Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My brother has had this Little Tikes EasyStore Large Slide for quite a few years now, with his 3 daughters using it all summer long. It has held up very well and all his girls still love it. (Ages are 7, 4, and 2.) In the summer months, they will put the end of the slide in a little pool for some water fun. The slide is very stable and large enough for even their very tall 7 year old. While I really liked this slide, I had been comparing it to the Step2 Naturally Playful Folding Slide and trying to see which was better based on reviews. Very difficult as they are very much the same. I ended up ordering the Step2 version and I'm very happy with it. There are a few differences that I have noticed. Little Tikes stability wings at the bottom of the stairs is somewhat flat, but enough for little ones to trip when not paying attention racing to the stairs. The Step2 version has angled wings that have to be put together with the staircase with a couple of screws - it says to screw them in with a screwdriver, but I was unable to do this. The wings slide on and stay there unless you lift up the slide to move it, but I'll leave putting the screws in to my mechanically inclined husband so I don't wreck it. Little Tikes steps seemed to give a little more than my Step2 slide. This may be due to the fact that my brother's Little Tikes version is a few years old and my Step2 is brand new, I'm not sure. Little Tikes top of the stairs handle is a little shorter than the Step2 version, but not a big deal. Little Tikes slide has a slight curve/bump in the slide halfway down, while the Step2 version has the curve/bump right at the beginning. Little Tikes end of the slide has a slight lift, but my nieces and daughter would still fall forward on a fast slide down. The Step2 version has a lot more lift and my 2.5 year old daughter really appreciates it and doesn't fall forward nearly as much. The Little Tikes dark brown and burgundy is nice as is the Step2's medium brown and grass green. I think I like the brown and green better, but that's just my opinion. The Little Tikes version seems to be a little lighter in weight than the Step2 Naturally Playful one. I had a harder time lugging the Step2 around than I did the Little Tikes. They both fold easily and can store on the wall in the garage when not in use which is awesome. Being able to store it somewhere out of the way will definitely keep the slide in great condition for years! Overall, both great slides and lots of fun. The slide length for both is about 58 inches long. They both stand about 40 inches high (top of handrail to the ground). **** 2014 update **** We still love this slide! I've been TERRIBLE about putting it away, despite the fact that it can be folded and stored easily, so it's been outside 24/7, all year long since we got it. It's still in excellent condition. It hasn't faded, even with our southern facing, hotter than heck in the summertime yard it sits in. It hasn't cracked, even with the pretty cold winters with snow and ice. Very pleased with such a high quality product. My now 6.5 year old still likes it every now and then, but she does prefer taller, twistier, longer slides at parks/playgrounds over this one now and it isn't getting used much at the moment. Our 1 year old enjoys it a lot with our help, though it is still much too big for her to be playing on solo.