{"id":2302,"date":"2012-04-20T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2012-07-01T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T14:52:35","slug":"backyardcity-is-featured-in-popular-mechanics-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/backyardcity-is-featured-in-popular-mechanics-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"BackyardCity is Featured in Popular Mechanics Magazine!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pathfinder Wooden Swing Set<\/a> from BackyardCity has been featured in the May 2012 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine<\/strong><\/span>. In the four page spread, PM explains that they chose BackyardCity because of the quality our hardware package and wave slide<\/a>. A complete supply list and beautiful pictures detailing the construction process are included. If you have considered building a wooden swing set for your own family, the Pathfinder is a great option. To read more about this feature, you can read our Popular Mechanics Pathfinder Swing Set Article<\/a> here. Be sure to check out the new issue of Popular Mechanics, as well as BackyardCity.com!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Pathfinder Wooden Swing Set from BackyardCity has been featured in the May 2012 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. In the four page spread, PM explains that they chose BackyardCity because of the quality our hardware package and wave slide. A complete supply list and beautiful pictures detailing the construction process are included. If you have considered building a wooden swing set for your own … Continue reading BackyardCity is Featured in Popular Mechanics Magazine!<\/span> »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[131,357,407,530,592],"class_list":["post-2302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-fun","tag-do-it-yourself-swing-set","tag-pathfinder-swing-set","tag-popular-mechanics","tag-swing-set-accessories","tag-wooden-swing-sets"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-B8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1416,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/backyardcity-com-rates-a-with-bbb\/","url_meta":{"origin":2302,"position":0},"title":"BackyardCity.com Rates A+ with BBB!","author":"Trey Collier","date":"January 7, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Many of our loyal readers know first hand that BackyardCity.com offers outstanding products at competitive prices, but do you also know that BackyardCity.com has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau? 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