Eastern Jungle Gym Easy 1-2-3 A-Frame 2 Brackets for Swing Set with All Mounting Hardware, Green

Update: 18 month later and after much fun we moved. When we went to disassemble the set the 4x4s just fell out of the slots. The bolts have rusted and broke. We love this set enough that for re-assembly we bought the middle type bracket to expand the set, but we are headed to the hardware store to get bolts that will last. We live in Florida, so with constant rain and humidity it’s not surprising to have things rust faster than normal. I’m keeping it at 5 stars because the brackets are great, but keep an eye on the bolts. I bought these this week and set up the swing set today, so this review will be based solely on assembly. Everything that I needed to set up the A frame was included except for the wood of course. The 6x4 was a tight fit as others have said. Mostly the corners were snug going in, so I sanded the corners and it slipped on easier. Toward the end I still had to bang it on with a mini sledge hammer and wood between to soften the blow. All the hardware was present and worked great. We put the wood in the slots, drilled holes then added the bolts. Once the 4x6 was in place we added the swing hinges before the 4x4s to make assembly easier. I also sanded down the wood to prevent splinters in little hands. All in all it took 6 hours to complete including the trip to lowes for wood, sanding, assembling, digging. At first we let it just sit on he ground, but there was some lifting of the posts, so we buried them about 6 and will get the anchor kit. I would recommend this as I feel it is safe and sturdy for my kids to play on. Im 130lb and felt comfortable swinging on it. I took it as high as I could go to test it and there was no sign of safety issues.

Delivery for an Amazon filled order took way too long. Made in China and the delays cost using the items with the intended child. Durability is tbd.

I seen one guy post that they were machined poorly but slide onto treated wood no problem

Easy to build and quick…

This is the way to go! We love it. Much cheaper than buying the whole wooden swing set, that does not fit our needs. We set it up using 4X4 x8ft long legs, 4X6 x 10 ft long beam. The wood is the red treated wood from Home Depot. Cost $81. We are military so we move a lot, the movers will be able to take this apart and put back together at our new duty stations. It has strong hardware, easy to put together. You just add the swings you want.(we have 3 things on there so far) Ours is tall , just in case we have to saw off some of the legs after taking it apart a few times. Not being able to use the same drill holes in the wood. As our child grows up, we will put a wooden swing for two on it and a hamack swing. There is room for all of that.

The legs are not a big problem. The 4X6 has to be ripped 6’ to attach the middle brace. Oh well.

Brackets were just what we needed to finally hang a handmade porch swing. The brackets are heavy duty and the 4x4’s fit easily. The 4x6 piece was a little more involved. Had to shave the ends a bit but probably was due to a lot of moisture from the treatment process. All turned out great.

Many years ago, my father bought a swing for our camp property that has sentimental value to me. Over the years, it has seen its share of weather and was starting to look pretty ragged. When he passed away in 2020, one of the first things I wanted to do was rebuild the swing. Whoever built it originally had basically just nailed some boards together and this was an awesome find for the rebuild. I was able to get it put together over the course of a couple of days (staining and sanding time included). Now the swing is stronger than ever -- a theory tested when I went to the property a couple of months ago to find a decent-sized tree had fallen on it... but it was still standing and still sturdy.

The brackets worked well with standard 4*6 and 4*4 dimensional lumber from a box store. I did have to shave some of the corners off with a chisel and give the wood a smack, but they went in fairly easily. The hardest part of making a swing will be finding decent lumber. None of the box stores carry #1 and I had to pick through piles to find #2 with few knots and no through knots. I did run some bracing connecting the legs using a piece of 1.5x6 decking. Its pretty sturdy. Im happy with it.

Went together easy and really sturdy.