Inflatable water slide-- anyone have/use one?

thefosters.2 said:

I haven't used one but I have been eyeing it at Costco for the past month or so!! I want it badly but I am worried of what it might do to our grass that my husband is so anal about. I wonder if you could use it on concrete? Anyway I hope someone here has some info on it because I am curious too!

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rlsadc said:

its really easy to move, so it would have to stay on the same patch of grass fo ra long period of time

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Thanks Amber! I was thinking about it doing damage to the grass when you deflate it from all the water that it is holding but I guess if it were hot enough to be using the water slide the sun would probably dry up the soggy grass quickly too! Sometimes I just don't think clearly

thefosters.2 said:

Thanks Amber! I was thinking about it doing damage to the grass when you deflate it from all the water that it is holding but I guess if it were hot enough to be using the water slide the sun would probably dry up the soggy grass quickly too! Sometimes I just don't think clearly

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BrookeSLP said:

I have to call our Costco and see if it is instock there or if I'd have to order it. It seems like it'd be a great alternative to a pool.

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starlight said:

We had one, but returned it within the 90 day limit because it started to break. Ours didn't come from Costco, and I can't pull up the picture because my net sucks.

The fabric started to peel off in places - like from the sun - and in other places, it faded majorly. In ours, the hose attached, and water sprayed over 2 separate slides, and in the middle, in the pool area... The middle spout worked just fine, but the 2 over the slides were both broken, one of them within the 1st week.

It was really ridiculous. We spent over $300 on it, and expected it to last more than one summer.

It would need to be moved frequently so that it didn't damage the grass. The grass would get extremely soggy after one use.

I don't know that I'd want to use it on concrete, only because my kids would get out, run and get something and then run back, and the concrete would be soaked - slipping hazard.

But it would definitely need to be moved frequently on grass.

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Splash said:

Yep! I can't bring up that website, but we have it. Well, I am pretty sure it's that one, since last I checked Costco only sold one and was discontinuing it, which meant we have to drive to Brandon to get it.
Actually, it's not ours. It's for Alice's second birthday (we didn't buy it). We just set it up this weekend and let Al and Charlie play on it and they loved it! Charlie could master is by himself, setup was pretty easy, and fun! The slide part is kind of narrow, and I preferred the slip n slide anyway.

Of course, I might be talking about another one, since i can't see the one you are referring to because it says product not sold. But the one they just got has two slides side by side and a slip n slide with a splash pool at the end. FUN!!

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Splash said:

It's awesome. I took pictures, but don't have them in the computer yet. It's a bit unsteady on the top if you have more than one adult up there... but that's to be expected on anything inflatable I think. The ladder is easy to climb (the easiest inflatable I've ever climbed I think) and the slip in slide is awesome. It's inflatable, so no adults taking a five foot flying leap and landing on the hard ground... OUCH! Charlie DID slide down it before the splash pool was full though, and almost flew out the other side! Definitely fill the splash pool before anyone goes down, it REALLY slows momentum! The pool is only about 6 inches deep at the most, but nice enough for adults to sit in and cool off. There is also mesh on the back of the top of the slide, so kids can't fall out at all. It's completely enclosed except where they come up the ladder or go down the slide, so very good at preventing possibly injury. It is not LATCH equipped

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