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We just got a trampoline for the kids this summer. Wondering what people do for winter. Do most people take them apart and store for winter or just leave it outdoors? Leaning towards storing it for the winter but will be work to take part and reassemble...Feedback appreciated

We leave ours up for winter, the kids like to play on it when it snows! We’ve had it for 3 yrs, still in good shape, haven’t noticed any deterioration from leaving it out for the winter.

Most people leave them out all winter. If there is a lot of heavy snow, you may want to clear it off every once in awhile.

I always took ours apart and put the mat and springs in the shed. It always stayed in really nice shape. Once my kids grew out of it we gave it away to friends who left it out over the winter. Within a couple of years the mat deteriorated and the loops all started pulling out.

With the snow load stretching both the springs & mat, or the suns rays breaking down the fabrics, or the harsh winter winds drying out anything plastic/vinyl material... It's better if you take it down. For my "standard" spring based trampoline, I bring inside the pads and safety netting, but leave the mat and springs on. What I then do is remove the legs (and net posts) and cover it with a tarp when it is laid flat on the lawn. Now, it's protected from the sun/wind and the snow won't stretch it out of shape. I find it that it saves me the work of dealing with those springs in the fall and setting up again next summer.  
 
The only precautions are to make sure the tarp is on tight and put something on top of it so it doesn't flap around or blow away. And make sure it's not laying down in a low spot where water will accumulate in the spring (that might make the springs rusty).  
 
The other style of trampoline (the fiberglass/springless ones) should probably always be taken apart and brought into shelter for the winter. I can see those types easily getting buggered up.  
 
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

We have the standard spring style and the safety net attaches at each spring so would be all or nothing taking apart. The idea of the tarp is good but we have dogs so that would probably not work out well. The only thing that would come off easily are the spring covers. Thanks for the input.

I have never taken ours down and it's still in great shape. The only thing that wasn't was the safety net and it was from it being thrown in a wind storm and our neighbours kids who crawled under the fence and ripped it up even more. So I took it off.

we dont have the safety net so we just flip ours over so the snow doesnt stretch it out, other i have known to leave theirs up do deteriorate faster but it all depends on snow fall ect

We always left our trampoline up through all seasons and it lasted over 20 years! Everyone loved playing on it in the winter when it snowed

We had one. Left it out during the winter, but made sure the snow was cleared off if the snow on the trampoline got deeper than a half foot. We had it for over 12 years till we sold it in excellent condition. If you clear the snow off, you shouldnt have problems with the springs or straps. The snow gets really heavy.

We always take ours down and out it up again. We have had it for about 7 years and even at that some of the springs are stretched but the trampoline part is still in good shape. The sun likely does more damage than the snow. Based on the answers here, maybe it doesn’t matter and I should leave mine up! Lol

Take the mat and springs off then store it. Leave the frame up. Snow can weigh down the mat and deteriorate it.  
We had the same one now for 10 years. ( and 4 kids)

We have had our tramp for a good 12 years. We have done both - put away for winter and leave it up. The pad was thrown out years ago. We just shovel off the snow now and the springs are fine. The top is still good too.

We have never used it in the winter cause of skidooing, hockey etc so I just flip it over so the legs are in the air and the mat is on the ground. Doesn't hurt a thing.

I do t have room to store it in a shed or garage so We flip it over. Don’t leave it up normally because if you let the snow build up a lot on it the weight of the ice and snow could eventually stretch it out.  
In the spring under the trampoline is the greenest grass lol.