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Old 11-03-2008, 01:56 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Archaea View Post
I'm not an engineer, but the imbedding in the ground makes it appear more stable to me, a non-engineer, plus you're not as high off the ground if you don't have a cage.

The frame is in the ground as opposed to potentially toppling over.
It has nothing to do with stability. The whole point of burying them is so that if you fall off, you are closer to the ground. With the cage, you won't fall off. The problem with burying them is you end up with a damp hole in your yard, unless you go extreme and put in some kind of drainage system. Buried tramps are more aesthetic, I suppose.

I saw a program on TV indicating that 80% of tramp injuries are from falling off.
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