On a slightly related subject....

[conuly]

Backyard playground equipment? This sounds totally awesome, but it seems to require two trees or sturdy poles. How sturdy is sturdy? We don't have any trees in the back anymore :(

And is there a way to set up a single swing without having to set up a whole swingset or use a tree branch? Remember what I said about trees!

(What I really want is to find a location to cram a real see-saw in, since they're so hard to find in playgrounds nowadays. But that might not be possible at all.)

Comments

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

They are indeed awesome but STURDY is definitely important. We had one out of the treehouse at my aunt's. It was SO COOL (and completly not safe, but it was still awesome.)

[conuly]

Okay, great, but how sturdy? Can I theoretically set up two poles like a clothesline and call it a day? But, you know... a sturdy clothesline.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

I don't know - how sturdy a clothesline? I'd be incliend to get a rope from the hardware store, tie it to the things your'e considering using, and start pulling on it. :P

[conuly]

One that can hold a kid's weight repeatedly, I guess? A BIG kid's - no point getting something they outgrow next year.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

For the swing, you might see if you can get a freestanding porch swing frame and a separate swing.