This is a tricky one… the entire swing set industry has been turned upside down with COVID-19. Most parents suddenly found themselves with a need for more outdoor play equipment and toys when kids were sent home from schools in spring of 2020. Since then, manufacturers have struggled to keep up with demand. Wooden playsets are a pretty seasonal product, with most sets selling in the spring, followed by a smaller wave over the holiday season. In fall of 2020, manufacturers had to plan for the 2021 spring season, and it seems as though most companies thought conservatively that the demand would not remain as high as it did in 2020. It now looks like they were wrong, so almost everyone is still sold out. There will be a natural slow down for the fall as kids go back to school, but we don’t know if that’ll provide enough time for manufacturers to catch up or meet demand over the holidays.