Customer Reviews for Lifetime Driveway 3-Sport Set

We bought this driveway set a few months ago, and it has been a great addition to the backyard! Our kids love to play all of the different games available, and I love that we can adjust the height so that all of us can play on it! The set up is easy, and it stores well when not in use. I also like that it can be moved from the driveway to the yard depending on what game we are playing. We look forward to years of fun with this set!

We bought this set for my kids for Easter. We have a large 35 x 40 concrete basketball pad that we poured a few years ago and the kids spend a ton of time playing different games on it. This is a great addition to it. My 12 year old son put it completely together (although it was only a few steps) in 20 minutes. The net is not super tight from top to bottom, but the balls seem to still bounce off it and it is good for a portable set. There is elastic rope that ties the net to the poles which helps with the tightness. It may need to be tied down for a wild game of volleyball, but it will be fine for pickle ball, badminton and tennis. The telescoping poles make it super easy to move up and down for the different games. I was surprised by the birdies. They are not the regular cheap kind. They are larger and much more detailed than the ones I have ever seen and I think they will hold up much better than the cheap plastic ones. I am a little worried about using the wooden paddles with the birdies so we may have to purchase badminton racquets. We filled the bases with water and they seem to work great. I am also excited about how portable it is. They recently painted pickle ball lines on the basketball court at our local church, but they don’t have any nets yet. We can easily take this net to the church to play on a real painted court. Overall, I am very pleased. My kids were out playing in the dark last night and loving it.

This set is great! Unpacking and setup took about 5 minutes before we were ready to play. The poles are very heavy duty and adjust easily to change the height of the net. When set up for badminton or pickleball, the net is self supporting and requires no stakes. The adjustable height is really nice for our young kids to play volleyball. The accessories are high quality and provide everything that you need to play. We set it up in our front yard and it was only a few minutes before we had neighbors over to join in the fun, instant party. When we were done, it was just as easy to put away. The accessories fit nicely in the included bag and there are straps included to hold the poles together for easy storage. This is a great product that will be perfect for summer parties and family nights. I highly recommend it.

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Easy to assemble and lots of fun!

The net is great and worth the money of the whole set. I had looked at a lot of portable nets and this by far, was the easiest to set up and move at this price level. As for the accessories, they are not very good quality. Within the first half hour, one of the paddles snapped in half at the handle - we duct taped it back together and that worked fine until we got replacement paddles that I ordered elsewhere. The pickle balls also broke in half within the first few hours of play. Luckily I had ordered replacement balls when I ordered paddles. I would definitely buy this net again, but I would spend additional money to buy better quality paddles and pickle balls if you plan on playing long term!

This is easy to set up and great for our grandkids to have fun with! I like that it has 4 paddles and lots of other options like tennis and bad mitten! Aside from a ball craving, (which you replaced so graciously) it is a wonderful investment! Thank you.

Will be fun for what it is - 3 sports can’t beat it. Would give a tad more air to the tennis balls and the birdies give us the regular ones. Pickle balls are good and paddles better than I thought they would be. On the paddles - do not put a sticker that is hard to pull of on there please. Needs to be easy to remove next time. Net - poles - bases all top quality. That’s what I really cared about.

purchased from costco about a year ago. great net. fun for everyone. had to call customer service for an issue and they took care of the problem immediately. excellent company!

My kids love playing with the outdoor games set and always want it set up. It's great for teenage parties and family events. We usually play badminton but recently have been playing tennis as it has an adjustable height net. Tennis even works great on grass with the large softer balls.

I purchased the Driveway 3-Sport Set last summer after buying several different Brand badminton sets. They either were so cheaply made or so hard to set up that I returned them. I was thrilled to find a set that is easy to set up, sturdy, and very function. My family LOVES this set and we have enjoyed many competitions in the backyard. Great Customer Service as well! Thanks Lifetime for making something very worth buying!!!

I actually thought it was going to be a thicker metal

All of the components are great quality, and it comes with everything you need to play. The only con is that the net can't be adjusted from badminton height to volleyball height without changing the configuration of the poles (you can see it in the picture, I just didn't pay enough attention). You don't use the base for the volleyball net, you have to use the ropes to keep the poles up. But I would still buy it again! It is a very nice set.

We just got this volleyball set and couldn’t wait to play. My husband set it up in about 10 minutes with no problems. We didn’t fill the bases with water, as is suggested, but they seemed to stay in place just fine for our needs with little ones playing. We love the options with this set. I love that we can have the net down low (even for playing volleyball) so that my 6 and 4 year olds can be successful. When we have adults over to play, we can put it up to the regular height. Definite win with this set. Thank you, Lifetime!

We received this set and immediately wanted to set it up. It has lots of options for both children and adults. My kids love the pickle ball and badminton. I love the volleyball. Hours of outdoor fun. It is not hard at all to set up. I love the Lifetime products and the warranty. I would definitely recommend this activity to anyone.

Nice fun set with lots of options of play and for many different ages! Comes with volleyball, pickleballs, and shuttlecocks (didn't mention it came with a volleyball on the box). Assembly is fairly easy although on our first try we broke a yellow spike! Also, the base is a little hard to get even, but we made due with what we could figure out on the first set-up. Still tons of fun for big and small!

My friend recently bought this set for his family and invited my family over to play games. It was so much fun! It was easy to raise and lower depending on who was playing or what was being played. It definitely felt like a quality product and I will be purchasing one of my own.

We bought this to play Pickleball in our driveway with the adults and had great fun! Then we raised the net and had more fun playing Badmitton with the grandkids!!! The net and poles were very sturdy and we expect many years of family fun!

We purchased the driveway 3 sport set at the first of the year as part of our "get fit" resolution for 2016. Well, our Grandkids have since taken over this awesome product. We play the pickleball, volleyball and badminton almost every weekend. We really enjoy the product and the opportunity it allows us to increase our activity level and spend quality time with our 5 grandkids and children. This is a great addition to our outdoor activity lifestyle and it's amazing how durable the products are. After all the set up and take downs each time we utilize this, it's still like new. A very nice product that has given us many hours of summer fun. I will buy another when this set gets retired. Thanks Lifetime.

Set up on the beach and played with all ages. Everyone LOVED it! Great for family reunions. Easy set up, and very sturdy.

Bought this for Father's day and it lived up to my expectations. The net was firm and we had a great time playing the games.

We just got this set for my daughter, she loves volleyball but she has loved playing badminton even more. She wants someone to play with her all day she never wants to stop. It is very good quality I was pleasantly surprised! I would highly recommended.

My daughter got this set for her birthday (Dec 23.), we just set it up and we already love it!! 3 different games, we have used it for 2 of the 3 and I am very pleased with the product. great quality, good stability on poles for volleyball! WE LOVE IT!! Thanks for making a GREAT product!

I purchased this in Utah at the factory store and flew it home with me to Nebraska. It was a simple 10 minute set up and we were playing right away. Teen-agers played pickle ball all day and into the night. Great quality, nothing cheap or flimsy about it. Every other badmitten set I had seen was made of cheap plastic and a sagging net. This set is solid and the net is tight. I was impressed with the clean look and easy set up. I will be ordering several more pickle balls as it only came with two and we had to chase the ball more than we'd like. Recommend this product to anyone who enjoys ping pong or bad mitten - easy to play - nice job Lifetime! Will likely get tether ball next -

The product was delivered in a timely matter. The net set up is better than I thought, but the paddles weren't as good as I expected. If you play a lot they begin to hurt you hand because the way the handle is made. We will get some more paddles with more padding. The value is good. I saw the same set which cost twice as much.

The Lifetime Driveway 3-sport set is a lot of fun. It is truly mobile, and quite easy to set up and take down. The pieces are made of durable materials, and i am pleased to find that a lot of attention to detail was placed into this product and it's application. Design/Materials The design of this set is quite nice. The poles are made of hollow metal and very sturdy. There is really NO way they are ever going to bend. They are painted a light grey that looks very nice and seems relatively durable. The bases are a thick black plastic, and they seem very solid as well. There are bungees at the tops in addition to the support strings to give the net some bounce. My 5 year old ran into the net dozens of times, and the poles never fell over even once. The paddles are solid and surprisingly comfortable for their simple wood laminate & plastic handle design. I've dropped them plenty of times, and they are still in great condition. Setup The poles easily expand and snap together to form the frame for the net. Just fill the bases with some water and throw on the net. That's all there is to it! The poles slide up and down to provide quite a wide range for the net height. The top goes from below my waist at the low setting and can adjust to shoulder height in order to accommodate different games and play levels. One thing to keep in mind is that this is BIG. It's advertised as a driveway set, but most driveways that i know of are too narrow for this. This also won't work on a slanted driveway. You really need a large flat area to play the tennis game, or a large grassy area for badminton. Portability This set includes two nice bags. One is for the paddles and balls, and the other holds the net and all of the poles. They have straps so you can thrown them over your shoulder take this gaming set wherever you want. Most likely somewhere you can use it OTHER than your driveway. Be warned, though. Due to the poles' sturdy construction, they are a bit heavy. Not TOO heavy, just heavy. I just wouldn't plan on walking a mile carrying these things. Game-play When i originally saw this set, the paddles reminded me of playing paddle-ball on the beach when i was a kid. However, this is not what this set is for. It is really made only for Pickle ball, Badminton, and an offshoot of Tennis. I have honestly never played any of these games before. They are definitely some of the less common games out there, but none the less are quite fun. Just don't expect to get this set and be able to play real tennis or volleyball with it. It's simply not what it's for. Summary This is a very well designed set. Two things to note, however. First, make sure these are the games you want to play. This is not for volleyball or tennis! Secondly, make sure you have a nice large, flat area (either hard surface or grass) to play this on. It's big! Overall, excellent quality and lots of fun.

This is a pretty decent sport set - it's best for someone who has both a large flat yard and large driveway. Badminton is best on the grass I think, and obviously the other games (tennis and pickleball) are best on a driveway. Unfortunately I didn't measure my yard or driveway before ordering this and now realized it's not a good size for me. The net is pretty wide and there doesn't seem to be a way to shorten it, so measure your yard/driveway first - you need at least 18x36 ft., 21x60 ft. is recommended for one of the games. It seems to be a quality product - I think it will last outside as long as you don't keep it out year-round. The paddles are pretty well-made and sturdy - they're actually kind of heavy. I personally would prefer regular tennis and badminton rackets (with nylon wires) because they're much lighter than these paddles. But I understand why they provided paddles - they're more versatile. So I guess I would recommend this product only for people who have a large space to set it up, and who don't have any of these items already. For me, it might have made better sense to just buy a couple badminton rackets, shuttles, and a smaller net.

The Lifetime Driveway 3 Sport Set is absolutely the best! We set up ours in the backyard with the net kept low for kids to play badminton and they loved it. The game set includes all the pieces to set up and play multiple sports games. The equipment is high quality with large sized paddles and birdies, perfect for outdoor playtime. We love it!

This is a nice heavy-duty set. I've been burned on many poor quality outdoor game sets (looking at you sportcraft) but this was a real surprise and impressed. Everything has a nice sturdy build quality, right down to the stand's bases and net. The variety of games is nice and can even be expanded with a little imagination. Set up is easy and and of a commonsense design. Weight of everything combined seems pretty hefty, don't expect to backpack this anywhere for sure; That being said, this is ideal for car camping, an all day beach trip, or setting up in the driveway at home. Still, you wont want to lug this around by yourself. This is no one season set, if you are looking for a durable product that is easy to set up- you've found it.

Haven't really tested the set out due to outdoor weather, but the set seems to be well constructed. Heavy and sturdy. The wooden paddles are of average quality but balls are included so once the net is set you are ready to go. Carrying bags are nice and handy.