Swing-N-Slide 7 ft.Turbo Tube Slide , Green

This is your sign to put a slide off the back of your deck for your grandbabies. I used a section at the end of the deck where I could fashion a safety gate where I could lock it to keep the babies from going down it when not supervised. Let me tell ya, they love it, even my 2 y.o. grand daughter goes down it over and over by herself. I built up a base to put under the very end of the slide with cinderblocks, to leave the bottom a bit more elevated off the ground for easy exit. The slide is not so steep that kids come flying out the end, it has a nice flattened area that slows them down at the end. Very easy to put together definitely need 2 people. Its a bit pricey but considering the price of a swing set, its not that bad, and alot more fun! Its super well made and will bring so many happy memories for years to come. I also hung swings under my deck, so the kids have a full "swing set" without the upkeep, appearance of a swing set or having to build one. Its fun for adults too we all go down it with the kids and still super stable.

This is really a great tube slide, both my boys love it, (8&10) I really like the tube slide since it makes it impossible for the boys to fall off the slide, and with a deck height of 7 feet, that was a concern. I found the slide easy to assemble and the directions were clear and had pictures. The directions state that it takes two persons to assemble the slide, and they way they have you do it, it would take at least two persons and they had better be strong and very patent. I was able to assemble the slide easily by myself, by not following the directions. The easy way is to assemble it on the ground by sections. First assemble the two halves of each section, then bolt the sections together until you have the whole tube bolted together laying on the ground. The tube is light enough that one person can roll it to reach all the bolts that need to be installed. The trick, is in the directions they tell you to align the bolt holes by forcing a screw driver through the holes to align them, great piece of advice, but of course as soon as you remove screw driver, the holes will move out of alignment before you could insert a bolt. The trick is to insert the screw driver or drift pin, (the tip of a needle nose pliers works best) and then use a vise grip pliers (a sheet metal vise grip pliers works best and doesn't leave a mark) to lock the pieces in place while you remove the drift pin and insert the bolt. That one trick makes putting the tube slide together a lot easier. Put the bolts in loose, and then tighten them once a joint has all the bolts are in place, that way, any out of alignment holes will be "forced" or enlarged in the right direction. Once the tube is together, roll it over to where it is going to go and tip it up into place. If you are working alone, you can nail a temporary block for the bottom edge to rest on, and use a brace on the tube to hold it against the tower while you climb up and screw in the screws. The slide comes with two brackets that bolt onto the last section joint, one attaches to the tower leg, the other supports the joint from below using a wooden support you have to build out of treated lumber, there is a diagram in the instructions. I made up a wooden cradle to support the last joint, so it supported the entire joint instead of just supporting two bolts on the joint. The weight limit for the slide is 350 lbs, there is a super turbo slide, that costs a lot more and has 50% thicker plastic but only has a weight limit of 375 lbs, but doesn't need the extra support brackets at the last joint. The slide is intended for use with the manufactures' wooden playsets and includes green metal brackets and screws for building the tower platform for the slide, but doesn't include the directions for building the tower. The directions apparently were included with the playset instructions. The price here at Amazon, ($425) was the best price on the web and was cheaper than what I could find in all the local stores. Update, nine years later the slide is still in great shape and my boys are now older and have mostly out grown tree forts. If the tree holds up, maybe someday another generation will rediscover it.

Assembling this slide is tedious and the instructions aren’t the best. As others have commented, the slide sections go together much easier if you let them heat up in the sun before and while you’re assembling. Follow what the instructions say regarding bolts - do not skip holes just to get the pieces together before installing all of the bolts. I’m impressed with the rigidness of the assembly once it’s attached to the playset and supported on the ground. I recommended not digging 3” below grade under the slide as the instructions say at first, unless you need the clearance due to deck height or grade. My biggest gripe with the product is missing hardware. I needed ~ 10 washers and lock nuts, and 2 1-1/2” bolts to complete the install. Luckily I had some on hand to use, but that’s a pretty unacceptable number of parts IMO.

really good looking and also sturdy. please with the purchase. it was easy to set up the only thing was the bottom part to attach but overall easy

Very satisfied and quick delivery