trampoline and rain

[misterroy]

Hi, I got a trampoline this year, i live on the west coast of Scotland, it rains, it rains a lot and it rains often. I am used to the rain, but the trampoline is not, it stores the rain until the next jump, so we all tend to end up soggy, even on a dry day. There is a protective cover for the springs, it is the culprit the rain goes in and is stored there. Tonight i thought of covering the springs with some pipe lagging and lashing some fishing net to cover the gaps, the trampoline is for my daughters, 4 and 2. The other option was to use the present protective cover, but cover the top and most of the bottom with polythene. any thoughts?

ta

roy

[Cicero]

================================== Look here for a basic solution:

[misterroy]

There is a "catch net" around the jumpoline, making a waterproof tarp difficult to tie down easily. ta

[Mark]

What about sticking something like a broom under it so that the middle is raised a few inches. That way it can't do pond impressions.

mark

[meow2222]

Store it on its side. I'd consider getting rid of it though, the incidence of trampoline injuries is very high.

NT

[The Medway Handyman]

Agreed on both counts.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember [e-mail] saying something like:

So what? Teaches the little feckers about safety.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Mark" saying something like:

Good idea - and with a wide mushroom-like end on it so it doesn't damage the fabric.

[meow2222]

works well where the risks are less serious, but trampolines permanently disable too many people to be a good value lesson.

NT