The Many Types of Swing Sets

Swing sets come in countless varieties and materials, in complete sets or modules, and in all sorts of price ranges. Your main concern, as you research which sort of set you want to buy for your family, may be how to narrow down all the available choices. You'll go through catalogs of plastic, metal and wood swing sets, and discover an embarrassment of riches. But let that encourage rather than discourage you, because it means there's going to be a swing set that will meet whatever needs you have.

Remember those two "A" angled metal legs that supported the long bar that the swings hung from? The metal swing sets of so many people's childhoods are still around, even if they're not as widespread as they used to be. Those sets are sturdy and can take a lot of wear and tear, and still often appear on large sites like playgrounds or church play yards. If they're made of rust-resistant galvanized steel, they can last for a very long time. They may be less easily altered or added to than other types of swings, but these swing sets can come in many combinations, adding a slide at one end, for example, or attaching a module of climbing bars.

A complete plastic swing set may be harder to find in the same variety and numbers as the wooden or metal sets, but several companies do make them, and they come in many bright, cheerful colors. The plastic sets are probably better suited to younger, lighter children, and they don't have as long a lifespan as the other kinds of sets do. Yet where the plastic excels is when it's attached either to the metal or wooden swing sets. Most often this occurs when a plastic slide is added on one end. But on the wooden sets particularly, a large number of accessories are available so that you can add colored plastic pieces, such as yellow telescopes, red steering wheels and white blocks, and all sorts of other toys. The combinations are endless.

Of all the options available, the swing sets of wood are probably the most adaptable, since they're currently the most popular and more attention is paid to them. These allow you to add things like forts, climbing walls, ropes, tire swings, punching bags, and a host of other accessories and equipment. But plastic sets are almost equally modular, and metal sets are strong and will last almost a lifetime. Whatever you're looking for in your kids' swing set, there's going to be an option that will suit your needs and tastes.

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