about $3800. It's one fort, with a wood floor and picnic table underneath. Slide and ramp on the same side, rock wall on the other side, 3 swings and monkey bars. Page 153 in this catalog.. But will he still like that when he is older? Or should I get page 165 in the same catalog? Not as great for him now, but better for an older kid (I think).
I really wish I could see the Play-A-Round one in person. That would make deciding so much easier.
Anyone has any ideas? I don't want to spend any more than I absolutely have to, but I don't want to get one that will suck. I want it to last until he's at least ten or so (and I mean keep his interest, not just remain standing), but it'll hurt a lot less if he "outgrows" a $1600 set than a $4000 set.
The spot we have, essentially the entire backyard, is about 24x22.