Trampolines?
 

My daughter wants a trampoline for her 12th birthday coming up.........

How many people have had them?

How many wish they never did?

I asked a good friend that's a Orthopedic Surgeon/ ER Trauma Specialist if it was a bad idea and his response was not as long as I'm still paying out of state tuition..........

:headscratch:

I am an Orthopeadic distributor, i make a living selling plates and screws to 12 yrs old kids who fall off of these things. My 2 cents. Put the net around all the time and 1 kid at a time. I have 3 kids and no trampoline.
Take care.

Our new Obamacare Plan will surely cover ortho expenses. :D

We've had ours for two summers now, my boys love it! They do everything on that thing, bounce, wrestle, star gazing, sleep outs. If they could ride their bikes on it they would.

Ages 6 and 10, only injuries have been the occasional kick in the junk:slingshot:

No net

I view them as similar to motorcycles, mountain bikes, skateboards, track days, etc..........are the rewards worth the risk.........:rules:

Hmmm, I don't put that much thought into it.


I've got two steps at my house, depending on direction of travel you either go up or down, they don't move and have been there longer then the boys have been alive. They've wrecked themselves on those two steps more than anything else. Climbing trees and fences, riding bikes and motorcycles, playing in the woods...a trampoline.

I'll tell ya what's dangerous, tether ball! Somebody gets it in the in the face or a rope welt every time! No more tether ball for this family.

Sieg you know your daughter, if you don't think she's fit for a trampoline or her friends are rowdy, than maybe start her off with a helmet and one of those bouncy balls!:P

:cheers:

I ordered a 15' trampoline, no net, a few minutes ago............:unibrow:

Wooohooo!

She'll love it, you'll be dad of the year!:trophy-1302:
A little common sense goes a long way....

:cheers:

Many of the people around here dig a hole and place the trampoline in it such that it is level with the ground. Added benefit that the winds from a storm won't carry it away. No idea how they keep the water out of the hole (or if its even a problem). Just my $0.02.

A pit would be awesome but that's not going to happen.......yet. It will be anchored to the ground as the wind can be an issue.

The tramp's going to be located about where the dog is standing in this picture.

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-h...-hzjVvst-L.jpg

It could be inground there, but that area can be underwater at times in the winter.