What Size Trampoline?

Ms_Chocaholic

Hi
I'm buying a trampoline for my 6 year old grandson for his birthday in April, when I mentioned it, my DD/SIL both said they would use it too.

What size would you recommend I buy.

Thanks

daska

If they've got space I'd go for at least 8', DS2 (5) plus an adult is tight on a 6' trampoline and by the time you've got a second adult on there people are getting hurt (p.s. safety guidelines always say you shouldn't have more than one person on there at a time)

jackomdj

I would firstly measure the area you want it in, the reality of a large one can be a lot of room taken up and not used. I have been in gardens where half is trampoline with dead grass underneath.

Having said that ours is 10ft and it gets used a lot.

Also get one with a zip, and make sure it is used every time. When we were camping in France a few years ago we saw a girl on one with the cross over net, she stumbled into the net at just the wrong place and fell out backwards onto a stone car park. Luckily she was ok, but gave us a dreadful fright.

BAGGY

And get one that has a zip around skirt so that you cant get underneath. A friends toddler scooted uncontrolled under the trampoline and was bounced on by her sister resulting in a fractured collar bone. On saying that, we don't have a skirt under ours but the boys have been told that they are never allowed under it EVER and neither are their toys. They nearly freaked when a frizbee blew under there. Bad mummy giving them nightmares.

Lunar_Eclipse

A 12 or 14ft with an enclosure.

Counting_Pennies_2

The biggest one the garden will take. 12 or 14ft would be great if there is space

DS4215

Before you let them on the trampoline, try and get them a couple of lessons. The most important thing they can learn is how to stop themselves bouncing. This can save a lot of accidents.

warehouse

DS4215 wrote: »

Before you let them on the trampoline, try and get them a couple of lessons. The most important thing they can learn is how to stop themselves bouncing. This can save a lot of accidents.

Then get them some cotton wool to wrap themselves in!

12 or 14 foot as mentioned already with enclosure. Bigger is MUCH better when it comes to trampolines.

BitterAndTwisted

Trampolines are the new chavtastic garden toys. Your family's neighbours are going to love watching them bounce above the garden fence on nice quiet sunny days. Not.

Padstow

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Trampolines are the new chavtastic garden toys. Your family's neighbours are going to love watching them bounce above the garden fence on nice quiet sunny days. Not.

I couldn't agree more B&T.
I've noticed as well that they are always placed as far from the parent's home as possible. I was unlucky enough to have one put right against my fence even though their garden was a generous size. Luckily they moved after a few weeks of it.

My own garden and house is totally private, invisible from their house but then I saw the husband jumping on the damn thing and having a good gawp into my house. It's not even the lack of privacy I mind so much but the constant thump. It's like the bass from loudspeakers, thud, thud, thud, but without the music. The owners don't want to hear it, so impose it on the neighbours instead.

BitterAndTwisted

Wait for a couple of years for the novelty to wear off and the damage to the lawn to become apparent and car-boot sales will be full of them. That's if the neighbours haven't set fire to them first. They will be together with the foot-spas, those rubbish chocolate fountain thingys and all the rest of the useless tat.