Trampolines

[maxf]

Has anyone got one? Any tips for buying? I'm think of getting one for two big kids (ie me and my girlfriend)!

Are the ones on ebay any good? They seem to be around £250 while John Lewis want nearer £600.

Thanks
Max

[slikk]

We have a 16 foot diameter one in the back garden - its surprising how much it increases your heart rate !
Get one, the family will love it

kim

[srebbe64]

slikk said:

We have a 16 foot diameter one in the back garden - its surprising how much it increases your heart rate ! Get one, the family will love it kim

So have we - the kids love it. They spend hours out in the garden giving me and the missus peace and quiet indoors. I'd highly recommend one.

[titiany]

what a cool idea!

When I get a garden, I'm going to get one. Boinggg!

[maxf]

No kids to please - its just for us!

So, is it worth getting a pricy one which is guaranteed for years and years or a cheaper one which is only guaranteed for a couple of years?

Is 14ft big enough for an adult?

[speedychrissie]

we have one outside that is not the normal cicular one but rather very similar to competition ones.

if using it properly then it is somehting like the 4th best aerobic exercise.
if you just want to lark about then they can be great fun and entertain for hours.

i cant remember what we paid for hours. but i would recomend getting one that is made by a reasonably well known manufacturer (super tramp are quite big).

chris

[milfordkong]

My missus bought a 13 foot round one on ebay a couple of years back, think it set her back around £190 + p&p.

Anyway it's lasted a long time and is still in tip top condition, great fun too!

[JagLover]

titiany said:

what a cool idea! When I get a garden, I'm going to get one. Boinggg!

Ahh Women and trampolines

[titiany]

JagLover said:

titiany said: what a cool idea! When I get a garden, I'm going to get one. Boinggg! Ahh Women and trampolines

I wish!

[Wildfire]

Bl**dy Dangerous things!! We used to have one at the Sports Centre where I worked. Almost broke my neck on it when I landed on my head!!

[z1000]

Just a tip , make sure it's perfectly level. My daughter has a fairly substantial one ( £120, 10ft dia.) but she used it slightly off level and buckled one of the legs.

[maxf]

z1000 said:

Just a tip , make sure it's perfectly level. My daughter has a fairly substantial one ( £120, 10ft dia.) but she used it slightly off level and buckled one of the legs.

I live in the fens so that really won't be a problem!

Thanks for the tips all - hopefully will have one for the weekend!

[ICSD]

maxf said:

Has anyone got one? Any tips for buying? I'm think of getting one for two big kids (ie me and my girlfriend)! Are the ones on ebay any good? They seem to be around £250 while John Lewis want nearer £600. Thanks Max

Got mine from here www.eurocosm.com/Application/Products/Super-Tramp/trampoline-tipsGB.asp - loads of good info. I bought a 12ft Jumpking Popular and seems a very good product.

[cwk]

Max,
all you need to know can be found by googling "trampoline injury"

Charles

[catretriever]

We've had ours about a year & got a safety net thingy for it which has proved invaluable for the odd oversteer moment

[slikk]

catretriever said:

We've had ours about a year & got a safety net thingy for it which has proved invaluable for the odd oversteer moment

ahh yes, the thud of child on lawn from 10 feet up, truly a sound of summer.. .. ..tee hee !

[catretriever]

This is where we got ours from (no affiliation )

www.trampolineland.co.uk/airmaster.htm

be prepared for some serios aggro getting all those springs on mind...the worlds biggest chest expander

[towman]

apparently (cough) tandem horizontal jogging on one is "interesting" !!!!!!

Seriously, they are great exercise. Amazing how many people will initially say no thanks, and then 10 minutes later are dying to try it.

[sleepezy]

Great fun - but watch the cost - friends of ours have recently bought one (quite large, don't know the exact size) for their kids.

They decided to put it into a pit (instead of having nets round the side). The pit cost them 3x the price of the trampoline!!

[speedychrissie]

im not sure that a pit is a good idea.
i would have thought that it would lead to running jumps then quite shortly afterwards with small children being lodged 15 feet up in nearby trees.

the nets can be good if you are a complete muppet, but i wouldnt get them myself because it is better to be able to control safely where you are bouncing.
if you at some point decide to try and learn reasonable moves (like front/back somersaults) then having the nets will not help.
generally people who learn on tramps with nets dont have as much control as people who learn without nets.