{"id":6656,"date":"2022-04-26T04:13:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justifyingfun.com\/?p=6656"},"modified":"2022-10-28T06:48:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T06:48:28","slug":"backyard-discovery-vs-gorilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justifyingfun.com\/backyard-discovery-vs-gorilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard discovery vs Gorilla : Who makes the best swing sets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One way to make your children’s summer more enjoyable is with a swing set or playset. This will encourage them to spend more time outside and less time in front of a screen. If you’re searching for a good quality swing set<\/a>, you’ve likely come across the names Backyard Discovery and Gorilla. If you are looking for a good value playset that’s fun and safe, both backyard discovery and Gorilla are good choices. Choosing between the 2 brands comes down to which playset has the design and accessories your children are most likely to enjoy playing on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backyard Discovery and Gorilla both manufacture quality wooden play equipment, but which one is better to buy?. While both brands make great play equipment, there are a number of different options from each brand. I want to compare Backyard Discovery vs Gorilla swing sets so you can see which manufacturer offers play equipment with a wide choice of accessories and good build quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not all swing sets are made the same. Before you decide on a brand, you may be wondering what your options are. Backyard Discovery has a wide selection of wooden and metal swing sets<\/a> to choose from. If you’re simply looking for a classic swing set, there are a few great metal options. However, if you are looking for a set that includes a slide or playhouse, along with the swings, you will be able to choose from many wooden swing sets with all sorts of different themes. I prefer the wooden swing sets because there are a lot more different themed playhouse style play sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The table above shows some of the playsets I’ll write about in this article.. The Eagles nest is a rustic tree house design with a climbing wall and slide. This design is best for children who enjoy imaginative play activities, especially kids who ant their own lookout tower instead of a playset with lots of different attachments and activities. For a much bigger swings with a lot of different attachments the Skyfort 2 is one of the biggest and most expensive options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This giant wooden structure has a climbing wall with proper climbing holds, a ladder, monkey bars, three swings, a top deck section with outdoor balcony lookout tower and a wavy green slide. The Skyfort 2 is over 21 ft long so it takes up a lot of space, but the number of attachments means you can have more than 4 children playing together. 4 kids can be swinging together while others climb the wall and climbing wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it’s up this structure is impressive but, I have to warn you, it’s going to take some helping hands and at least a few hours to put it up. If you follow the instructions carefully you’ll have no problem fitting everything together but in my opinion it’s a good idea to look through the instructions, separate the main sections, which you have to put together separately first. These big sections are the monkey bar section, crows nest lookout tower, the swing section, climbing wall section and then the main base which the slide and other sections attach to. Two adults will struggle to put this giant frame up so invite a few friends round as 3 or 4 helping hands working together will make constructions much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to compare this playset with a similar option from Gorilla, I’d recommend the Gorilla playmaker deluxe playset which you can see in the table below. Gorilla playmaker deluxe is a little more compact than the backyard discovery Skyfort ii so if you are limited for space the playmaker deluxe is the smaller option. If you have room then the Skyfort ii is in my opinion the better of the two playsets because of the extra space at the top of the towers section, the picnic seating area underneath and the monkey bars that give children a few different ways of climbing and moving across to the tower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the dual slides on the Playmaker deluxe playset are a lot of fun as children can race down them, so if an extra slide is something your kids would appreciate more than a larger play structure and monkey bars then it’s worth considering but overall the Skyfort ii is bigger, has more play activities and more children can play together on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If size and the number of play options matter most to you then the current biggest play structure you can buy from these 2 brands is the really big and impressive Gorilla Empire wood swing set. As you can see in the table above, this swing set is almost square in shape, fitting a lot of activities into the space it takes up, with slides and swings attached all around the main house structure in the centre. The wooden tree house section looks more like a miniature version of a rustic house with lots of beautiful theming, some windows that open and a chimney on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, what I like most about the Gorilla empire wood design is that there are 3 slides, coming out in the three different directions and each slide is a different experience. one slide is an enclosed tubular design, one is wavy and the other is a long fast regular slide. There are 2 ladders leading up to the main structure, one leads straight into the enclosed area and the other leads to some monkey bars. if your kids prefer a challenge, there is a climbing wall with a rope to help pull yourself up. One the other side there is a swing section with 3 different swing attachments. This structure isn’t cheap and takes time to assemble, but if you are willing to pay more, this is one of the biggest play structures you can buy in this price range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gorilla like to include plastic attachments with their wooden swing sets to try to add more options for children to use their imagination and keep them busy. Before we look at a few more Gorilla playsets here is a list of the different Gorilla swing set categories their playsets are categorised under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n