My 2 year old daughter just hates sand, so thought of using both sides as a pool. Would it work for that? I like that it has a cover.
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Yes, both sides can be filled with water. I have a toy Pomeranian and I actually use this as a pool and nap spot for him. I put water in one side and leave the other side dry and clean for when he wants to rest while we are outside. The umbrella keeps the hot sun off of him!
805829
I think it would work for water on both sides. However, you would need to drain the one side to use as a cover then and refill it. My grandchildren love it!
334029
It's great for young kids. It's not overly big, but big enough for two small children. You can put it wherever you like whether it be in the grass or on cement. The material is your basic pool material meaning it's soft (not like the hard plastic pools). Oh and you do need to blow up the sides.
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If you're using it as a pool cover as well as a solar cover, it probably won't completely cover the water. But as just a solar cover it would be fine. They run big so that you can tuck them in under the ring to help prevent them from blowing off in a high wind. I always tuck mine in and I have never had it blow off.
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No. We have used ours 2 years with no ground cover. It is sitting on smooth sand however. It is a good product and I would defintly buy again to protect my pool.
757740
I have a 20ft x 48" pool and it works great. It does not come with the sand, I bought mine from a local pool store.
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We used it at the beach. The baby was too little to fight the waves unless in our arms. She wanted down. Sand was too hot. This was best option. I would put it on a rug. Cement gets hot.
406151
I use mine for an in-ground pool and it keeps it cleaner and keeps the heat in. It is pretty lightweight and easy to maneuver. It would be easier to use if you had a spool to reel the cover on and off...
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Perfect for that purpose. Top and bottom both zip off to make it easy to shake out sand. Comes with a storage bag to transport in, but have trouble fitting it back in bag because it has to be folded in just the right way to fit. It folds nearly flat, so we don't bother with the bag.
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Yes it can. Just used it at the shore in Delaware and the Dog got in wet and protected the seats. Keeps the snacks the kids drop off the seats. One thing I did notice was some of the sand got through the holes for the seatbelts when the dog bounced around looking out the window. Not a biggy but worth mentioning.
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Yes, it could. But, there is no drain plug on the sand side. So removing the water may present a challenge. Overall, it is relatively lightweight when not filled with sand and water so tipping it to empty water may be an option. Or scooping out water from the side without a drain. My daughter when she plays gets sand in water mixed in both sides so we have dumped it a few times and started over. We're really happy with this fun summer toy for her.
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I've used mine a handful of times for my kids. It usually stays in place pretty well, it has stakes to stake it in the ground and it also has little pockets on the side you put sand in for weight. We did just come back from a vacation 2 weeks ago where there was a day we went to the beach and it wasn't holding up so well but that's the first time we've had problems.
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It's about the same size as those pools just taller. I don't know if it would be strong enough to hold sand though.
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The mesh cover is all that comes with it and it is pretty flimsy. We plan to use an inexpensive tarp to keep the sand dry during rain. It's no more trouble than having to put the plastic cover on top of the smaller sandbox we were using.
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This set up would be better in a hard sided pool but we made it work fine in our splash around pool and it is soft sided hope that helps ;)
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It is perfect for my 1 year old grandson as a pool. I think it would be too small for a ball pit.
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It's got a plastic exterior, but it's ready to go- foam or whatnot is inside already. I'd fill with sand though rather than water- much less risk if you've got rowdy kids, and attacking this thing often gets outta hand :)
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I have a 16' X 4' round Intect soft side vinyl liner pool and use it for that. It works reasonably well; however, I found that since I have about an inch of sand under the pool's bottom as a cushion, footprints left from bathers make vacumming the bottom a bit tricky. The lumps left don't permit the head to glide smoothly across the bottom and multiple passes are needed at times to pick up the debris, etc. It would work well on a smooth bottom above ground pool.