Scottish Elises

In work early and thought I would use the time wisely ....

Has anyone attempted to install an in-Ground Trampoline ?
http://www.capitalplay.co.uk/trampoline ... oline.html

Thinking of getting this for my sons third birthday. My garden has a slight slope and i have a few tonnes of red chucky stones taking up space in a rather big pile. Thinking dig a hole much deeper than the 75cm recommended on this site for a 14foot device and fill it with chucky stones for drainage leaving a 75cm (at the deepest point) gap. Stone level gets higher the nearer the edge to stop the walls falling in.



Thoughts ?

Thanks for any advice
Scott

I have never built one but bounced on a few, they all had a square hole just longer than your arms. This just meant that you lost anything you dropeed forever. Also the guy who took your money had a mahogany false hand so he was no help.

BiggestNizzy wrote:I have never built one but bounced on a few, they all had a square hole just longer than your arms. This just meant that you lost anything you dropeed forever. Also the guy who took your money had a mahogany false hand so he was no help.

Looked into it a few years ago as I thought it a great idea, however a little homework showed up if the drainage isn't good you could have a wee pond too, which would become home to frogs etc.

As you may well imagine, this thought put an end to these plans, courtesy of swmbo

rossybee wrote: swmbo

I had to look that up

SWMBO "She Who Must Be Obeyed " .... need to use that more in conversation.

rossybee wrote:Looked into it a few years ago as I thought it a great idea, however a little homework showed up if the drainage isn't good you could have a wee pond too, which would become home to frogs etc.

As you may well imagine, this thought put an end to these plans, courtesy of swmbo

I thought the danger was a child potentially drowning in the pond underneath?

If you garden is on a slope, that should help the drainage - you will need to run a drainage pipe from the bottom of the sump under the trampoline to a lower point in the garden where the water can drain away freely.

woody wrote:

rossybee wrote:Looked into it a few years ago as I thought it a great idea, however a little homework showed up if the drainage isn't good you could have a wee pond too, which would become home to frogs etc.

As you may well imagine, this thought put an end to these plans, courtesy of swmbo

I thought the danger was a child potentially drowning in the pond underneath?

Yeah that too

A snug-fitting installation wouldn't give sufficient room for a child to access the frog pond though

Friend did it. It looked very neat (but she paid a chap to do it) but you don't bounce as high as you would if it was above ground due to the air not moving freely.

Which I thought was slightly interesting.

What about the sealed things you jump on, they have them at Muddy Boots farm, Pete was tagged on one on fbook this morning.

http://www.muddybootsfife.com/attractio ... ng-pillow/

Sanjoy wrote: http://www.muddybootsfife.com/attractio ... ng-pillow/

Wow looks like fun, must take the kids to MuddyBoots .... shame I have to enter the Kingdom of Fife

Installing one in the back garden looking a bit over budget ....
Size 3 29' x 26' (20 PS) $10150 $275 $295 Quoted $10720 $10425+ Inst.
http://www.thekangaroojumper.com/outdoor_prices.html

pete wrote: but you don't bounce as high as you would if it was above ground due to the air not moving freely. Which I thought was slightly interesting.

Yip interesting, first i have heard of that but makes sense.

woody wrote:I thought the danger was a child potentially drowning in the pond underneath?

good point. Maybe need to get quotes for proper install.

Sanjoy wrote:What about the sealed things you jump on, they have them at Muddy Boots farm, Pete was tagged on one on fbook this morning.

http://www.muddybootsfife.com/attractio ... ng-pillow/

The problem with those is larger than life Englishman jumps adjacent to small daughter. Daughter exits bouncy area.

I say problem, it was funny for onlookers apparently.