We are going to invest in a trampoline but we don't know much about them. Where is the best place to purchase one? Is there a trampoline brand with a bigger bounce? I want a round one that's sturdy enough to hold 2 adults and 2 dogs. If anyone has extensive trampoline knowledge, I'd much appreciate your input.
I received my PhD from Oxford in Trampolinomics with a minor in Bouncy Houses, so I consider myself somewhat of an expert. I would say the best model to go with for what you are looking for would be the Paralyze Surprise with Kevlar mesh reinforcement for those times when you just gotta have a couple of dogs jumping on a trampoline with you.
shareThanks doc, this was very informative and has shed some light on our trampoline quandary. We were told the Kevlar mesh reinforcement is no longer available because it encouraged people to play, "jump, bounce, duck" with their firearms instead of the recommended nerf gun.
shareYou've got a point. It's a pity though, because that model is on clearance at All Things Springy. They're also having a sale on Pogo Sticks, and if you've never jumped on a pogo stick while on a trampoline, you haven't lived! This scienceriffic equation shows the empirical proof:
(Trampoline Jump Force Squared) + (Pogo Jump Force Squared) / Gravitational Constant of the Universe = Fun Cubed.
You're right. Maybe I should hang up the trampoline quest and get the fainting goat instead.
shareYou’re putting that degree to good use
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Thanks! The paper had an add for the Everything must go-Midnight Bounce sale. We'll check it out.
shareI'm afraid my trampoline experience only comes from childhood. I did learn several things, though:
1 - Never share a trampoline with a person heavier than you are. The weight imbalance will ruin the experience, and put you at extreme risk for being thrown off.
2 - Do not leave it outside to the weather. (An example would be, if you live in a place subject to high winds, particularly tornadic ones, you can kiss that trampoline goodbye in a storm).
3 - Please give the kids an easy way to climb on. Some trampolines I got onto were so high off the ground, I tore one of my shirts climbing onto it, due to the hooks being in the way.
4 - I'd highly recommend those mesh nets. We didn't have those when I was a kid, but they look handy to keep kids from flying off the trampoline and breaking their limbs.
5 - Never let your kids piss off one of the neighbors, or they might come back and throw a dead chipmunk onto the trampoline as revenge. You'll end up having to disinfect that thing within an inch of its life (after disposing of the dead animal) if you ever hope to have your kids use it again.
I'm with you up untill the dead chipmunk. Just hose it off, she'll be right.
sharesome kid always ends up with a broken arm or collar bone.
shareGet something to cover the springs if you're going to have the trampoline outside. The springs rust from rain and they can break off.
shareMy Dad had a trampoline in our back yard when I was a kid. I loved to jump on it. Buy one, it's a lot of fun.
shareI'll be damned, there really was a trampoline aficionado. But what kids does everyone keep talking about?
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