Outward Play Holt Wooden A-Frame Two Seat Swing Set

Bought this swingset because of the great ratings, albeit a small sample size but the ratings were great. My experience seems to be the only negative exeperience. The swingset is sturdy and is rather simple to put together. I was able to complete setup by myself in about 1.5 hours (not including extra trips to Lowes) but I'd recommend having 2 people working together because the equipment is somewhat heavy.Be sure to check your bolts prior to assembly. I did not and noticed early on that I had bolts and nuts that did not match. I had four bolts that were fine thread as well as metric while the acorn nuts were standard. Didn't realize this until I went to tighten the bolt and broke it in half. Went to Lowes and they confirmed this was the problem but it was easy enough to replace the four bolts and nuts with the proper ones. I opted for lock nuts because the acorn nuts were not available.From this point on the assembly was a breeze until I went to tighten one of the screws on the leg and broke it in half as well. Another trip to Lowes and I was good to go. The last leg I put on did not alight just right so I had to maneuver the leg to get the holes to match up. The swingset was uneven at this point but I figured once I tightened all the bolts, it would level out. I tightened everything down and still not level.Before you say, did I put it together right? I assure you I did. There are only 3 sets (small, medium, and large) of bolts and each one is designated for a certain hole. This means that the large bolt cannot go into another hole because the hole is too small. The small bolt cannot fit into the medium or large hole because the bolt is too short. I even had a carpenter friend look at it and confirmed it was out together right. The reason behind it not leveling out is due to a slight bend in the top of the frame. I was able to maneuver the legs in the ground to keep it from wobbling but the whole experience was not what I anticipated. Could be that I ended up with a lemon. It happens.The great news is that my daughter loves it and sat it in for an hour after I got it together.

I've had this a few months now and I wish I had went with a different one. The bolts have to be tightened constantly. I could see having to tighten them after a few months but literally every time my three year old swings we have to do it. Some of the bolts were cheapy and we had to buy better ones. It's pretty flimsy and definitely not worth the price.

My kids love this swing set! It is the best investment I have made thus far as a parent and believe me when I say that I buy a lot of things for my kids. Very easy to assemble. It does have to be cemented into the ground because the legs were lifting when my 3 year old wasn't swinging on it. The wood is very sturdy. The reason for the 4 stars instead of the 5 is because the swing seats that come with it are crap. They are hard plastic and my daughter kept slipping off of them. She is very good at swinging by the way. So I ordered another soft seat and a baby seat from amazon and it's now perfect.

Nice looking, sturdy. No obvious effects from our torrential rains this year but came with cracked leg. Metal brace applied.

Great swing set. Kids love it and it was easy to set up

Good at first. But the bolts are cheap quality. In 4 months I have replaced 5 of them already (the snap/break); this is with my 3 yr old daughter; so its not under too much weight. I would not purchase this again.

Very disappointing swingset. My son received this swingset for Christmas from his grandparents and it is not sturdy at all. The entire swingset shakes and lifts off of the ground when he swings. The set came with pre-drilled holes so it definitely wasn't due to our assembly...there's only one way to put it together. We have had the set for three months and it's already showing signs of weather stains and splitting of the wood. I would not buy this again!