JumpKing OvalPOD 15ft x 10ft Trampoline

INTRODUCTION


Last summer our trampoline gave up the ghost, we had a standard round one which only lasted a few years and it was only used for a few summers so disappointed is an understatement.

My and my husband have no children but we have many nieces and nephews in the family who love to come and play in the summer, we also like to entertain and do BBQ’s for the family in the summer, so when the trampoline ...
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After looking for another trampoline we decided to buy a better heavy duty trampoline that can be use by adults as well and not break after a few years, so we have now bought this jump king trampoline that offers all of this.

It is very expensive but I and positive that is will last and we have had so much fun already.


THE TRAMPOLINE


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INTRODUCTION

Last summer our trampoline gave up the ghost, we had a standard round one which only lasted a few years and it was only used for a few summers so disappointed is an understatement.

My and my husband have no children but we have many nieces and nephews in the family who love to come and play in the summer, we also like to entertain and do BBQ’s for the family in the summer, so when the trampoline broke we just had to replace it so the kids would be amused.

After looking for another trampoline we decided to buy a better heavy duty trampoline that can be use by adults as well and not break after a few years, so we have now bought this jump king trampoline that offers all of this.

It is very expensive but I and positive that is will last and we have had so much fun already.

THE TRAMPOLINE

Jump King are a leading design company in manufacturing trampolines, with this Oval POD design they have excelled as it has a very different unique shape, which is oval and is 15ft long by 10ft wide.

Some maybe thinking this is no different to any other on the market, will I have to stress that it is made to the highest quality and all safety features are included, the best thing is this is very durable and gives a superb bounce ability, this is because is has over ninety supporting springs which are attached from the frame to the trampoline canvas.

It has the performance of a rectangular trampoline, making is very easy to have up to four people at a time playing on it at any one time, which was never really an option with the round trampolines you can buy for the garden.

The shape of it has also benefited us, although it is bigger than the round one we had this sits perfectly at the bottom of the garden and does not take up as much space, this is because of the two flat edges that can sit closely to a wall of garage making the whole thing very compact, unlike a perfectly round version which took up most of the garden.

This comes with it own safety enclosure cage which stands six feet above the actual trampoline base, so it is perfectly save for children and even the odd drunk that may have a go.

Some of you may wonder how you actually gain entry into the trampoline when it is caged, well this is very simple the trampoline as an access ladder from the ground onto the trampoline itself, that ladder has three small steps up to the trampoline making it very easy to get on to it, the ladder is very easy for everyone to use the kids found it easy and even my granny had a go, so this is very easy to access.

Once you hit the trampoline itself you unzip the 6ft enclosure and crawl in, the zip closure can be closed and opened from inside and out side the trampoline, for added security you can also clip it shut with the additional clips supplied, we have never found the need for these but if you want to lock kids in so they don’t fall off after open the enclosure door them selves this is a very good idea. This is also great for locking husbands in as they have no way of getting out with this safety feature.

BUILDING THE TRAMPOLINE

This arrived flat packed and in four very large boxes, I have to say me and my husband were like two kids in a sweet shop when it first arrived and we couldn’t wait to get it built.

All I have to say is how many monkeys does it take to fit a light bulb, we didn’t have a clue at one stage we had my parents and the next door neighbours all trying to fit this together, but after an hour or so my mum found the instructions which really helped, I just wish we had looked for them in the first place.

The instructions were all pictured and told us how to build this step by step, this is not a job for one of two you will need at least four people to build it as people will need to hold it in place while one person screws it all together.

Once we found the instructions is was very straight forward to assemble and took roughly forty minutes, that was to build the trampoline and attach the safety enclosure.

The build quality of this is very good and I have no doubt that this will be around for years, as it is made from large steel tubes which are over two inches thick and span the whole trampoline, making it very strong and durable.

Due to the heavy duty steel and compact design, this trampoline can take up to four adults and eight children at a time. We have had four adults on it at one time and there was plenty of room for more, but be were that heavy the whole trampoline started to sink into the grass.

The safety enclosure comes in one solid piece, it is made of a light weight mesh material that it rip resistant and weather proof, it is supported by six 6ft long brackets and brackets that bow outwards to give the whole enclosure extra strength.

The whole enclosure is attached to the trampolines base, via these heavy duty brackets so it is very unlikely that this will full down of not support anyone falling into it.

PRICE / AVAILABILITY

This Oval POD 15ft x 10ft Trampoline cost £429.00 but this included next day delivery and VAT, it can be purchased from www.mytrampolines.co.uk

The safety enclosure, ladder, trampoline, enclosure clips and a shoe net, was all included in the price.

If you think a standard round trampoline can cost £180.00 and then an extra £100.00 for the safety enclosure and even more for the added extras, this is not a bad price as it comes with a 10 year frame warranty and a 3 year spring warranty, which is great as it can be left out side all year round, unlike other trampolines that void warranty if it is left out side.

MY OPINION

The oval design was very important to us as a family as we love to entertain in the garden, and having fun is one of the major attractions even for the adults, so this design trampoline has not only fitted in perfectly but the adults and kids can play on it at the same time, we have had the round trampolines but we found only one person could play at anyone time as it always pulled you in to the centre of the trampoline and we had many accidents, so this has worked out very well as you can fit up to four people on it at a time making it very fun to play on.

This is the crème de la crème of trampolines for me and I am sure my family will agree, my dad and husband when on it and as they are both on the heavy side they were managing to jump so high, they nearly cleared the enclosure but is was purely down to there weight and them jumping in unison, so providing you don’t be stupid and use it as it is intended you will have a great time as it is very easy to do summersaults etc with this.

All of the issues I had about safety has been resolved with this trampoline and I love the fact that adults can have fun too, I would class the as a professional trampoline although it is not sold as one, the bounce ability is fantastic and even my seven year old niece is becoming quite the professional and now wants to take up gymnastics as she has mastered summersaults and complex jumps, not that her mum is to impressed as she is getting pestered constantly and I have to say I have not seen as much of my niece as I have in the past few weeks.

I have to say I recommend this, yes it is expensive but is will last and you can have so much fun, even me and my husband have been know to go out and play on it, so my saying we bought it for the kids is a little white lie as we love it as much as they do.

 

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