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User Submitted Banzai Falls Original Water Slide Reviews (cont...)Date: 2006-06-30 A fantastic way to enjoy a hot summer day My wife and I were contemplating purchasing this slide for a couple of months. The high price had us concerned, plus we worried about durability since the early reviews were quite bad. The slide went on sale at Meijers for $249 so we jumped on the deal. Initial setup was easy. 1)Stake the slide to ground like a tent in the four corners. 2) hook up the spray head to the top of the slide (velcro attachment). 3) attach the blower to the inlet and turn it on 4) attach the two water weights to the sides of the slide and turn it on 5) connect the water to the spray head. The slide was an immediate hit. My two kids (ages 5 and 6) played on the slide for several hours before inviting some friends over. They ended up playing on the slide until about 7pm. It was an immediate neighborhood attraction. The only issue is that the "receiving" pool at the bottom of the slide is just not long enough. As several people have mentioned, the kids hit the end wall with a pretty high force. Luckily, there have been no sprained ankles yet, but this is a concern. Especially if there is not a lot of water in the pool. It is possible for older kids (13 years) to fly out of the end of the slide, which could be dangerous, and it has happened once. It is essential to enforce the following rules: 1) only one person at the top of the slide at any time. 2) no one goes down the slide until the person in the pool has exited. 3) everyone must exit to the left of the pool to avoid tripping over the power cable and blower inlet hose. Taking down the slide can be a chore. First you must drain the pool by deflating the slide. I then turn the blower back on and let the slide dry out for 1 or 2 hours. Water will collect inside of the slide, so it is important to let the deflated slide dry out for several more hours. Also, the slide is very heavy (80 lbs or so) after it has been used since it will be wet. there is simply no way to get the slide back into the nylon bag that came with it. I went out and purchased a 30 gallon storage container to store the slide in. I hope I have not scared anyone away. This is a fantastic water slide, and will provide hours of enjoyment. It takes a bit of care and safety rules to fully enjoy it. I think the key to durability is not letting people abuse the slide, and making sure to dry it out before storing it. Also, keep a close eye on the older kids - they tend to experiment with it. Finally, the material that the slide is made of is much better than I had envisioned. While not quite the same quality as a professional bouncer, it is close to that quality. Update, 7/6/07: After using the slide a total of about 10 times through August of 2006, the seams finally did start to come loose. This resulted in a "sagging" pool area, and generally weak structure since there was so much air escaping. some amount of air leakage is necessary, otherwise the slide would explode, but too much and you have a weak structure. I did finally get through to ToyQuest customer service (after dozens of attempts) and spoke to a rep. who told me to send in the label from the old slide, and they would send me a new one, which they did. By this time it was early September, and we decided to keep the new slide dry until this year (2007). We have not yet tried the replacement slide, but we will do so as soon as the weather warms up. The bottom line is, you need to be careful with this product. Kids like to jump off of the top and into the pool, or bounce off of the slide and into the pool. This is probably what caused the seams to fail. It is very hard to convince a bunch of 7 year olds that they need to just be calm and slide down with their feet in front of them. But that is what you must do to keep this slide from falling apart. Date: 2006-06-28 will only last for one summer. This water slide was fun for my children, but before the hot days of Georgia heat was over I had problems. Where the water hose go to the slide, that would not hold any more and I had to patch a hold where the children get off the slide. When using the patchs that came with the slide, it would only last for two or three days.If you think this item is going to last for 2 or 3 summers, think twice. Date: 2006-06-27 WE LOVE IT! My son wanted a 10th birthday party at home, so we got the water slide instead of spending money on bowling, miniature golf, etc. All his friends say it was the best party they have ever gone to. They had so much fun!! The only thing that was messed up was the lawn, but we just keep moving it so the grass will grow back. We also had the end of the school year party, and we plan on bringing it to the 4th of July party, and several other get-togethers. If the kids follow the rules, and you dry it out before storage, it should last a good while!! Date: 2006-06-25 Cheaper than a pool membership Our kids love this as well as most of the neighborhood kids. It does seem a bit pricey but when you weigh that against being able to use it anytime in the comfort of your own backyard, the price doesn't bother me quite as much. Even if it does only last one season it is still cheaper than a summer pool membership. My one complaint is that it needs to come with a bigger storage bag. Date: 2006-06-21 lasted only one season GREAT SLIDE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME ON IT. USED IT A FEW TIMES, TOOK IT OUT AGAIN AND THE SLIDE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. TOO EXPENSIVE OF A SLIDE TO ONLY LAST ONE SEASON. MOST OF THE SLIDE IS MADE OF DURABLE MATERIAL. TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE IS A THIN MATERIAL, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHERE THE AIR IS LEAKING.
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