North States Superyard XT Gate Play Yard
- 26″ high,convenient carrying strap included
- 6 panels, hexagonal shape- offers 18.5 square feet of play area
- Can be used indoors or outdoors
- Sets up in seconds
- Lightweight and portable
Product Description
Whether you’re at the beach or in the backyard, make sure your child’s play area is safely enclosed. Great for indoor or outdoor use, the Superyard XT Gate can enclose an area up to 18.5 square feet. Gate includes six interlocking panels (Note: 8 panels shown pictured – 2 extra panels not included) constructed of durable reinforced plastic. Comes with built-in carry strap for transportation and folds flat for storage. Certified by the JPMA. Each interlocking panel m… More >>
North States Superyard XT Gate Play Yard
We bought the super play yard and the XT extension as a play area for our twins. For *that* its wonderful. However, today I fell trying to get in and out of it. I am pregnant and its very awkward to use. The manufacturer gives instructions on how to open and close from the panels, but, this only works well as the 18 square foot octagon shape. When its the 6 by 6 square with the extension, when you open the gate one whole side has to be swung open and the play area resists. Not to mention that if you have twins in it, you have to try and close it back up one handed while transitioning one twin in/out so that whoever is in it while you retrieve the other can’t lean on the play yard wall and possibly hurt themselves while you attend to the other twin. And whats sad is that this gating system is primarily used by mothers of multiples.
What bothered me is that North States is known for their infant gates, and couldn’t come up with an optional gate to purchase with the play yard that would be easier for moms of multiples to use. Theres just no easy way to “push down one side while lifting up the other” when you are holding a BABY.
I am very disappointed with this system. I think its good for those only using it for one child, but for multiples (what its needed most for) its pretty inefficient.
Rating: 1 / 5
We purchased the Superyard XT because it was the only reasonably sized play yard we could find locally. My husband and I brought it home, set it up, looked at it for a moment and promptly put it back in the box to return. This product is functional, very easy to set up, and seemed sturdy. Unfortunately, it was not something we wanted in our living room; it looked like a dog kennel to us. After some searching online we were able to find a different play yard that gave us the same amount of room but looked nicer.
Rating: 3 / 5
Yes, this product pens in your kid and does it well. However, it’s a grey industrial looking hunk of plastic that far too resembles a prison cell for my taste. Hell, it’s even made by a company called “North State”. It even sounds like a prison.
Maybe if they bothered to offer it in colors other then grey and white.
Rating: 2 / 5
I personally didn’t buy this gate, specifically because of the alarming number of reviews I found online about plastic shards breaking off of it. The following are only two of MANY reviews I found:
“Buyer Beware. We had two different gates sent to us. The initial one was missing a part. The second one had little pieces that were falling off of it the size of a piece of rice and sharper then you can imagine. We found this out because our nine month old was gagging on a piece – then investigated and found two other pieces on the floor. We took the part we needed out of the new gate and put it in the first one we received. We looked, and though that one looked okay. Last night I found two pieces that had broken off on the floor, thankfully before my son did. This happened to us twice – not a coincidence. I have talked to guest relations and they are putting out a product recall. This could have been a FATAL situation with our son!”
“DO NOT BUY THIS! I CAN’T BELIEVE I ORDERED THIS! Even after seeing one review that said they found dangerous shards of the product on the floor, their child had choked on these pieces. I just recieved the product and looked it over, it looked fine, set it up and put my 7 month old in it. He cried a bit so I climbed in…that is when I found some small rice sized VERY SHARP! pieces of the gate that had fallen off from it . I can’t figure out where they came from. I assumed the other review must be a fluke or that the problem was fixed as they said the company was suposed to put a recall. I called the company to complain and they said they had never heard of the problem, and only offered to send a replacement gate. If a small child swallowed one of these incredibly sharp pieces it has the potential to be fatal!! DO NOT BUY!!!!!”
In short, the product should probably be recalled. Do not put your children at risk!!
Rating: 1 / 5
This pen was great at first. It did a really good job of containing my puppy (14 weeks old) when I couldn’t directly supervise her for the first four days. On the fifth day, she figured out how to climb out. She’s not all that big, but she managed to hold on to the top with her front paws and climb up the plastic mesh with her back paws and jump out. Once she figured it out, she was climbing out constantly. I had to return the pen and switch to a crate any time she needed to be contained. I’d recommend this ONLY for very small dogs or dogs that are not strong enough to climb up and over the side.
Rating: 1 / 5