Hi, everyone! I wanted to share a few tips that I wish I knew before I started constructing this trampoline, because it would have saved me A LOT of time and frustration. I don’t usually make videos like this, but if this can help YOU save time and alleviate frustrations, to build this trampoline for your kids and bring them endless hours of joy and fun, then this will be well worth it! Some of these tips may be specific to the 16 foot trampoline, others may be useful for the smaller sizes. This video is meant as a supplement to the instruction manual provided, and there are other very nice videos made by KZread users that I found to be helpful as well. I absolutely HATE do-it-yourself projects and building things like this, so if I can do it, so can you!!!
PS. I forgot to mention:
1. When you are done connecting the plastic T-connectors to the fiberglass in the netting, do the same thing you did with the trampoline pad: After the first connection, connect the opposite side next, and keep connecting opposite ends to balance the tension.
2. Also: The very last step is to place the stakes into the ground on top of each trampoline "leg." I didn't mention this, but you can see the stakes in the video - I just placed them on the middle of each "leg," pushed down, then stepped on them for good measure.