Optima Action Station

Why buy a Climbing Frame? Actions Stations climbing frames provide opportunities for climbing, hiding sliding, monkey swinging, childrens games and lounging. These activities are enormous fun for children but underpinning this is the development of a diverse set of skills including coordination, spatial perception, risk calculation, problem solving, observation, self-confidence, concentration and creativity that are crucial to growing children.

Why buy Action Stations climbing frame? - Designed and engineered to be the ultimate play system, the Action Stations range is built using a combination of aluminium extrusion and reinforced injection moulded clamps. These have been created specifically for this range to provide strength, durability and ease of assembly. The architectural grade aluminium tubing is die-extruded to Super Tramp's own specification,; unlike steel tubing it will never rust and its low weight makes delivery and assembly considerably easier. All fabrics, nets and webbing used on our Action Stations climbing frame range are UV-Stabilised, tough and durable - a combination of texture and colour that blends very well into your garden.

Advantage over Wooden climbing frames ? - Generally, wooden climbing frames look more natural than traditional steel climbing frames, which are often designed to stand-out as much as possible. In contrast to traditional steel frames, our Action Stations are designed specifically to blend naturally into your garden. This softer effect is achieved through a careful selection of materials (rust-free aluminuim tubes, stainless steel fixings and moulded glassfibre reinfoced clamps is a million miles away from "iron scaffolding"), and soft, natural colours. Unlike wooden climbing frames, our Action Stations range won't crack or require regular treatment with wood preservative - neither the aluminium tubing, glassfibre reinforced clamps, stanless steel fixings, nor tough UV-stabilised fabrics are affected by the weather - that means very low maintenance, no rust, and no worrying about gaping cracks, fissures and surface mould that are a feature of wooden climbing frames (which are almost always made from unseasoned unseasoned newly-cut timber). Another advantage over wooden climbing frames is spare-part availablity - is your wooden climbing frames supplier really going to stock the entire complex collection of wooden components 10 years into the future? Owing to the simplicity and durability of the Action Stations components, and the fact that the manufacturer is a well-established UK company, it is easier to have confidence in long-term manufacturer support. Another advantage over Wooden climbing frames is that the children can grip/hang etc from every aluminium strut anywhere on the climbing frame. If you look carefully at a wooden climbing frame, ask yourself how many places can you see where a child can climb or grip - you will probably see that the inferior strength of wood means that many components have to be made "extra-thick" to provide adequate strength, resulting more restricted play. Finally, delivery is more simple - No large lorry turning up with a driver asking you to help him carry large unpacked wooden beams into your front garden.

Assembly - Unlike other systems we have reviewed, the Action Stations range really is easy to assemble and maintain. Each Action Stations climbing frame has its own set of instructions, laying out a clear and simple assembly process, with large diagrams (a good picture paints a thousand words!). Each clamp is moulded with an integral name and simple reference number for easy identification. The aluminium tubes are all pre-cut and pre-drilled and each one is individually named and numbered. Also, to ensure the product arrives in perfect condition, all tubes are individually wrapped in a protective coating, and all clamps are packed separately. All structural fixings use the same type of "hex-head" bolt and nut combination, helping to avoid any confusion in assembly. The clamps are designed to hold the fixing-nut in place, so all you need to do is insert the bolt, and tighten it using the supplied allen-key.