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

[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.