Comments on: Bounce-Rite Big Bounce 14 Foot Trampoline with enclosure http://www.rhsraidersalumni.com/trampoline-with-enclosure/bounce-rite-big-bounce-14-foot-trampoline-with-enclosure Trampoline With Enclosure | Trampoline Safety Net | Trampoline Nets Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:48:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Raasch http://www.rhsraidersalumni.com/trampoline-with-enclosure/bounce-rite-big-bounce-14-foot-trampoline-with-enclosure/comment-page-1#comment-853 Michael Raasch Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:56:24 +0000 http://www.rhsraidersalumni.com/trampoline-with-enclosure/bounce-rite-big-bounce-14-foot-trampoline-with-enclosure#comment-853 Unfortunately we haven't been able to use this trampoline yet because of the weather....can't wait til spring! But I will say that the customer service for the trampoline has been great. It did take three attempts to get the trampoline here in one piece but Bounce Rite was way ahead of the game. Before I even knew that the first one had been damaged by Fed Ex they had already sent me a second one. When the second one was returned by Fed Ex because of damage in shipment two days before Christmas, Bounce Rite sent me a third trampoline shipped express air so that it would have a chance to arrive before Christmas. It did and my son got the gift that he wanted for Christmas. The trampoline arrived no worse for wear even though the boxes had seen better days. From my inspection of the components everything looks to be very well constructed and I can only hope that the performance of the product comes close to matching the performance of the company's customer service. If I can I will update this when we get everything set up. Rating: 5 / 5 Unfortunately we haven’t been able to use this trampoline yet because of the weather….can’t wait til spring! But I will say that the customer service for the trampoline has been great. It did take three attempts to get the trampoline here in one piece but Bounce Rite was way ahead of the game. Before I even knew that the first one had been damaged by Fed Ex they had already sent me a second one. When the second one was returned by Fed Ex because of damage in shipment two days before Christmas, Bounce Rite sent me a third trampoline shipped express air so that it would have a chance to arrive before Christmas. It did and my son got the gift that he wanted for Christmas. The trampoline arrived no worse for wear even though the boxes had seen better days. From my inspection of the components everything looks to be very well constructed and I can only hope that the performance of the product comes close to matching the performance of the company’s customer service. If I can I will update this when we get everything set up.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.rhsraidersalumni.com/trampoline-with-enclosure/bounce-rite-big-bounce-14-foot-trampoline-with-enclosure/comment-page-1#comment-852 Anonymous Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:13:44 +0000 http://www.rhsraidersalumni.com/trampoline-with-enclosure/bounce-rite-big-bounce-14-foot-trampoline-with-enclosure#comment-852 We got this about a week ago and even though the weather has not been very warm outside yet our four girls are on it every day. This is our families' first trampoline and I have to say that it's a pretty good one to start out with if you have little kids. I got the biggest one I could find because I wanted them to have plenty of room to bounce around without knocking heads. I know its best if only one at a time jumps but, come on, what's the fun in that? With the side netting and plenty of room to bounce around it's relatively safe. <br /> <br />I'm a big guy and pretty mechanically minded and I've put trampolines together before for my sister but it's really easy to do. It only took me a little more than an hour to do put this together by myself. I wanted to surprise the kids when they got back from school. Here are some tips: <br /> <br />WEAR GLOVES! There are a lot of pinch points you can get your hands really hurt on and the metal bars are really dirty. They've got some kind of metal grindings and oil all over them and if that gets into a cut you can forget about that ever healing up. <br /> <br />When putting the black bouncing pad on the frame only install 1 out of every 4 or 6 springs the first time around depending on how strong you are, and then slowly add more as you go around. So put one on and skip 3 to 5 spots than put another one on and do this all the way around first. This way you are not having the world's hardest tug of war with 50 springs as you go around to the other side. It does come with a hook tool for putting the springs on but if you do this than you really don't need to use it. <br /> <br />I wouldn't recommend this for older kids only because the frame is small and the joints don't look like they could handle too much lateral pressure from big kids jumping from one side of the tramp to the other. They are probably going to need to be spot welded in a few years. I'm about 250 lbs and the tramp will hold me but it sways a lot. <br /> <br />FIRST TIME TRAMPOLINE BUYERS I'm sure, like me, you've done some research online and probably have read or heard of some pretty negative things about trampolines and enquires. They are all true! I grew up around trampolines and have had and seen some really bad enquires. The worst are falling off the tramp or landing on the bar. With the netting on this one and the padding it limits that possibility. Could it happen? You bet'cha! So use your head. The other is back enquires from jumping. If your kids have not jumped on a trampoline much they probably don't have the core muscles needed. Let them bounce at their own pace before rocketing them into the stratosphere to build the support they need. <br /> <br />The health benefits for cardiovascular function have been well documented regarding rebounding on a trampoline. Plus you throw in the fun they can have while doing something. Bumps and bruises happen but it's a great way to learn in your Childs development. <br /> Rating: 4 / 5 We got this about a week ago and even though the weather has not been very warm outside yet our four girls are on it every day. This is our families’ first trampoline and I have to say that it’s a pretty good one to start out with if you have little kids. I got the biggest one I could find because I wanted them to have plenty of room to bounce around without knocking heads. I know its best if only one at a time jumps but, come on, what’s the fun in that? With the side netting and plenty of room to bounce around it’s relatively safe.

I’m a big guy and pretty mechanically minded and I’ve put trampolines together before for my sister but it’s really easy to do. It only took me a little more than an hour to do put this together by myself. I wanted to surprise the kids when they got back from school. Here are some tips:

WEAR GLOVES! There are a lot of pinch points you can get your hands really hurt on and the metal bars are really dirty. They’ve got some kind of metal grindings and oil all over them and if that gets into a cut you can forget about that ever healing up.

When putting the black bouncing pad on the frame only install 1 out of every 4 or 6 springs the first time around depending on how strong you are, and then slowly add more as you go around. So put one on and skip 3 to 5 spots than put another one on and do this all the way around first. This way you are not having the world’s hardest tug of war with 50 springs as you go around to the other side. It does come with a hook tool for putting the springs on but if you do this than you really don’t need to use it.

I wouldn’t recommend this for older kids only because the frame is small and the joints don’t look like they could handle too much lateral pressure from big kids jumping from one side of the tramp to the other. They are probably going to need to be spot welded in a few years. I’m about 250 lbs and the tramp will hold me but it sways a lot.

FIRST TIME TRAMPOLINE BUYERS I’m sure, like me, you’ve done some research online and probably have read or heard of some pretty negative things about trampolines and enquires. They are all true! I grew up around trampolines and have had and seen some really bad enquires. The worst are falling off the tramp or landing on the bar. With the netting on this one and the padding it limits that possibility. Could it happen? You bet’cha! So use your head. The other is back enquires from jumping. If your kids have not jumped on a trampoline much they probably don’t have the core muscles needed. Let them bounce at their own pace before rocketing them into the stratosphere to build the support they need.

The health benefits for cardiovascular function have been well documented regarding rebounding on a trampoline. Plus you throw in the fun they can have while doing something. Bumps and bruises happen but it’s a great way to learn in your Childs development.

Rating: 4 / 5

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