Kid Magnet Tree Weave
The Kid Magnet Tree Weave is so named because it pretty much functions as a neighborhood playground for the Biltmore Park neighborhood in Asheville, North Carolina. The family who commissioned this net from us was lucky enough to find out about our work within just a couple months of moving to Asheville from Georgia, and they thought that getting a Tree Weave from us would be the perfect housewarming gift for their daughter. They also had a hunch that having a fabulous attraction in the backyard would help her get rooted into neighborhood friendships, and they were quite right; before we even finished building the net, JoJo had apparently befriended every kid in the neighborhood. In fact, in order to complete the project we had fend off 3-8 kids at a time just to get enough space to weave. Every time we’ve gone back to the net since then it’s more alive than any public playground we’ve ever seen, and we feel that we’ve truly created a focal point in the neighborhood and connected families.
The net features an incredible zip line that you can send off through a doorway we created in one wall. It also has a fun slackline we set up over the net. It’s incredibly bouncy. The kids have set up numerous swings, hammocks, rings, straps, a slackline, and other toys underneath, around, and hanging from the net. All in all it’s become a centerpiece for the entire neighborhood to have fun with.
Paracord Colors used in this Asheville Tree Net Installation:
Floor: Light Blue, Electric Blue, Teal, Caribbean, Midnight Blue.
Walls: Kelly Green, Fern, Emerald.
The ramp to the Kid Magnet Tree Weave makes a really cool looking shape and dimension. We decided to bolt a ramp to a large stump in the ground lying about 8 feet away from the perimeter of the net. We could have put earth anchors in as we sometimes do when building ramps, but when we are able to create a structure using natural features, we prefer to do so. If the stump ever rots, we'll just take out these anchors and tension the ramp back down to earth anchors. The slope, position and direction of opening were all pretty ideal for making a ramp off the stump, especially since the ramp points straight at the back door of the residence. We mimicked the narrow opening of the ramp at the floor up at the perimeter of the walls, which gives the entire ramp high walls, and a beautiful vertical portal appearance.
We love that our work is inherently defined by the natural form and position of the trees, so when we’re able to extend that philosophy into our ramps, we like to do so.
Check out the video below to see how incredibly bouncy this tree net is!
Our custom tree nets are even bouncier than trampolines