Trampoline set-up in cold?

dent8 · Dec 8, 2005

Why is this a rural/tractor question? 'Cause most of you have a lot more cold experience than me! We are thinking of having a trampoline shipped to a neighbor that does casual labor and having him set it up for us at the property in southern OR, then have him Santa it up a bit. We'll arrive between Christmas and New year. Temps are now in the 30s and it will get a bit colder. Is it dumb to have it out in the weather? Will the fabric be workable at those temperatures? Do you know? Why do you know? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Tractor content: It will be easier moving the old playground structures that are piled 12' high in my pick-up with a tractor than it was with 4 guys.
Thanks,
Dennis

ByronBob · Dec 8, 2005

Here in WNY with the brutal winds and 100+ inches of snow you have to take them apart. Have no idea about Oregon. But if it's just rain and cold I can't see any reason to not put it together.

EddieWalker · Dec 8, 2005

Have you ever watched Americas Funniest Home Videos?

If you get the trampoline, start filming, you'll never win the prize money, but the rest of the world will enjoy laughing at you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Eddie

dent8 · Dec 9, 2005

Thanks gentlemen, think I can "git her done" since all this one will take is an internet connection.
Cheers,
Dennis

Bird · Dec 9, 2005

I've heard that your homeowners insurance premiums go up considerably if you have a trampoline on the premises. I'm guessing it's true since that was one of the questions I saw recently on an application for insurance.

jwstewar · Dec 9, 2005

I wouldn't put it up in the cold. At least with ours the fabric seems to get very stiff when it is cold. I'm almost afraid of it breaking. I usually take it down in the fall and put it up in the spring. Once I take it down and it starts getting cold, I don't touch it or move it. I also try to not make any real hard bends in it when I fold it up and don't lay anything on it that could compress it and force a hard bend. Maybe that is just me being overly cautious though....

BTW, we have the side panels on ours that won't allow the kids to fall off. I do replace the rope that "ties" the side panels to the mat itself though. As the first year the rope rotted. I bought a better rope when I replaced it, but I still check it real well before I put it back up.

1bush2hog · Dec 9, 2005

Here in GA temps aren't as cold as elsewhere, but I put a trampoline together on Christmas eve and temps were in the teens.

Watch out for those springs that hold the fabric to the frame - they can be a little tricky. It would be better if you have some help attaching the last few springs - especially if it is cold, unless you are related to the Hulk /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Our trampoline stayed out year round, uncovered and never had a weather related problem with the fabric over 4-5 years.

Make sure you also get a good pad to cover all those springs.

mathey · Dec 9, 2005

Many, if not most, insurance companies will NOT insure you if you have a trampoline, sides or not...it's worth checking into...

Phils · Dec 9, 2005

True what Mathey says. I am an agent for few different companies. Some will cancel the policy if their inspector sees a trampoline. Others don't even ask (and don't ask about dogs either). The companies that ask usually have no problem if the trampoline is in a fenced backyard. Their concern is some uninvited neighborhood kid getting hurt and the parents filing a lawsuit. Comes under the "attractive nuisance" provision. I've had companies rescind cancellations as long as the customer leaned the trampoline up against the house when not in use.

Check with your company for their "rules" and find a way to comply.

Phil