Personally, I think that the wooden swing sets are so much nicer than the steel ones. And they last a pretty long time too. I have had one that has really been played on quite a bit and it looks great and is around 10 years old. One nice wooden swing set is all you need for your children’s childhood. And they are just nice to have in the back yard. The only thing I had trouble with is putting them together…I had no idea what I was doing! But luckily I had my brother and brother in law to help out. After hours of very hard work we finally had our swing set and it was absolutely worth all the hassle!