Controlled Chaos Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Anyone have any experience with it? Thinking of using it under a playset. Some people swear its the best stuff, others have complained it gets too hot and has an order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 12:46 PM) Anyone have any experience with it? Thinking of using it under a playset. Some people swear its the best stuff, others have complained it gets too hot and has an order. Are you talking the loose stuff or the mats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 12:49 PM) Are you talking the loose stuff or the mats? loose stuff....it's recycled rubber tires. Like this stuff... http://www.rubberecycle.com/playground_rubber_mulch.asp Edited April 15, 2010 by Controlled Chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I am not sure but I know I would play in it. Tired of getting owee's on cement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 It does stink. They have it in the Chicago Children's Museum. It's in the dinosaur exhibit. You dig through the stuff to find the dinosaur bones. Then again, it is inside, so the stench has nowhere to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 01:12 PM) loose stuff....it's recycled rubber tires. Like this stuff... http://www.rubberecycle.com/playground_rubber_mulch.asp Yep, I used it once. It may have improved from the early version I used. My biggest problem was the dog enjoyed playing with it. So he would run, grab a chunk and toss it around the yard . . . twenty or thirty times a day . . . each time with a different piece . . . every f***ing day . . . then you hit it with a mower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 It did seem to protect the kids when they fell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 07:39 PM) Yep, I used it once. It may have improved from the early version I used. My biggest problem was the dog enjoyed playing with it. So he would run, grab a chunk and toss it around the yard . . . twenty or thirty times a day . . . each time with a different piece . . . every f***ing day . . . then you hit it with a mower. If it wasn't my yard or my mower, it would be hilarious to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 It is toxic if ingested, so if you have a toddler, or a dog, you might not want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 07:38 PM) If it wasn't my yard or my mower, it would be hilarious to watch. It was my yard and my mower and yes, it was hilarious to watch. Add in the dog waiting for a piece to go flying . . . And this stuff looks a whole lot better than what I bought, which literally was off the back of a truck with the crew going door to door. They claimed it was left over from a playground project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 When I was a kid, the cement protected me from injury... Oh, wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 07:59 PM) It is toxic if ingested, so if you have a toddler, or a dog, you might not want it. All the sites I've looked at say it's non-toxic and if it's accidentally ingested it will just pass through the digestive system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 07:41 AM) All the sites I've looked at say it's non-toxic and if it's accidentally ingested it will just pass through the digestive system. Google rubber playground mulch and toxic. There is plenty of stuff out there on it. At the end of the day, it is tires. There is a reason no one can figure out what to do with them. They are toxic in any form that comes with human or plant contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 09:01 AM) Google rubber playground mulch and toxic. There is plenty of stuff out there on it. At the end of the day, it is tires. There is a reason no one can figure out what to do with them. They are toxic in any form that comes with human or plant contact. Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 09:22 AM) Thanks Mike. Not a problem, we just put in a playset for the kids this year and it came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 09:40 AM) Not a problem, we just put in a playset for the kids this year and it came up. What did you go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 09:56 AM) What did you go with? Pretty sure we are just going with wood chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 06:39 PM) Yep, I used it once. It may have improved from the early version I used. My biggest problem was the dog enjoyed playing with it. So he would run, grab a chunk and toss it around the yard . . . twenty or thirty times a day . . . each time with a different piece . . . every f***ing day . . . then you hit it with a mower. The dog?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) The dog?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) The dog?! The rubber mulch can get pricey can you blame him? On an other note, the stuff can get hot but that is when it is covered by the field turf so that is a large exposed to the sun area. Edited April 18, 2010 by Jenks Heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 It is just so damn hard to refrain from eating that mulch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 I keep thinking the title says "Rubber Match" and then I wonder for a second why it's in SLaM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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