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Playset

Built from a Gorilla Frontier swing set kit and purchased cedar lumber 4×4 and 2×4 from the local hardware store. This play structure has been a place of fun and horsing around for years. It also cost Bryan a knee surgery from doing some of the lifting and ladder work on his own, instead of…

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Bryan & Kristen

Built from a Gorilla Frontier swing set kit and purchased cedar lumber 4×4 and 2×4 from the local hardware store. This play structure has been a place of fun and horsing around for years. It also cost Bryan a knee surgery from doing some of the lifting and ladder work on his own, instead of waiting for help.

https://gorillaplaysets.com/frontier-swing-set-hardware-only-kit/

We purchased the frontier kit from Gorilla and added on the monkey bars. This was for sure a two person job, but it is extremely sturdy and is still holding up very well since our purchase and build in 2017. We have a lot of wind where we live, and everything – even the canopy – is still original and no damage, albeit faded a little. Can’t say the same for our neighbors who went a different route. This is not an affiliate link, this is just a product we used and enjoy.

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