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"Grow with Me" Design Philosophy	Beautiful Style	Composite Decking
Capabilities Building Activities	Bold, Strong Built to last Construction	Mortise & Tennon
Tolerance for less than perfectly level yard	Round is Good	Weather Protected
Custom Designed just for you.	Custom Swing Set Positioning	Innovative Safety Nets
	Designed for Safety

"Grow with me" design philosophy All of our designs incorporate a Grow with me Philosophy which allows for adjustments t your existing system as well as the option of system expansion as your children's capabilities grow. For younger children, we provide activities which help develop dexterity, motor skills and hand - eye coordination. Our designs help promote social interaction, encourage sharing and patience. The rustic nature of our systems also encourages role play and suggests pretend play themes. "Grow with me" begins as the child's capabilities grow. For example: our Standard Swing set is height adjustable and can be raised as a child's ability and sense of adventure grows; our Baby Rock Crawl Accessory can first be used to encourage younger climber crawlers to reach a lower deck and later can be raised up to a challenging, full blown, Vertical 8' Rock Climb Wall; or our real log, swinging Suspension Bridge which can be added to connect two of our play systems together, etc. back to top Pictured right, Cayla Bears (8 years old) on a Spiral Stair Climber next to Chance Bears (2 years old) on a 5' Rock Climb Wall.
Designs Encourage Age and Ability Appropriate Capabilities Building: We want to help you raise healthy active kids. And of course we want your children to be physically challenged, to build coordination, strength and balance, but it is much more than just that. We want to help you use your backyard and the time you spend with them to raise confident, secure, self motivated, socially responsible little people. All of our models are designed to encourage age or ability appropriate risk taking. For example, the size and placement of rocks on our climbing walls is designed to screen smaller climbers at the bottom, while becoming progressively easier as the ascent continues (this builds confidence); our overhead events like Monkey Bars, Track Ride and Monkey Ring Trek are designed to discourage access for smaller but allow bigger participants. We offer exciting activities for the most advanced children like our Spiral Stair Climber and our 10' Sherpa Wall. Of course, adult supervision and safety surfacing is recommended as your child strives to achieve new levels of accomplishment. back to top
Custom Designed Just For You: Because our playgrounds are made from real logs, not milled lumber, each one is unique. there are no two exactly alike. And by their very nature, a bears cedar log playground must be hand crafted one at a time. Because they are built in our wood shops, not a big factory, we can make yours just the way you and your children want it. back to top
Beautiful Style: Our signature line of cedar Log playground is perhaps the best looking in the Universe. Whole log construction gives an organic, wholesome feeling that is striking in appearance. You will not find any bright orange colored wood or circus tent tops on your Bears Playground. Just Bold, Strong, Built to last designs, beautifully stained rustic wood and Hunter Green Accents. Bears Playgrounds are designed to compliment the natural setting of your backyard regardless of your home's architectural style. back to top
BOLD STRONG BUILT TO LAST CONSTRUCTION: Log Construction is not just beautiful, it is strong too. our posts are made from sturdy whole logs, approx 5" in diameter. this is 60% more wood than our competitors 4x4" construction and 273% more than 2x4" construction. Those who are familiar with log construction know that it is subject to the natural process of "checking". Checking or cracks occur across or through the growth rings as they release moisture. This is not defect in the wood as it does not affect the structural integrity. Instead, it is considered a part of the logs rustic natural look and adds to the uniqueness of each piece. back to top
Over Built Structural Knee Braces when you see triangles used in construction you are looking at extra strength. Bears Cedar Log Playgrounds ar loaded with lots and lots of overbuilt structural knee braces for for a Bold look and extra strength. back to top
Mortise and Tennon (old school joinery) this classic jointer style is timeless and super strong. Rarely if ever used by the competition because it requires old school craftsmanship. back to top
Innovative Safety Net Protection. Safety Nets barriers are a unique way to protect against inadvertent falls while maximizing parental supervision into the play structure and allow viability out of the structure for children. More traditional systems rely upon prison bar looking vertical spindles. back to top
Composite Decking: Like you will find on the best built decks in America, we use modern composite decking materials on all of our floors, rock climb walls and other high wear areas so that your bare footed or bare bottom baby is safe as can be. This product is completely and without a doubt splinter and maintenance free. back to top
Round Cedar is Good, Baby Smooth Round logs have no sharp corners like milled lumber, just rub a tub-tub soft cedar; perfect for playgrounds. Logs are peeled, planed and sanded. Cedar is naturally beautiful and splinter resistant and does not contain any arsenic or man made chemicals. Unlike other wood species, the qualities of our round Cedar Logs, make it very difficult to splinter and penetrate human skin. back to top
Weather Protected: when it comes to naturally weather resistance, our cedar is about the best you can do. To top it all off, we have chosen to add additional protection by staining our playgrounds. The color is a beautiful, natural, semi-transparent, brown stain. It enhances the beauty of the wood and highlights the wood grain. The stain is water based and the brown pigment color helps protect against harmful UV rays in the sunniest of climates. The penetrating qualities of the stain also help to protect against snow and moisture. back to top
DESIGN DECISIONS AND SAFETY: Our deigns encourage risk taking and challenge, as mentioned above. Sometimes these risks can involve some bumps, bruises or falls. Do you remember learning to ride your first bicycle or skate board. We think these challenges are an important part of growing up. If you agree, then you are ready for a Bears Playground. That being said, we have made a number of design decision that we feel are important for safety reasons. We have listed a few below: a) Some play system are constructed from ladders lashed together to form a structure. We have decided not to interrupt play flow and function obstructive ladders that can cause unnecessary bumps and bruises Instead we have decided on a more open floor plan with functionally play linked activities. b) As a matter of design and safety we have decided not to incorporate any wide stance, slippery coated, access ladders. Instead we have decided to use Real Log climbers with low slip wood texture and Roped Hand Support top to bottom.) We have decided not allow overlapping, sometimes conflicting uses such as overhead monkey bars with swings on them. d) We believe that a fully Rotating and Gyrating Tire Swings can never safely be used under a system but should have its own stable, wide stance beam away from crash obstructions. e) We have decided to use beefy strong structural wooden knee braces instead of cheap metal brackets. back to top
Custom Swing Set Positioning for Unique layout or a Unique Yard. (Because our post are round and our Swing set is half saddle notched we can mount your swing set on any corner post or center mast desired. Not only that, we can also mount the Swing Set at any angle desired (say 45 degrees to the structure instead of the traditional 90 degree right angle, as long as it does not conflict with another play activity). This custom advantage is unique to Bears Playground designs and can lead to some very creative layouts. back to top Tolerance for less than perfectly level yards, "standard": To level the structure we provide Cookies (varying size log wedges) to achieve a level structure. Our unique post and sandbox base structure joinery minimizes the need for digging. In addition, our wide stance adjustable height A-Frame support scissors together or apart to adjust and level the height of your swing beam. Many of our other accessories and options (monkey bars, track ride, etc) adjust in much the same way. back to top
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