Regardless, they are ALL loads of fun! At left are our children playing on the swing set in Michigan my husband grew up playing on that his grandfather built. We bought our kids a Step 2 Naturally Playful Swingset Climber, mostly because the plastic holds up better in the Arizona heat & dry weather. Otherwise, we would have gotten them a wooden swing set simply because we prefer the look as well as the sustainability aspect and that it's better for the environment.