Escapade

There is more than escape on the Escapade. Under the main deck, is a Double Seat for children to sit together and chat. When they are ready to head to higher decks, they have three different ways to make it up to the highest deck. They can use the stairs for a lengthier route. For a more direct route children can use the Curly Climber. For the most challenging, the Mountain Climb with Rope waits for them. As they reach the highest deck, a Bubble Panel makes it easy to see the ground below. Finally, they can use the Triple Slide back to the ground.

When choosing a playground it is important to consider where the components have come from. Conditioned wood or recycled metal posts are both opportunities to take part in environmental stewardship. Wood was once a staple of playground design, but as time has continued, it has become less common. But, wood and natural materials make for natural learning environments that can be important for children’s development. Several teaching methods use nature and natural tools as ways to reach children. On the other hand, the recycled metal used comes from items that would otherwise rust away in dumps. The recycled plastic comes from specifically milk jugs. As Americans, we tend to drink a large amount of milk every day. This results in millions of used milk contains every year. Even if the play set purchased only uses a few thousand of those milk jugs, its that many more that didn’t end up in a landfill. Your playground purchase can be part of the solution that limits waste.

For similar systems, check out the Vista, the Retreat, and the Canyon play system.