My son's basketball always manages to knock top off lights but these look less top heavy breakable. Are they tough?
308992
This light do look less top heavy because it is in a "tube" or "bottle" shape. However, it is made of light weight stainless steel that is pretty light in weight, though the spike (the part that you insert into the soil) that comes with it is bigger and sturdier than other outdoor lights, which makes it sits better onto the soil. To be honest, I think any lights would not stand the hits of a basketball. I have the set for a few months and it stands up to the cold, rain, ice, snow and wind.
308993
No, they are made from plastic. This is good lights, better then other I got, but not heavy, not stainless , just paint silver, can be same happened if somebody beat with the heavy ball. Otherwise this light is bright cool blue and nice looking on the land. I got one set, installed, look on them, I like and then ordered 3 more sets, but only on my yard nobody play with ball. I hope it's helping you to make your purchase.
308994
well, I have a few sets and yes they are strong and beautiful, give a beautiful light...but a heavy hit of a basket ball I believe could break the top.maybe explain to your son to play careful or have them NOT in the area where he is playing ball?
986621
Very lil chance of shattering the backboard in my experience opinion. The hoops and backboards are in great condition after 3 months of constant use in league play with dunks throughout season.
947629
Nope. My oldest takes EVERYTHING apart! Not these though, even all the cousins playing with them, they are pretty tough. Although stepping on one at 2:00 in the morning is akin to stepping on Lego's.
1876269
I have one broken due to kids accidentally tripping, falling on one. Aside from that the rest have been dimly lighting our sidewalks with nice star patterns for 6 months. Usually have to pull them out to o the lawns and edging though.
292214
They are a harder plastic. Not so hard that they would break of dropped, but definitely no squishy.
1363606
I've had these lights for months and they have never blown out, just use a surge protector and you should be fine
1735957
The Spalding NBA Slam Jam Over-the-door is very durable. It has the capability of dunking. My son absolutely loves this basketball hoop. The hoop cannot hold weight; however, as long as the child does not try to hang from the hoop it can withstand dunks and most play. My son (10 years old) and his friends play on it constantly!
789310
Um, no. Not a 'serious' game if you want points to count or anything because it's going to bounce odd if it lands on one of the hole openings. And it's a little heavier than a tennis ball. But if you just want a knock-around just-for-fun game at night with the court lights off, give it a try, and tell us about it ;)
154589
They seem a LITTLE tougher than the store ones, or at least some of them. But I would not count on using them for more than a couple of seasons. Pat of the issue is that plastic breaks down in sunlight. Well if you raise plants in them ..unless you sre doing mushrooms, there is light.
1679827
I'm not sure I can answer that. I think they may still light up but the lamp housing is plastic, so there may be cracking??
1438668
They seem sturdy from what I can tell. I'd still recommend not stepping on them or putting pressure on them, as it is somewhat flat and "disc" shaped, so it could potentially break pretty easy in that regard.
275080
Yes it makes it harder to light and keep lit and they will travel off quickly it will not go straight up. I suggest waiting until there is no wind. They are beautiful to watch.
1758284
I have not used the hard balls. These are softer and were purchased for indoor use so we wouldn't smash anything. We play this game for fun and are not too concerned about the finer points of "bounce."
646722
They are really strong but as most things will tell you and the previous reviewer can attest to they are fragile. If they're not going to be hit directly they definitely would suit your purpose. They don't FEEL fragile but if you let them even into each other they can break.
657268
Definitively! They are pretty strong. Ideally you'd want another light from the top, but for a no budget film these are actually very fancy ;-) I use them to shoot against green screen and they work great! They're just a bit clumsy, so make sure you set them up well and be careful if you need to move them. For the price you really can't do better.
2163704
They seem very durable! We have them for 3 months now and they look pretty good, still glowing well and my boys are still having fun at bedtime!
728038
Yup you can definitely break the pieces. My boys at home broke one of the switches within the first 5 minutes. And when we use the kits at school I have to closely supervise the kids to make sure they are not manhandling them. A lot of kids seem to want to pluck the pieces out of the case by grabbing hold of the little electronic piece (e.g. LED, resistor, etc) so I have to watch for that and correct them. I do show them how to pick up the piece by grabbing the plastic chassis, but it does not seem to sink in with some of them.