So much fun x10, but taking it down is painful x10.
We received this slide over a week ago and were finally able to use it yesterday on the first very hot day! My kids (6 and 3) had a blast and played on this slide for almost 3 hours straight. We had to drag them off because we needed enough time to drain the pool and dry it off before storing it. I listened to the advice of other owners before using it and Im glad I did! We used a tarp under the slide because there are small holes in the seams along the slide where water leaks. I think this is done on purpose (or I hope so otherwise mine is faulty) so things dont pop. A little bit of air is also escaping throughout the seam lines so you will see bubbles coming out at the seams when the water is running and after doing much research, Ive learned this is normal. Once again I think this is so theres some small release of air when kids are jumping on the slide so it doesnt pop or bust open. The tarp is key because as seen in my photo the water will slowly pool, if I didnt have it my lawn wouldve been a soggy mess, plus it makes it easy to dry as you dont want the slide sitting on wet grass to dry, instead just move the tarp and you can air dry in the same spot. This slide is enormous when deflated, I didnt think it would be that big but thankfully I did purchase a large garbage bin with wheels to store it in after it dries so I can just wheel it back into the garage (its pretty heavy). They shouldve made the bag way bigger to store this because Im literally trying to jam it in and its still hanging half out. The blow up is quick, 5 minutes tops, but tear down is awful, it takes a while so expect about 30 minutes or more to drain the pool and even longer to dry it off. The pool itself takes a lot of water, I think we probably filled up 20 buckets of a 5 gallon bucket to completely empty a full pool. I would put this thing up everyday for my kids in the summer of it wasnt for the tear down. Overall we are very happy with the product, the kids are so excited about it and Im glad they can play on this thing for hours.
So much fun x10, but taking it down is painful x10.
We received this slide over a week ago and were finally able to use it yesterday on the first very hot day! My kids (6 and 3) had a blast and played on this slide for almost 3 hours straight. We had to drag them off because we needed enough time to drain the pool and dry it off before storing it. I listened to the advice of other owners before using it and Im glad I did! We used a tarp under the slide because there are small holes in the seams along the slide where water leaks. I think this is done on purpose (or I hope so otherwise mine is faulty) so things dont pop. A little bit of air is also escaping throughout the seam lines so you will see bubbles coming out at the seams when the water is running and after doing much research, Ive learned this is normal. Once again I think this is so theres some small release of air when kids are jumping on the slide so it doesnt pop or bust open. The tarp is key because as seen in my photo the water will slowly pool, if I didnt have it my lawn wouldve been a soggy mess, plus it makes it easy to dry as you dont want the slide sitting on wet grass to dry, instead just move the tarp and you can air dry in the same spot. This slide is enormous when deflated, I didnt think it would be that big but thankfully I did purchase a large garbage bin with wheels to store it in after it dries so I can just wheel it back into the garage (its pretty heavy). They shouldve made the bag way bigger to store this because Im literally trying to jam it in and its still hanging half out. The blow up is quick, 5 minutes tops, but tear down is awful, it takes a while so expect about 30 minutes or more to drain the pool and even longer to dry it off. The pool itself takes a lot of water, I think we probably filled up 20 buckets of a 5 gallon bucket to completely empty a full pool. I would put this thing up everyday for my kids in the summer of it wasnt for the tear down. Overall we are very happy with the product, the kids are so excited about it and Im glad they can play on this thing for hours.