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

I bought this swing set for my daughter since her old metal one was starting to fall apart. I originally was looking at fancier units but she said all she wanted was some swings and a trapeze so she could hang off of it. This kit caught my eye because it looked pretty beefy. Anyway, the kit arrived and I was not disappointed. The brackets are beefy and especially the hinges. They look like something off of a commercial grade swing set. I went with treated lumber and the total cost was around $80 for all the pieces of wood. Assembly took about 2 hours and I did it by myself (NOTE: Im a fairly tall and somewhat well built person and struggled a little so 2 people would make this go a lot smoother when inserting the legs into the top beam.) My advice, assemble the top beam with the brackets and hinges first inside a garage, or on the bed of a pickup truck as I did, then move it into place and assemble the legs. For drilling the bolt holes I just used a small framing square to make sure the bit went in straight. The only gripe I have is that I wish the vinyl/rubber coating on the trapeze chains didnt go up so high. I have it on the closest chain link to the coating and it is still too low to the ground for my daughter. Ill try cutting it away so I can raise it higher. In the end, this was well worth the money.

So i was planing to build a swing set and liked overall ratings for jungle jim products across the board. One of the the points for me was for sure saving some money when buying kit vs buying everything separately. However disappointment hitted right. after opening the box. 1) Frames are not fully painted inside in this kit. They are however if you buy brackets separately. If you planing to use pressure threaded lumber they should be painted to avoid corrosion. 2) Swing hangers are for sure heavy duty, however they dont have plastic washers AND had rust with crumbling paint out of the box. If you buy hangers of same brand separately they do have washers and i have not seen many reviews about rust if at all. 3) All hardware was zinc coated, which is not suitable for pressure threaded wood. If you buy brackets separately they do provide galvanized hardware which is good for PT lumber. Overall browsing reviews for other jungle gym products i saw similar reviews from year or two ago. Lots of recent reviews saying about better hardware and fully painted brackets. Looks like this kits probably were made a while back and do not have all the update manufacturer implemented recently. Overall very good brand. Returned this kit, however ordered everything separately as parts.

Arrived on time, all parts as described. Made erecting a swing set for my Granddaughter possible by myself. Does require some tools, knowledge and patience to drill the mounting holes straight through the 4X6 top beam. Buy dry wood if possible or let the wood dry in a warm garage for several weeks for best results. Use shims to level the beam before drilling each hole, (if it is at all even slightly twisted) and clamps to hold it stationary before drilling. A drill press will make drilling straight holes much easier. Once it was all drilled and the hardware mounted I placed all the parts on site and built it there. Once totally built and the swing was laying on its side I lifted the top beam of the A frame up and placed it on a 5 foot ladder then used a rope attached to the top beam and a small tractor to slowly pull the swing upright. To keep the swing from tipping too far I had a friend use a rope to counter the pull from the tractor and let the swing settle slowly to the ground. Tie down stakes placed, all set up and ready to swing

Great kit! My dad and I were able to put this together in maybe 3 hours or so. We used 10 4x4s for the legs and a roughly 14 4x6 for the top. A 3/8 bit did the trick for drilling the beam to run the hardware through. As a lot of reviews have mentioned, be prepared to do some sanding to get the 4x6 through the brackets. The little screws that attach the logo to the bracket stick out on the inside which was kind of annoying for trying to get it through. We set ours up so that we had the legs on one side, a swing, the swingy bar thing, another swing, then slid the beam all the way through the bracket so it stuck out about 4 feet, then bought another baby swing and hardware to mount on the part that hung off past the 2nd bracket. We also augured out some holes and set the leg posts in concrete. The kids love it, it seems incredibly heavy duty and will serve us for years to come. Altogether, even including the extra stuff we bought, the wood, the concrete, and some extra hardware we picked up, it came out to about $450, compared to $600 for the version available with the cedar included, and ours has an extra swing.

Be prepared to sand every single post that is supposed to fit into these “easy” brackets. It’s an absolute joke that it takes so much personal labor to get these to work. I have an idea, make the bracket openings a little larger and provide a pack of shims. Dang.

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.

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!

Our kids are getting older and we wanted to down grade from our massive, yard stealing play structure. Our kids no longer used the climbing wall, clubhouse and slide that we had. But they still enjoy swings. So I purchased this kit. The hardware and fittings are sturdy. We purchased the wood locally on our own. The set looks great and doesnt take up an obnoxious amount of space. With that said, it wasnt as easy to put together as we thought it would be. No complaints with the finished product though.

READ THIS BEFORE ASSEMBLING!!! If your 4”x6” beam does not immediately slide into the bracket, there is a trick that works like a charm. Instead of sanding or planing, first try this: with two people, stand the beam up on end, on top of the bracket it needs to slide into. Gently lift the beam and drop it onto the opening of the bracket. This will force the beam into the bracket with minimal effort compared to all other methods.

I cannot say enough about this kit. It resembles commerical grade sets. It was easy to assemble and was up in no time. We used 4x4x8s and 4x4x12, no problem with putting the wood into the brackets. The grandkids (I have 5) absolutely LOVE it. It is very sturdy.