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Will trampoline be safe - no tie down kit

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motheroreily · 14/04/2019 20:35

I just bought a trampoline and realised i left the tie down kit in store. I won't have a chance to get it til the weekend. My scary neighbour made a comment about it not blowing into his garden. Will it be ok? For a week not being tied down? Ive read about them blowing away and damaging electric wires.

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LiliesAndChocolate · 14/04/2019 20:36

WE see them flying here during storms, but this is Australia!
What's the weather forecast?

runandbehappy50 · 14/04/2019 20:37

No. Don't risk it!

Thatsnotmyotter · 14/04/2019 20:39

We had one for about 10 years when I was a kid and it was never tried down... we also didn’t have one of those big nets round it 😬 It never blew away and my brother and I still only have one (unrelated) broken finger between us.

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Harryy · 14/04/2019 20:39

We have never tied ours down (12ft one) and it's been fine for years

clandestinenetwork · 14/04/2019 20:42

I didn't know you were supposed to tie them down... We have a 12ft Plum one which is netted and even with the recent very strong winds, it's been the only thing in our garden which hasn't budged an inch.

eurochick · 14/04/2019 20:44

We only tie ours down over winter. It should be fine this time of year.

Jeffjefftyjeff · 14/04/2019 20:45

We tied ours down when storms were forecast during winter but up till that point had been fine.

Bittern11 · 14/04/2019 20:48

Have never tried ours down - but ours is huge. It has been fine.

LazyFace · 14/04/2019 20:50

My small one was moved up a hill in our garden once in a big storm in its 5 years of life, didn't even come with tie-down kit.

picklemepopcorn · 14/04/2019 21:01

My neighbours lifted straight up out of her garden and over the six foot wall. It narrowly missed the fancy car over the road, and took me and a few others to hold it down then get it back into the garden. I was left hanging onto it shouting until help came.

myhamsteratefreddiestarr · 14/04/2019 21:03

My 8ft one wasn’t tied down but after it blew around the garden a few times , we used upins to peg it down firmly.

Blankiefan · 14/04/2019 21:35

Ours flew overall the wall on the first storm. Get a tie kit tomorrow.

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motheroreily · 15/04/2019 10:49

Thanks so much. I felt reassured it will be ok this week but wouldve got a tie down kit at the weekend. However, i found it today!!! It was so dark when i finished putting the trampoline up i couldn't see the box with the tie down kit. Hooray

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kaytee87 · 15/04/2019 11:06

I'm in Scotland and it isn't that unusual to see them in other peoples gardens or indeed blowing down the street during a big storm. This time of year should be fine though.

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