Many products we offer, such as slides, rock wall holds, swing hangers, and other accessories do not include mounting hardware and will need to be purchased locally at your nearby hardware store. There are two main reasons for this.
The first reason is that play decks, swing beams, and other wood thicknesses can vary in size to great degrees. For instance, some swing sets use a 4x4 swing beam, while others use a 4x6, which would affect the length of bolt you might use for swing hangers.
The second reason is to keep overall costs as low as possible for our customers. In addition to heavy hardware adding shipping expense, some customers may opt for stainless steel bolts or more expensive styles of hardware, such as "T-nuts" for rock wall holds. Others may already have the needed hardware if they are simply replacing accessories on their swing set, leaving them with extra hardware they paid for. So, while including hardware with many of our products may be more convenient in some cases, it can often add unnecessary expense.