AirZone Springless vs Standard Spring Trampoline?

HI. Just an idea... our kids also love to bounce but we were very concerned about safety, broken necks & arms, etc. So we bought our kids a bounce house. Ours is pretty small, we bought it at Big Lots for $120. But if you wanted to buy a bigger one I bet you could spend about as much as you would on a trampoline and it would be a LOT safer. Just a thought.

We bought one for my son's 6th birthday back in February. My husband researched this, and I believe he said the springless didn't have as much bounce. We bought the regular spring type and both my boys (6 & 3) love it. They are a lot safer than they were when we were growing up. The springs are covered (I remember falling when my foot would go between the springs as a kid) and we also bought the netting to go around it. That's saved us from many emergency room visits, especially with the 3 year old. The best deal we found was at Academy. We got the 14' with the enclosure for about $240 (and that includes the tax). Also, if you don't want to invest in a trampoline, the bounce houses are good too. We got one for our oldest when he turned 3. It's smaller and cheaper than a trampoline (only like $130 I think). Plus, I like being able to put it up inside on rainy days. The bounce isn't as good as the trampoline and they will out grow it sooner, but it can come in handy with little siblings or cousins at birthday parties when bigger kids are on the trampoline. Whatever you decide, good luck! Your 3 year old will love it! Mine certainly does!

People are now saying how dangerous trampolines are, yada yada. If you look hard enough you can find something dangerous about almost everything kids do. Maybe you can keep you and your family safe if you just live under a rock or something.

That said, I grew up on a trampoline with no special netting and no pads around the springs. We never had any injuries. WE WERE TAUGHT SAFETY PROCEDURES....imagine that.

We've had a trampoline at our house for our daughter, now 13, and it has been well used, no injuries. Kids FOLLOW MY SAFETY RULES or they DO NOT JUMP. Our trampoline does have the special netting and padding.

We have neighbors with both a trampoline and bounce house. The children love them. Just supervise and teach the children the right way. Accidents are going to happen with many activities. What are you going to do, have no pool, no bike, no scooter, no swingset, no roller blades, etc etc

Well - I hate to be the "spoiler", however, you may want to re-think this trampoline. More children are paralyzed and suffer severe trauma from trampolines than other types of play apparatus - EVEN with safety nets. This comes from our local trauma surgeon who sees these injuries far more frequently than you probably think. Not to mention, if a neighbors child is injured on your trampoline, EVEN if you have not given permission for them to be there, you could face large lawsuits which your homeowners insurance probably excludes - it is considered an "attractive nuisance" and in general you are fully responsible for any injuries - same thing with a lake, pond, etc. Most insurance companies DO NOT cover trampolines or injuries associated with them so you might want to check just in case. If your child likes to jump around, why not enroll him in a local "kids gym" type class where he will learn appropriate skills and techniques to help avoid injuiries in the future. $180 would buy about a month and a half of these classes in our area and your child would be learning valuable discipline skills while having fun.

Our children are not allowed to jump, even at friends houses. I let the parents know why and they usually comply with my wishes as a parent and if they don't, my kids can't go over to that child's house until the trampoline is gone. My children, believe it or not, have not suffered because of this.

Just my two cents - I wouldn't have one. I wouldn't want to have to look my quadraplegic child in the eye for the rest of his life knowing I could have prevented this tragedy by not purchasing such a dangerous apparatus. It CAN happen to you.

I do not really know much about a springless, but be sure to get the safety netting. At his age, he may get a little careless just because he is excited to jump.

Blessings,

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Hi B., my kids have also been jumping since they were around 2 or 3. We bought them a regular spring trampoline with pads but no net. I opted to spend the extra money buying a bigger trampoline than to spend it on the extra "stuff". We've never had a kid fall off or get stuck in the springs... they sure do have fun jumping though. My kids are older now (9 and 13) and have perfected every trick possible including back flips. I know your son will enjoy whatever trampoline you can get, my suggestion is to get the biggest one you have space for so he won't bounce off the edge as easily now and when he's older it will hold up to him and all of his buddies.

One other suggestion, you can either spray paint or tape a small circle in the center of the trampoline so when he first starts jumping you can teach him to stay in the middle.