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Trampoline SOS!

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babycornplease · 21/08/2020 20:51

Help! Recently got dd a trampoline, and it's not fared well in the winds today!!! I've been out about approx fifty billion times to try and reaffix the top of the net loop to the arm thingumajigs (you can tell I am an expert from my use of the correct jargon), but they just keep coming off.

Fully expecting to come down tomorrow morning to a net less trampoline.

For future windy and inclement weather coming up over winter (and assuming mr Tramp doesn't completely lose his net overnight), has anyone got any ideas of how to stop this happening?
Or have I just got a crap trampoline...???

Ive Googled and all I can find is anchors for the trampoline itself, and all I can think of now is some sort of zip tie fastening (but god knows how that would even work).

I'll attach a pic if my eloquent description of this issue is not enough to go on...

Trampoline SOS!
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lljkk · 21/08/2020 20:54

no idea... lots of tieing things on? I have a trampolene sunk into the ground so no net. However, there is a wasp nest under our trampolene AND apparently a hedgehog has fallen under there. Normally I'd get under to rescue hedgehog (and any frogs). Not with wasp nest. Such a pain (!!) thinking about building a froggie staircase to let creatures escape without having to get underneath and risk the wasps.

InvisibleToEveryone · 21/08/2020 21:02

In strong winds you should take the net down.

Otherwise you'll either have bent poles, or a kite fir a trampoline that has taken off.

babycornplease · 21/08/2020 21:20

Oh dear god, why the hell didn't I think of that? Literally what an utter prize prat I am.

Think it's too late for today, but will know for future reference, assuming I still have a trampoline.

Can I just double check (cos clearly I am an idiot) that you just unhook the net? You just leave the poles?

Ps @lljkk you are having worse luck than me.

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cheeseychovolate · 21/08/2020 21:25

Yes take the net down that's what we did.

WhoUsedMyName · 21/08/2020 21:34

Literally unhook the net that's attached to the hula hoop bit and let it sit on the trampoline 🤔no need to unclip etc

SuzieCarmichael · 21/08/2020 21:37

Please rescue the hedgehog. (Sorry for being off topic).

gettingfedupagain · 21/08/2020 22:13

I've had trampolines with nets for 12 yrs and never had this issue, they've all just withstood string winds so I'm confused

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