Customer Reviews

Scout Custom Ready-to-Build Swing Set Kit

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Adults may hate the seats, kid seems to be OK with it. Cost around $[...] for the lumber and stain to finish it off. Took about 4-6 hours to put together and I have every tool known to man. Make sure to use a pencil and mark the angle of the cross member (2x6 on A frames) saw cuts. Don't do what I did and assume that it is 45 degrees. Instructions were bad on that part. I did two 2x6s for the top beam, screwed and glued together. It was OK, but I think that the 4x6 way may have been better. This is due to the lack of a seam where the swing hanger holes go, if you used a 4x6. Under the weight of a two hundred pound guy this swing moves around a little. Which is to be expected but I think that its pretty study, more than enough for a kid or two. So I guess I'll leave it to them. Good luck.

I don't know how many units were affected, but the kit we got had lots of issues with the swing hanger bolts.

The threads on the bolts flattened out just by going through the beam, 2 of them broke while tightening the lock nut and 3 others had the first bit of thread get stripped with the slightest pressure from the nut. Only one swing hanger actually worked.

Needless to say, we were concerned with the safety of the kit with all these issues. However, we called the company, they confirmed there was a bad run of hanger bolts and immediately shipped us out 3 new sets. Those bolts all worked fine and the kids are loving the swing set now.

Other than this issue, it's a great kit, but I wish they had caught the issues with the swing hangers earlier, or at least notified anyone who bought the kit of the problem.

Well not bad for the Price BUT there are a couple of minor problems.
First only one of the quick links was found in box.
Second the threads on the Swing bolts has crappy plating and you will need to run a die over the threads.
Note big pile of shavings after you do.
I found this out as the first bolt broke. Not a happy camper here.
Now I have to find replacement bolt and a quick link.
But over all it is a good swing set kit.
Once they fix the threads on the swing mounting bolts.

I looked around for a good while before settling on this set and I'm glad that I did so. I paid somewhere between $60-$80 for the lumber and nails and then I also bought a fisher-price infant swing to go with it. This of course is much cheaper than buying a kit with wood included and enabled me to build the swing set I wanted ( I didn't want a tower, or slide, or monkey bars, etc. It took me around 6-8 hours to complete. I made a few small mistakes but I think that it is structurally sound. I couldn't find a 4x6 at any of the local hardware stores so I ended up having to laminate 2 boards together to make the main beam. Overall this was a great purchase and my daughter loves it!

This is a good value for someone proficient with tools. NOTE: you'll need 2 1/2" and 3" outdoor screws which aren't included. I used redwood so I wouldn't have to worry about placing it directly on the groud. I used two 2x6x12' redwood boards glued and screwed together for the top beam since Home Depot didn't have a 4x6x12' redwood beam. We've been using it daily for a couple weeks now and I'm pleased with it.