Skywalker Jump N' Dunk Trampolines




This is the ultimate trampoline, for big jumping and big yards! Skywalker has a series of these "jump n' dunk" trampolines that starts as small as an 8-foot diameter, and goes as large as a 17-foot diameter. They have regular circular ones, oval ones, and even square and rectangular ones! All of them also come in a range of colors and patterns, like blue, green red and camouflage pattern. They are big, well made, and a bit expensive relative to others on this list (but cheap relative to fancier brands).
But the safety features are there: the netting is positioned on the inside of the high quality heavy duty springs, the weight capacity ranges from 175 to 250 pounds depending on the size you choose, and we found the build quality to be overall high, with good welds and galvanized steel T-bars at critical support points. Entrance and exiting is through a dual-zippered slit (meaning you can unzip from inside or out) on the side, the vertical bars are foam padded and shaped with a curve to prevent bumping into them during jumping, and the outside edge padding is thick and UV protected to slow down fading in the sun.
Note that as with most trampolines, the diameter is measured across the frame, so the jumping surface will always be smaller in diameter by about 2 feet. So an 8-foot trampoline is more like 6-foot diameter jumping surface, a 12-foot trampoline is more like a 10-foot jumping surface, and so on. In our testing, we used the 12-foot trampoline. It took us about 2 hours to fully assemble (with 2 people), with the help of an included spring-pull tool. The build quality was overall high, the jumping was awesome, and overall it seemed to be durable and well constructed. The velcro-on/off basketball hoop was a nice touch, though it wasn't really used much and we ended up just removing it.
Over time, we expected the foam covers of the vertical bars to lose quality, the padding to fade in color, and the entrance/exit zipper to break. It has been about 8 months at the time of this writing, and the zipper hasn't broken and foam covers haven't broken apart yet. The pad has faded a bit in color, even with the UV protection aspect, but that's to be expected with anything you leave out in the bright summer sun.
Overall, we highly recommend this trampoline, and expect it to last your family for several years. In general, we found the 12-foot diameter one to be most versatile: large enough to support growing kids, and a high enough weight capacity to support parents under 200 pounds. And that's half the fun here, that parents can bounce too! High recommended for a larger, outdoor-only, trampoline to support tons of fun for several years.
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