Which Trampoline to go for?

PurpleJulie

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone could advise on which of these trampolines to go for....

Jump Power 10ft trampoline from Smyths for 149.99

Sportspower 10ft trampoline from Argos for 149.99

Plum 10ft trampoline from Tescos for 150.00

Thanks for your help.

wiseoldelf

bought the Jump Power 10ft trampoline last week, for a 8 and a 5 year old.... handy enough to put together and is stable.... kids love it...

goz83

I would say in general...don't get a trampoline. They're a liability, especially when more than one person is using it. Check if your house insurance covers accidents on a trampoline. I read last year that an insurer has stipulated that injuries on trampolines and bouncy castles were not covered.

But if you're getting one, the Smyths one looks like the better design.

NIMAN

Thats a big of a killjoy attitude.

I just bought the 10ft one from Smyths for £89.99, put it together couple of days ago, and the 3 kids haven't been off it in 2 full days, having great fun. Weather helping of course, but at least they will get another few days out of it too before the rain arrives.

I know the number of broken bones go up with the arrival of trampolines (I remember a surgeon in hospital telling me the no. of young kids he was seeing had rocketed, that was about 10yrs ago), but many of those were back in the days when they had no safety net on them. Most of them now have one.

goz83

NIMAN wrote: »

Thats a big of a killjoy attitude.

I just bought the 10ft one from Smyths for £89.99, put it together couple of days ago, and the 3 kids haven't been off it in 2 full days, having great fun. Weather helping of course, but at least they will get another few days out of it too before the rain arrives.

I know the number of broken bones go up with the arrival of trampolines (I remember a surgeon in hospital telling me the no. of young kids he was seeing had rocketed, that was about 10yrs ago), but many of those were back in the days when they had no safety net on them. Most of them now have one.

Less broken bones as a percentage, but more head injuries and sprains. My son broke his ankle on one a couple of years back and still has trouble with it. In general, they are too small for more than one person to use.

magicbastarder

it's a bit of an unusual question for a gardening forum anyway.
what sort of soil do trampolines prefer? acid/alkaline, clay or sandy?
do they prefer shade?

NIMAN

I'm sure they will have an impact on your lawn if left in the same spot all summer, so technically it is a gardening question !!

PurpleJulie

Thanks, I appreciate hearing other user opinions!!!

vicwatson

Educate the kids in using it as much as possible and you’ll be grand

vicwatson

NIMAN wrote: »

I'm sure they will have an impact on your lawn if left in the same spot all summer, so technically it is a gardening question !!

Just move it every so often and cut the bejaysusing grass out of it underneath

Shefwedfan

How big is lawn? hundred of second hand trampolines going for next to nothing as people bought big and soon get tired of it as blocking the whole lawn....

I have a 13ft but then I have close to acre but the thing is massive, have to move maybe once every 2 weeks to cut grass and it is very awkward.

In terms of broken bones, best advice, do not let older and younger kids play at same time on it. That is personal but also heard professionals say the same, I have kids and at party you will have ages from 2 - 10. The kids from 2-4 are ok as they hardly bounce. then the older kids get on and are jumping high, the young ones are just bouncing balls....

The trampoline is great investment and no matter what time of the year the kids will flock to it, but as mentioned, dont buy big just because they are cheap, size it properly and basic rules when used with loads of people around

Maybe check the second hand section, I seen an 8ft going for free on facebook the other day and it was pristine....they just wanted someone to take

P.S on an evening like tonight there is nothing better than a good jump around on it for yourself :-) it can actually be a great little workout :-)

TheIrishGrover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Q3qWrDBoc

beauf

Nets help but I think accidents are kids falling on each other, or just simply falling awkwardly. So you have to police trampolines a fair bit.

Anyone know anywhere that fixes the stitching on them. Seems a shame to junk the whole thing because it needs a minor repair. Maybe you can order the fabric part on its own?

Shefwedfan

beauf wrote: »

Nets help but I think accidents are kids falling on each other, or just simply falling awkwardly. So you have to police trampolines a fair bit.

Anyone know anywhere that fixes the stitching on them. Seems a shame to junk the whole thing because it needs a minor repair. Maybe you can order the fabric part on its own?

Amazon

I bought house and in shed was the steel part and bouncing part of 13ft trampoline. The netting and the protector was in bits.

I put together and bought the netting and protector from Amazon, wasn't huge money. Trampoline is perfect now and looks brand new.

Some Irish companies supply as well but more expensive

ceikiv

We got a Plum trampoline from Tesco last year. It is smaller than the one you are looking at but it has been fine for two young boys. Most important thing for us was that the springs were on the outside of the net and that the net had a zip closure so the kids could close it themselves. I have seen the toggle variety and parents are forever opening and closing!

Mooooo

Sister got a big enough one for the kids, dug a hole in the ground so that the trampoline is flush with the ground around it. Obviously only an option for bigger gardens but reduces some risk.

NIMAN

Mooooo wrote: »

Sister got a big enough one for the kids, dug a hole in the ground so that the trampoline is flush with the ground around it. Obviously only an option for bigger gardens but reduces some risk.

Did she sort drainage under it?

I had considered that, as I seen one locally, but apparently the guy who put it in spent plenty getting drainage sorted, otherwise you could end up with a swimming pool underneath it.

average_runner

NIMAN wrote: »

Thats a big of a killjoy attitude.

I just bought the 10ft one from Smyths for £89.99, put it together couple of days ago, and the 3 kids haven't been off it in 2 full days, having great fun. Weather helping of course, but at least they will get another few days out of it too before the rain arrives.

I know the number of broken bones go up with the arrival of trampolines (I remember a surgeon in hospital telling me the no. of young kids he was seeing had rocketed, that was about 10yrs ago), but many of those were back in the days when they had no safety net on them. Most of them now have one.

Or you could look at it a different way. You don't get one, so your kid doesn't get used to a trampoline, then goes on the neighbours and gets injured because they are unfamiliar with it

average_runner

Would also buy a power hose for cleaning it down every summer!!

beauf

NIMAN wrote: »

Did she sort drainage under it?

I had considered that, as I seen one locally, but apparently the guy who put it in spent plenty getting drainage sorted, otherwise you could end up with a swimming pool underneath it.

A net stops them falling off. The injuries are from awkward falls on the trampoline. Not falling off it. Though I'm sure that happens occasionally too.

I don't get the point of digging a hole.It's a lot of effort and maintenance for nothing imo. Maybe old wives tail but some suggest is a haven for small animals rodents etc.

beauf

average_runner wrote: »

Would also buy a power hose for cleaning it down every summer!!

Have a power hose but never needed to clean the trampoline. Maybe it's if you have it near trees.

Destroys the grass underneath though.

Shefwedfan

NIMAN wrote: »

Did she sort drainage under it?

I had considered that, as I seen one locally, but apparently the guy who put it in spent plenty getting drainage sorted, otherwise you could end up with a swimming pool underneath it.

Brother has it done, didnt do any drainage underneath it....doesn't seem to have any issues with it....I was planning on doing it but then I didn't bother as I didn't want a 13ft hole in garden:p

NIMAN

Also remember, you need a 13ft wide hole in your garden, plus it would likely have to be maybe 3ft deep at least to allow the trampoline surface to go down when kids are jumping on it.

Thats a big quantity of soil to dig out. I wouldn't fancy it.

Shefwedfan

NIMAN wrote: »

Also remember, you need a 13ft wide hole in your garden, plus it would likely have to be maybe 3ft deep at least to allow the surface room to go down when kids are jumping on it.

Thats a big quantity of soil to dig out. I wouldn't fancy it.

Digger only option....he had a mini digger onsite for driveway and got the guys to do it....as you mention that is a hell of a lot of soil...not just to dig out but also to put somewhere else....

NIMAN

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Digger only option....he had a mini digger onsite for driveway and got the guys to do it....as you mention that is a hell of a lot of soil...not just to dig out but also to put somewhere else....

Only thing is, stick an advert on DoneDeal or local classifieds, someone always looking for soil.

Shefwedfan

NIMAN wrote: »

Only thing is, stick an advert on DoneDeal or local classifieds, someone always looking for soil.

I am always looking for soil :P could do with a tonne

Best to plan, soil ain't cheap as I am finding out....if you are digging it out already have a plan to build up a flower bed or something...I would not be giving away soil for free if good quality

Mooooo

NIMAN wrote: »

Did she sort drainage under it?

I had considered that, as I seen one locally, but apparently the guy who put it in spent plenty getting drainage sorted, otherwise you could end up with a swimming pool underneath it.

Drainage was fine, again rural location plenty space out the back and to put the soil elsewhere. Done when a minidigger was hired for other jobs. Filled around it so no space to go under it for small people. They have the net too which would stop smaller ones from going out dunno about older kids. Hers are only 3 and 6 and one on the way so falling off a bigger risk at that age I assume.
Dunno figures of people hurt but it could be It's more a case of 12 to15 year olds pushing boundaries as to what they're doing if what we were at at that age is anything to go off, and tbh all you can do is hope or teach them to have the cop on when not to do something stupid

beauf

Anyone I know just fell awkwardly or one kid falling on another. Accidents.

Its a lot of physical activity. Injuries will happen. Even just using it normally.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-terrifying-statistics-trampoline-safety-everett-sanderson/

I don't know where they got these stats. Maybe here

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/07/28/peds.2016-1236.full.pdf

Falling
off was a less common mechanism
at trampoline parks (4%) than has
been reported on home trampolines
(27%–39%)

n. One trampoline design that
has been shown to reduce injury
is a “soft-edge trampoline” design
that has no springs on the jumping
surface and includes a netted
enclosure without rigid supports

donegal.

I dont get the point of putting it in a hole. Is it to make it less of an eyesore or is it to use it without the net?

Shefwedfan

donegal. wrote: »

I dont get the point of putting it in a hole. Is it to make it less of an eyesore or is it to use it without the net?

You dont put in a hole....it is level with the ground.....you dig a hole so when the children bounce they can actually bounce

I find one of the most dangerous bits is when they all try to flood out of it at ocne because it is onto the next thing....this removes that

Also from outside the house, if level with ground you can't actually see it(if not netting around it)

It is is off the ground you can always see it.....

Lumen

donegal. wrote: »

I dont get the point of putting it in a hole. Is it to make it less of an eyesore or is it to use it without the net?

Both.

randombar

Anyone any experience in putting it into the ground / level with.

Trying to figure out what size hole to dig.

12 feet by 10 feet trampoline. 1m off the ground on it's legs.

I'm guessing max 1m in the middle, how much at the edges?

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

Did she sort drainage under it?

I had considered that, as I seen one locally, but apparently the guy who put it in spent plenty getting drainage sorted, otherwise you could end up with a swimming pool underneath it.

Ours is sunken so it's flush with the grass. The easy way to sort drainage is to just dig a smaller cube out of the base (called a sump hole), away from the legs, and leave a sump/pump in there permanently. Cost me €20 for the pump, it think.

GaryCocs wrote: »

Anyone any experience in putting it into the ground / level with.

Trying to figure out what size hole to dig.

12 feet by 10 feet trampoline. 1m off the ground on it's legs.

I'm guessing max 1m in the middle, how much at the edges?

There are two considerations. You need to leave enough space for the air to escape or the 'bounciness' is greatly reduced. You also don't want the space big enough for kids and/or vermin to get in/out.

When we got ours put in, the builder dug two channels and put L-shaped pipes in that lead from the cavity under the trampoline bed to a space just beside the trampoline at garden level. These have a sort of mushroom lid on them, and double up as an excellent spot to store the power lead for the pump mentioned above.

The cavity needs to be the same depth all the way around. No point having the corners higher than the center. We measured the height of the trampoline and used that as the basis for the hole. Lined the sides with cavity blocks. A bit of cement in the corners of the base which we placed the legs in while still wet, so there's a groove for them to sit in and there's minimal movement while bouncing around. To be honest, if i was doing it again I'd just dig the hole 8 inches short so there's a small gap between the top of the tramp and the grass, as it still affects how bouncy the trampoline is.

randombar

Deleted User wrote: »

Ours is sunken so it's flush with the grass. The easy way to sort drainage is to just dig a smaller cube out of the base (called a sump hole), away from the legs, and leave a sump/pump in there permanently. Cost me €20 for the pump, it think.



There are two considerations. You need to leave enough space for the air to escape or the 'bounciness' is greatly reduced. You also don't want the space big enough for kids and/or vermin to get in/out.

When we got ours put in, the builder dug two channels and put L-shaped pipes in that lead from the cavity under the trampoline bed to a space just beside the trampoline at garden level. These have a sort of mushroom lid on them, and double up as an excellent spot to store the power lead for the pump mentioned above.

The cavity needs to be the same depth all the way around. No point having the corners higher than the center. We measured the height of the trampoline and used that as the basis for the hole. Lined the sides with cavity blocks. A bit of cement in the corners of the base which we placed the legs in while still wet, so there's a groove for them to sit in and there's minimal movement while bouncing around. To be honest, if i was doing it again I'd just dig the hole 8 inches short so there's a small gap between the top of the tramp and the grass, as it still affects how bouncy the trampoline is.

I'd prefer to avoid going the retaining wall route if possible as that's a lot of cavity blocks.

I was thinking of taking off the legs and resting the top outer frame on the grass Sloping the hole inwards from there.

Good idea about the air, will dig trench for vents too so.

Can dig trench for drain at the bottom too as the garden is raised higher than the house.

Here's as much as I can show without violating anyone's privacy. You can see the two black 'mushroom lid' things for the air release at the top and bottom of the photo. They are 6" pipes running straight down into the ground, then 90 degree turn into the cavity under the trampoline. So basically an L shape at either side.

randombar

Deleted User wrote: »

Here's as much as I can show without violating anyone's privacy. You can see the two black 'mushroom lid' things for the air release at the top and bottom of the photo. They are 6" pipes running straight down into the ground, then 90 degree turn into the cavity under the trampoline. So basically an L shape at either side.

Black rubber mat surround looks good too.

Any worries about landing on the metal support bar and clunking their head off it? Padded I know.

The rubber mats are great, alright. I have to do a job on them this summer as I didn't level the soil under them properly, so most of them dip in the middle and collect a bit of rainwater, which makes them damp and prone to becoming mossy. I'll lift them all and rake a bit of sand across so everything is slightly sloping towards the pit, might make the landings a bit softer too.

Never had an issue with the support bars, the padding normally covers everything. I'm looking for new padding at the moment, as the two air hole aren't enough to be honest. The padding tends to 'flap' a bit, even though it is strapped down. Looking at something that is vented already, like this kind of setup.

Duffryman

Back to the original point. We bought one of the Jump Power ones from Smyth's because of how they have the easy up/easy down net around them. It's proven invaluable even in the past two weeks - we had it up for the fine Easter weekend, then were able to quickly take it down again for the high winds of the following weekend, and we put it up again after that.

Worth considering if you haven't actually bought one yet.

Knine

To be honest none is my answer. My daughter broke her arm on ours. I got rid of it the next day!

jellybear

Knine wrote: »

To be honest none is my answer. My daughter broke her arm on ours. I got rid of it the next day!

Read the thread title and thought 'none!' Glad someone else feels the same!:D Sorry it's not the reply you might be looking for OP!

Ult1mat3X

I would look at https://wisepick.org/best-trampoline-for-adults/. The tramps are expensive, but they are super bouncy, the best garden tramp I know is Upper Bounce. Here are some edits to prove it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qe6xFXl7j4

And a landed triple without dub bounce or crossed springs:
https://youtu.be/xeyV6aVKI5U?t=1m3s

kippy

Old thread I know but my two cents.
Kids break bones and injure themselves all the time, well they should, it's the sign of an active kid. A trampoline is actually a great workout for them and lots of fun.
It needs to be setup and used safely however.
We have a 13 ft one with nets from Smyth's for almost 4 years. Well anchored down and we always supervise the kids as they use it. A great workout for them and the most used thing they have.
We take the nets and poles down over the winter.
I've had to replace a few X joints and will need a few new bits but easily got.
Wouldn't be for sinking it. A lot of additional work.
Don't really care too much about its effect on the grass or garden. The kids are only young once

Lizardlegz

Hi all, I posted in the parenting form but not really any comments there.

Just looking for some advice. Our number 1 choice would be the BERG 12ft tramp. However, the bergs are pretty expensive and coming in at around €600 for the cheapest one! I’m just wondering if the cheaper ones are just as handy?

I’m looking at smyths, Argos and Homebase. They’re coming in a lot cheaper. Can pick up a good size one for between €150-250.

If anybody has bought from any of the above would really appreciate advice or recommendations and if they lasted and we’re good quality and safe etc. Thank you!!

Harry Palmr

What the feck has this got to do with gardening?

Lizardlegz

Harry Palmr wrote: »

What the feck has this got to do with gardening?

That’s what I thought.... but the gardening forum seems to have way more answers than the parenting... so maybe it was a good choice 🀣

Lizardlegz

Anyone??

uck51js9zml2yt

We've gotten ones in Lidl/Aldi/Argos when the price is right.

All are for for the purpose until a gale comes and blows it I to the next field

Our last one lasted 3 years and is now used to allow the chickens out into grass

Fleetwoodmac

Lizardlegz wrote: »

Hi all, I posted in the parenting form but not really any comments there.

Just looking for some advice. Our number 1 choice would be the BERG 12ft tramp. However, the bergs are pretty expensive and coming in at around €600 for the cheapest one! I’m just wondering if the cheaper ones are just as handy?

I’m looking at smyths, Argos and Homebase. They’re coming in a lot cheaper. Can pick up a good size one for between €150-250.

If anybody has bought from any of the above would really appreciate advice or recommendations and if they lasted and we’re good quality and safe etc. Thank you!!

We got an inground trampoline from frank.de .. they have several, free delivery. Think the inground are much safer for little ones.. and looks nicer in garden and no risk of blowing away!

Lizardlegz

Fleetwoodmac wrote: »

We got an inground trampoline from frank.de .. they have several, free delivery. Think the inground are much safer for little ones.. and looks nicer in garden and no risk of blowing away!

Hiya, thank you. Agree about the unground.... however... I don’t think we could go about sorting a whole big enough for a 12ft. We’d need to get a digger in.

Have decided to go for the 12.5ft berg trampoline. It’s expensive but apparently great quality. Thanks all x

Fleetwoodmac

Lizardlegz wrote: »

Hiya, thank you. Agree about the unground.... however... I don’t think we could go about sorting a whole big enough for a 12ft. We’d need to get a digger in.

Have decided to go for the 12.5ft berg trampoline. It’s expensive but apparently great quality. Thanks all x

We have a 14ft... didn't need to big a huge hole... got the teenager and his friends to do most of it albeit with the bribe of money

Lizardlegz

Fleetwoodmac wrote: »

We have a 14ft... didn't need to big a huge hole... got the teenager and his friends to do most of it albeit with the bribe of money

Lol, my oldest is 7.... it would take him and his friends about a year... xx