# Wooden playset enhancements -- grab bars.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-playset-enhancements-grab-bars/541536>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 1, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-playset-enhancements-grab-bars/541536 "2010-06-01T18:36:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-playset-enhancements-grab-bars/541536/1 "2010-06-01T18:36:35Z")

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I have a large wooden playset I recently assembled in my back yard. I am realizing the need for some long grab bars in places where kids embark/debark from the playset (top of the ladder, end of the monkeybars, etc).

I figured Home depot or the like would have something usable, but all they have in the size I am looking for (24 inches) is shower grab bars for people 500lbs, running about $20 per bar. Since I want to install a lot of this stuff without bankrupting myself, I am looking for other options. They don’t need to be super pretty, just hold 30 - 70lb kids climbing up a wooden playset.

I have considered using galvanized pipe (for gas line, etc) and fittings, but that gets me pretty close to the same price because I have to buy 3 pieces of pipe and 4 fittings per bar. I don’t know if PVC would work, but I have yet to find a flange that could be screwed to the playset that looks like it would work with PVC.

Any other tips?

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-playset-enhancements-grab-bars/541536/2 "2010-06-01T20:00:30Z")

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Reported as a duplicate.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wooden-playset-enhancements-grab-bars/541536/3 "2010-06-01T20:10:19Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Reported as a duplicate.

Thank you. Closing duplicate thread.