I initially purchased and built this playset last summer for my son.  He absolutely loved it, as did his mom and I.  Unfortunately, over the course of the winter, we had some pretty bad winds one night and the playset was torn from its anchors and tossed across our yard.  As a family, we were heartbroken having to tell our son that his swing set was gone, but after contacting Lifetime, they sent us an entirely new set under warranty.  To say that we were impressed is an understatement.  Needless to say, when I built this for a 2nd time, I double anchored every pole down so now I'm pretty sure it'll survive anything mother nature can throw at it.  I would recommend purchasing the extra set of anchors if you live in wind prone areas as the playset only comes with 2.  Overall, we could not be happier with this playset and company!