|
Sidewinder Falls With Banzai Fun Pack from Manley
 |
|
Minimum Age: 5 years
Rating:  
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
| | <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sidewinder-Falls-Banzai-Fun-Pack/dp/B000Y8YN7Y%3FSubscriptionId%3D1BQY5B8C46HW7T34E882%26tag%3Dtoysshopper-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000Y8YN7Y"><img border="0" src="http://www.toys-shopper.com/images/view_details.gif" alt="View Sidewinder Falls With Banzai Fun Pack details at Amazon"></a>]]> |
Customers who purchased this item also bought:
Our Editorial Review
Product Description Get set to make a mega splash with this giant water slide! Leap through the tunnel and down the diving ramp into the splash pool! Then, scale the climbing wall of this 10-foot-tall waterslide and ride the banked curve all the way back into the splash pool. Inflates in less than three minutes with the included continuous-airflow blower motor and easily attaches to any hose. Heavy-duty Dura-Tech construction ensures lasting strength and durability, while the constant airflow helps resist small tears and punctures. Included blower motor features GFCI for maximum safety and convenience. Measures 15'L x 16.25'W x 10.5'H. Holds up to 400 pounds.
Customer Reviews
Good slide, lots of fun, customer service TBD Posted 04 July 2008
We bought this slide in early June and have had it out quite a few times since then, to the great enjoyment of my daughter and her friends. We were a little hesitant based on the reviews, but we're glad we went ahead with it now. We had one minor problem the first time we had the slide out, which was that a piece (about 2 inches) of a side seam wasn't sewn together properly when it was put together. However, we were able to easily sew that up with a needle and a piece of dental floss (something that was strong and wouldn't easily deteriorate).
We think the key to keeping this slide in good shape is to dry it thoroughly after every use. It takes some time for sure, but it's worth it to make it last. After playing with it for the day, we let the water out (there could be an easier way to do that) and then towel dry the pool, two slides, and ladder wall. We then let it air dry with the blower on for about an hour or so. We then tip it up on it's end (the tower end) for another two hours with the blower on to let any water that has seeped inside fall to the edges and to let the bottom dry. Depending on how dry it got, we'll then either put it waway or deflate it and let the sun bake it a little longer. I agree with one other reviewer that it takes at least a day or two to properly dry this thing.
I would not recommend purchasing this slide and expecting it to last if you're not willing to work at it. Generally, you get out of something what you put into it and that is true here as well.
This is cool! Posted 03 July 2008
This appears to be very durable, and of the same material as the high dollar fun jumps. I set it up for a birthday party and over a dozen kids broke it in, and then some. It stood up well to the abuse of hours of swimming by the kids. My only critisim of the product is that once you turn it off you loose all the water that you put into over the course of the use for that day. So be prepared to have a higher water bill due to that. So if your in an area with drought restrictions you could get into trouble using this product because of the constant use of water from the hose. It would have been better to have a permanently blown up lower section to retain the water and a recirculation pump to supply water to the slide and the water cannons. It doesn't though, and you have to run it off the hose each time. Other than that the kids love it, and have used it just about every day since purchasing it.
Extremely pleased Posted 01 July 2008
Though this review is somewhat long, it will hopefully answer your questions. We are very pleased with this slide. We've now had it for a full month and have used it almost every day (there were maybe three or four days this last month that we didn't inflate it.) We've had no problems at all. It has been through two birthday parties one with about six, 6 year olds and another with about nine 10 year olds. Around the parties our kids have used it virtually every day and some days the neighborhood kids join them. I'd consider that pretty heavy use. The slide had held up just fine and I believe - and hope - that it continues to do so.
Important - make sure all kids follow the rules - not only to make sure the slide lasts - but for their own safety, it is a just a toy and not a commercial unit after all. No more than one child at the top of the slide at a time and make sure children move away from the bottom of the slide as soon as they come down to be out of the way of the next child.
Initial set up takes maybe a half hour while you make sure you do everything properly. Every set up after the first takes about 4 minutes - 2 minutes to spread out and plug in the blower and two minutes to inflate. That's it.
Take down couldn't be easier. Unplug the blower and untie the vent on the opposite side. Completely
Could be better Posted 30 June 2008
We like the water slide a lot; however, because we the only way to get water while playing is connecting to a garden hose, the water is always very cold. I wish the slide came with a recycled water system.
One hose is connected to the slide, and then the water is distributed to several places, so the spraying water on the top is not powerful. Make sure there is a lot of water ruuning on the big slide when you slide; otherwise, you might have burned your arm or elbow skin as some kids and I did.
Could have put a little more thought into it. Posted 28 June 2008
My grandkids LOVED playing on this - it seemed safe enough for them. HOWEVER, the cord and motor did NOT impress me. I don't know how long the chord is but I do know that we had to set it up so close to the house it was very nearly a living room toy because it says not to use an extension and I don't happen to have plugs in my backyard. The very first time it overheated and we were still in the process of setting it up and the motor shut down and had to cool off before we could then play on it - really disapointed the kids. We finally rigged a canopy over the motor and put a fan on it so they could play. THINK PEOPLE - IT NEEDS A LONGER CORD OR THE ABILITY TO USE AN EXTENSION WITH IT AND A BLOWER THAT CAN HANDLE THE JOB without overheating.
|
|
