Outdoor Entertainment/Electronics

Table tennis is a fun game for people of all ages, so it is the perfect choice for the backyard or by the pool. However, bringing the fun of table tennis outdoors requires good planning. Most tables are not strong or durable enough to withstand even a single season outside in the sunshine, not to mention the problems that can arise from rain. The best solution for playing table tennis outdoors is a table specifically designed and rated for outdoor play.

A number of different manufacturers build ping pong tables designed specifically for outdoor play. These tables are weather resistant, with waterproof tops that keep moisture out and strong, sturdy legs underneath that rebuff heavy winds. Good outdoor tables also often have high-quality caster wheels on their legs to make it easier to move them around. Outdoor tables are available in full sizes, but more compact tables are also great because they are so much easier to move around.

The best outdoor ping pong tables are built with galvanized steel undercarriages, a waterproof composite top, and weatherproof nets. More economical options are constructed with resin, aluminum, plywood, or melamine to endure weather outdoors.

Best Outdoor Ping Pong Table

Stiga XTR Series Table Tennis Table – The XTR and XTR Pro Outdoor Ping-Pong Tables top our best Ping Pong Tables for outdoor use list. Why? The Stiga XTR series has everything a table tennis lover is looking for in an outdoor table. The design incorporates galvanized steel and aluminum to ensure that the table will endure outdoor conditions and resist any warping. It offers great outdoor durability and playability. Rust-free legs, levelers, 3″ ball-bearing wheels, and a locking system are all features that make the XTR series a perfect choice. The table has a playback mode for solo practice and can be utilized as a multi-purpose table. It is easily folded, locked in stowed form, and rolled to a desired storage location. Customers like the effortless folding with self-opening legs and appreciate just a ten minute assembly effort.

Last update on 2023-03-15 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

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Setting the right mood on your deck or patio sometimes takes a delicate combination of materials, textures, plants, and outdoor lighting. Or you could just get some banging outdoor speakers! Speakers are a great way to make outdoor entertaining easy. Whether you are hosting an outdoor dinner, a pool party, movie night, or just an impromptu evening with friends, an awesome soundtrack and good outdoor speakers can help set the mood.

The best outdoor speakers produce great sound, easily connect to your source, and withstand the elements in durable housings. Homeowners expect outdoor speakers to be easy to work, sufficiently powerful, and attractive. In response, modern speakers are not just rectangular boxes. They come in different shapes and designs that can accentuate your outdoor space instead of having to disappear or blend in.

Best Outdoor Speakers

Our top rated outdoor speaker is the Klipsch AW-650 Speaker. It is sold as a set of two indoor/outdoor speakers. Each is housed in a UV resistant ABS enclosure with rust-proof aluminium grille for exceptional durability. The speaker delivers exceptional sound using injection molded graphite woofers with super-sized magnets for the lows and titanium dome tweeters for the highs.

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Modern outdoor decks and patios have increasingly made room for a television. Bringing a TV outdoors can be a hefty investment, but it provides a big payoff when the big game is on and the weather outside is right. Still, television sets contain sensitive electronics and today’s HD televisions are carefully calibrated so homeowners need to protect them. One of the best ways to protect your TV investment is with a rugged outdoor television cover.

TV sets designed exclusively for outdoor use can easily cost 5x a regular TV. A better option for many homeowners is a television cover. Television covers are designed to keep the dirt and elements off of a TV mounted outdoors. These covers are relatively inexpensive, especially in comparison to the price of a good HD television, and they are easy to take on and off so homeowners have no excuse for leaving their TV exposed outdoors.

Best Outdoor TV Cover

DORPU Outdoor TV Cover– Our favorite pick for homeowners in need of good general protection is the Dorpu TV cover. It is designed for extreme outdoor use and is a smart choice for locations that have both cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

The TV cover is made out of Oxford 600D fabric, which is an extra tough grade of polyester known for holding up under outdoor conditions. The PVC lining helps keep off moisture, while also protecting your viewing screen from scratches while putting on and removing the cover. Overall, this is a super cover for your outdoor TV.

Last update on 2023-03-20 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

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Trampolines are the ultimate in backyard fun. My kids definitely enjoy all the outdoor equipment like jungle gyms, swing sets, and sports courts but there is nothing that compares to the fun and excitement they get from the trampoline. When their friends come over to play it is always the trampoline that attracts them first, and no matter the age the kids have fun.

In Ground Trampolines

We installed our trampoline in-ground primarily for aesthetic reasons. Our backyard has lots of landscaping and a natural look and feel that we didn’t want overrun by a large trampoline sitting high in the air on metal legs. An inground trampoline has the advantage of pulling the whole trampoline lower so it is not as tall. Most trampolines sit on three foot tall legs. Installing it flush with the lawn helps the trampoline disappear quite a bit, as only the netting extends up to eye level. Since the netting and the mat are black, our trampoline blends in well with the background. [Read more…] about In Ground Trampoline: Ultimate Backyard Fun

Easy to install mesh screen doors that use magnets or velcro as closures provide a simple solution to busy households that enjoy using their patio or backyard as extended living space. These doors are easy to install with magic tape or sturdy push pins that inflict little or no damage to drywall finish.

Even the best magnetic screen doors are more of a temporary solution than permanent solution, but they do help keep flying insects outside while allowing people and pets easy in and out access to spaces. To improve durability most of the screens are edged in some manner because the screen doors can take a beating especially with kids coming and going. Hands-free solutions for times of high traffic include simple tie-back solutions that allow the screen to behave like a drape.

The screen doors can be made from a variety of materials. Almost all of them are frameless and can be rolled up if need be for easy storage. The least expensive solutions are simple polyester mesh while the more expensive versions offer reinforced fiberglass or even metal mesh. Durability will, of course, vary with materials but most will hold up for at least one season if not two – barring local problems such as puppy teeth or climbing kitten claws or young children.

In addition to being used to deny insects entrance into your home, these metal mesh doors can also be installed as flaps for gazebos or outdoor roofed picnic areas. You might still have ants at your picnic but could possibly reduce the number of visiting mosquitos! All of these choices are versatile but homeowners will need to be a little handy to get the perfect fit.

These hanging screens with their magnetic closures can also be added to bed canopies or hammocks as a means of deterring nighttime invasions of flying insects. The finer meshed varieties are also useful as backup for less dense window screens, as they are sufficiently easy to manipulate. They protect you from bugs but provide no deterrent to easy entrance and exit to the sleeping area.

Best Magnetic Screen Doors

Our top pick is this versatile magnetic screen door from Yotache. It easily adjusts to multiple sizes and is available in black and white colors. The magnets are sewn tightly into the liner and fasten securely. Tough fiberglass material makes this magnetic screen door unlikely to rip.

Last update on 2023-03-17 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

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