Outdoor ninja warrior equipment for kids

JuryWheel on 17/08/2020 - 13:16

Hi all

Couldn't find any other threads about this, so just wondering if any other fellow ozb parents have invested in a ninja warrior/monkey Bar type set of play equipment for their kids? They are pricey, yes, but I have three boys under the age of 8 who just want to 'monkey' around all the time so I can see this getting lots of use over the years.

Ones I had come across were the vuly and funky money brands (see below for examples). Just curious to see if anyone has bought, looked into, or seen them around and have comments? Thanks

https://www.vulyplay.com/en-AU/monkey-bars

https://www.funkymonkeybars.com/collections/ninja-training?u…

Toys & Kids

Comments

  • Caped Baldy on 17/08/2020 - 13:27
    +2

    What's wrong with a local playground?

    Doesn't take up room in your yard and it's "free".

    • JuryWheel on 17/08/2020 - 13:33
      +2

      Do you have kids?
      The difference between being able to open the back door at 6am and lock it at 10am, knowing that your kids are safe and that it didn't involve you going anywhere is huge!
      It's not to replace the playground, just another option.
      Obviously different once they are old enough to come and go as they please but that's a while away for us…

      • Caped Baldy on 17/08/2020 - 13:56
        +1

        No kids, but have a few niblings.

        That said, I do work in the parks/playground area in local gov.

  • Nugs on 17/08/2020 - 13:47

    DIY if you have the time
    90x90 treated pine as structural elements and metal tube to hang onto.
    I used old trampoline frame tubing
    drill blind holes with a spade bit to house the tubes, then put a screw in to secure it and stop it spinning
    I made a 6m long monkey bar using two 300x45 for the horizontal beams, but they have bit of sideways flex so recommend 90mm width and keeping to say 3m long will make it less flexy
    .

    • hoey888 on 17/08/2020 - 14:21

      did you have to concrete the structural vertical posts?

      • Nugs on 17/08/2020 - 15:13

        No, because it's so heavy. It took the whole family to raise it up.
        Some of the even legs sit on dirt filled tyres because it's on a sideways sloping ground.
        I did put some tie ropes on it but they are slack and only there as a precaution.
        It's also around 1200mm wide which gives more stability.
        A narrower and lighter version would likely need some form of fixing down or perhaps diagonal bracing sideways.
        .

  • 87percent on 17/08/2020 - 17:05

    There’s people selling scaffolding that you can easily turn into a course. But I’m waiting for lockdown to finish so I can get some money bars built by a local guy

    • JuryWheel on 17/08/2020 - 17:33

      Scaffolding tends to be pretty pricey from what I've seen in Melbourne!

  • matt3 on 17/08/2020 - 19:09
    +1

    We're lucky enough to have a gum tree. Handed the kids a length of rope. Teach them a few knots (Alpine Butterfly is a useful one … no it's not in the Kama Sutra JV) - make your own Mt Midoriyama.

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