Eastern Jungle Gym DIY Swing Set Hardware Kit with Easy 1-2-3 A-Frame Brackets, Swing Seats, Ring Trapeze Bar and All Assembly Hardware and Instructions - Wood Not Included

This came together really easily. Took me about 2 hours by myself and bought all the lumber I needed at Home Depot: 4 pressure treated 4x4x8 foot legs and 1 (non-pressure treated) 4x6x10 foot beam. For the swing pivot/hangers: If you dont already have one, buy a long drill bit to get through the 4x6. I bought 1/4 and 5/16 x ~14 bits that I thought would be wide enough. They werent, but that ended up working out ok. I used the 1/4 x 14 long bit to create pilot holes, then cleared them out on both sides with the 3/8 bit necessary for the lag bolts to go through. This probably gave a cleaner finish since the 1/4 bit had quite a bit of chip-out on the exit wound and the 3/8 bit could clean it up on each side. For the beam: I left it 10 feet long instead of cutting it down to 9.5 feet. I figured 6 inches wouldnt take the engineering to its limits. Ill repost someday if I come to regret that decision (Hint: I wont). I actually kind of wish I had purchased a 16 foot beam so I could extend the beam off one side of the hardware and hang a baby swing off the overhang. Fortunately, the swings are really easy to swap out.

The kit was all there with heavy duty hardware. Lag bolts were enough with extras. Took two people two hours to assemble.

Look no more. I read review after review on Amazon and was reluctant to purchase this one because it didnt have many reviews. So glad I trusted my gut and purchased this one. My husband had it up in one hour with the help of our 11 year old. It is heavy duty and all three of my children ages 11, 10 and 7 are able to swing on it and it doesnt budge. He took the brackets to the hardware store and was out with the correct wood beams in minutes. There were no instructions but anyone with a little building knowledge can figure it out. We had a Rainbow Cedar swingset playhouse at our old house and was looking for something similar but much smaller to fit in our new smaller yard - this was EXACTLY what I was looking for. I am thrilled with this purchase and would recommend it to our friends.

Excellent kit. If you use pressure treated pine, do yourself a favor and rent/borrow a belt sander to help get the boards into the brackets. Get a long 3/8” bit for drilling the holes for the swing mounts. I used 10’ 4x4 boards for the legs and buried them a foot into the ground. Used a 12’ 4x6 for the top beam. Be sure to enlist some help before starting, definitely not a one man job.

Nice and easy set up. However I need to figure out something else with the bolts. Might have to drill completely through and use nuts and bolts. The screws/bolts that come with it keep coming loose. Not very happy with that. I know it’s probably too much. But I think instead of using a 4x6 they could have made the brackets to hold something a little bigger. Just for added stability. Watching my 12 year old daughter swing and watching the 4x6 twist as she’s swinging kind of nerve-racking

BUYER BEWARE!!!! You will need to spend more. The hardware that came with it would have been good if it would have all come. Missing hardware!!! Missing 16 lag bolts and washers. Missing the additional 8 needed for the in ground stakes. Even more importantly missing the hardware to actually hang swings to the swing set. For $260 and change one would expect it all to be there, as described ( all lag screws no through bolts as described) I spent another $63.00 for the hardware that was missing. What a disappointment. The two brackets for the 4x4 legs and 4x6 beam look and seem adequate. That being said and after the added expense, it went together relatively easy (heavy work) and looks good. I used a 4x6x12 so I can add a saucer swing to the far end and 4x4x10 so it will sit higher. Took a little over 3 1/2 hours total. Suggestions. Use a carpenters square and drill the holes smaller that instructions tell you, to ensure maximum bite from screws into the wood. I don’t imagine the company with reimburse me for the missing hardware, and I’m not sending it back. Next I’d choose just the brackets and price it all together myself and would prob save close to $100.00 or more plus added cost.

Brackets worked exactly as I hoped they would. Great quality and theyre very sturdy. The swings are great too!

These parts are a great option for people looking to build an easy, affordable and sturdy swing set. The steel brackets are heavy duty, it comes with quality hardware, chains, and swings. I opted to buy additional hardware to double the size and add a tire swing. It took only a few hours to assemble the set. To save money, I opted to use 4x6 and 4x4 treated pine instead of the cedar that was suggested. I have no doubt this will last throughout my kids childhoods. There are a few things worth mentioning. Because of the way the brackets are, if you use treated material you will need to chamfer the corners and possibly shave or sand down the sides a little bit. I used an electric hand planer and it worked perfectly. The instructions are lacking, but there are several YouTube videos. One thing to note is the hardware set is heavy, and wood is heavy, so this isnt a one person job. My two sons and I had no troubles apart from standing it up once assembled. That was quite a lift.

My boys swing high, and my previous swing set moved so much that I was worried it would fall apart while they were swinging. This is a really sturdy, heavy-duty swing set. The wood required to build this is twice as thick as the wood that came with my previous swing set kit, and the hardware is no joke. I love the fact that adults can swing on this now. When I read the reviews, I was worried about my brackets not going on easily. But after a little sanding, they went on without any problems using a rubber mallet and wood block to hammer it in. The hardest part for me was drilling 12 holes straight through the 4x6 beam since I dont have a drill press. I had to buy an extra long drill bit and watch a youtube video to figure out how to do that! But everything else was fairly easy. Im definitely glad I upgraded with this kit.

This kit built one strong swing set! I used 10 legs and a 12 beam. Assembly was pretty easy with the right tools. I used treated pine. I laid out my hardware pieces on the beam to get a basic sense of spacing. Then, I corrected for uniformity. Basically, the swings are 18 apart from each other and 12 away from the brackets. Because of the lean of the legs, you could get them closer to the brackets without issue, but I liked the look of the spacing. I also left 6 inches of the beam sticking out of one side to install a climbing rope. Then, I chalked out my spacing and started drilling some pilot holes. When using my 3/8s auger bit, I drilled from the bottom, but turned it over to countersink the top. I really recommend doing that. It makes the holes clean and keeps the tops of the bolts flush with the wood. That way, if anyone gets on top, they wont have to deal with metal sticking up. After the bolts were installed, I slid on the brackets. Ive heard others complain about this, but my wood was dry enough. They made a snug fit, but it didnt require any planing or sanding - just a few taps with a rubber mallet. When assembling the legs, I added one side and rested the other side on a ladder. (I did need some help guiding the second set of legs into the brackets, but that was the only time I needed an extra set of hands.) I adjusted the legs, drilled some pilot holes and bolted it all together. Finally, I took a hand planer to the edges to round them out a little and voila! All-in-all, it probably took 3 hours or so. Its so heavy, I didnt feel the need to stake it down. I tested it out with 2 heavy adults and it easily held 500 lbs - even with the longer beam. And because of the weight, there was no risk of tipping it over. Really great product!