OT: Above-ground Inflatable Ring Pool

[NotCranky]

[quote=WaitingToExhale][quote=flu]$400???? Are they built to last? If its just plastic vinyl, it’s not going to last.[/quote]

From the research I’ve done most people say they can last 2-3 seasons. I figure if I have to buy 1 every summer until my youngest is in college that’s only about $5K total, and I would only do that if I have fun with them.[/quote]
Yep, you can get a lot of fun/quality kid or family time with the thing relative to what other things cost. Someone gave us a smaller one of the same kind last year . The filter couldn’t keep up but it would be easy to make a better one if the same happens with the model in the link in your earlier post.

[scaredyclassic]

doesn’t it make sense however to start w ith the cheapest possible pool — $10 — and see how much pleasure it gives? i think it may be even more fun that the larger one described — my teen has set up a ladder and some boards over the pool, it’s already gotten several dozen hours of creative usage out of it, for less than the price of one bromide or chlorine treatment! they are doing all sorts of weird games with it…and getting wet…and cooling off…isn’t that the fundamental purpose of a pool?

[scaredyclassic]

doesn’t it make sense however to start w ith the cheapest possible pool — $10 — and see how much pleasure it gives? i think it may be even more fun that the larger one described — my teen has set up a ladder and some boards over the pool, it’s already gotten several dozen hours of creative usage out of it, for less than the price of one bromide or chlorine treatment! they are doing all sorts of weird games with it…and getting wet…and cooling off…isn’t that the fundamental purpose of a pool?

[scaredyclassic]

doesn’t it make sense however to start w ith the cheapest possible pool — $10 — and see how much pleasure it gives? i think it may be even more fun that the larger one described — my teen has set up a ladder and some boards over the pool, it’s already gotten several dozen hours of creative usage out of it, for less than the price of one bromide or chlorine treatment! they are doing all sorts of weird games with it…and getting wet…and cooling off…isn’t that the fundamental purpose of a pool?

[scaredyclassic]

doesn’t it make sense however to start w ith the cheapest possible pool — $10 — and see how much pleasure it gives? i think it may be even more fun that the larger one described — my teen has set up a ladder and some boards over the pool, it’s already gotten several dozen hours of creative usage out of it, for less than the price of one bromide or chlorine treatment! they are doing all sorts of weird games with it…and getting wet…and cooling off…isn’t that the fundamental purpose of a pool?

[scaredyclassic]

doesn’t it make sense however to start w ith the cheapest possible pool — $10 — and see how much pleasure it gives? i think it may be even more fun that the larger one described — my teen has set up a ladder and some boards over the pool, it’s already gotten several dozen hours of creative usage out of it, for less than the price of one bromide or chlorine treatment! they are doing all sorts of weird games with it…and getting wet…and cooling off…isn’t that the fundamental purpose of a pool?

[scaredyclassic]

yeah there’s swimming, but there’s not much room to do that in most pools anyway…

[scaredyclassic]

yeah there’s swimming, but there’s not much room to do that in most pools anyway…

[scaredyclassic]

yeah there’s swimming, but there’s not much room to do that in most pools anyway…

[scaredyclassic]

yeah there’s swimming, but there’s not much room to do that in most pools anyway…

[scaredyclassic]

yeah there’s swimming, but there’s not much room to do that in most pools anyway…

[WaitingToExhale]

To conclude this particular story, I ended up picking up a 15′ diameter, 42″ deep pool from Target for $200. It took a day to fill up, with a brief setback when we had to empty a few inches of water to move it to more level ground, but setup was relatively easy. We made one small hole in the side during this process, but the patch seems to be holding well.

So far, the pool is very enjoyable. We bought one of the chlorine floaters and run the filter/pump that came with the pool daily, and it’s working well. We also picked up a solar cover. I would prefer it to be a bit bigger, but it seems perfect for my kids (both under 10), and it’s just big enough to make it worthwhile for me to get in a toss them around a bit.

Now, if this marine layer would go away so the solar cover had something to work with!

[WaitingToExhale]

To conclude this particular story, I ended up picking up a 15′ diameter, 42″ deep pool from Target for $200. It took a day to fill up, with a brief setback when we had to empty a few inches of water to move it to more level ground, but setup was relatively easy. We made one small hole in the side during this process, but the patch seems to be holding well.

So far, the pool is very enjoyable. We bought one of the chlorine floaters and run the filter/pump that came with the pool daily, and it’s working well. We also picked up a solar cover. I would prefer it to be a bit bigger, but it seems perfect for my kids (both under 10), and it’s just big enough to make it worthwhile for me to get in a toss them around a bit.

Now, if this marine layer would go away so the solar cover had something to work with!

[WaitingToExhale]

To conclude this particular story, I ended up picking up a 15′ diameter, 42″ deep pool from Target for $200. It took a day to fill up, with a brief setback when we had to empty a few inches of water to move it to more level ground, but setup was relatively easy. We made one small hole in the side during this process, but the patch seems to be holding well.

So far, the pool is very enjoyable. We bought one of the chlorine floaters and run the filter/pump that came with the pool daily, and it’s working well. We also picked up a solar cover. I would prefer it to be a bit bigger, but it seems perfect for my kids (both under 10), and it’s just big enough to make it worthwhile for me to get in a toss them around a bit.

Now, if this marine layer would go away so the solar cover had something to work with!

[WaitingToExhale]

To conclude this particular story, I ended up picking up a 15′ diameter, 42″ deep pool from Target for $200. It took a day to fill up, with a brief setback when we had to empty a few inches of water to move it to more level ground, but setup was relatively easy. We made one small hole in the side during this process, but the patch seems to be holding well.

So far, the pool is very enjoyable. We bought one of the chlorine floaters and run the filter/pump that came with the pool daily, and it’s working well. We also picked up a solar cover. I would prefer it to be a bit bigger, but it seems perfect for my kids (both under 10), and it’s just big enough to make it worthwhile for me to get in a toss them around a bit.

Now, if this marine layer would go away so the solar cover had something to work with!

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