Funsicle 6 ft Simple Zzzz Inflatable Wat

We and all our neighbors use floats like this to float around on a small artificial lake on hot summer days. This one holds air and is fine for that. In agreement with its price it is of somewhat minimalist design - no arm rests or drink holders. The plastic seems thick and sturdy so it should hold up a while. We got the blue one and do not find the color attractive but that’s very subjective. The reason we have reduced the rating is that inflation, and particularly deflation, does not seem to have been fully thought out. Both require a small pen-size probe to be inserted into the plastic valve opening to open the inside flip valve. One of these probes is included with the float but one wonders how long it will be before it is lost. When inflating by mouth or pump, which is tedious, the inside flip valve does not close right away so you have to hurriedly try to close the outside of the valve so not too much air escapes. Full deflation, which requires the same probe, is almost impossible. Because of the way the tubes are connected at the bottom of the float and not at the top, where the valve is, you cannot roll the float up to squeeze out the air as that stops the flow between the tubes, making it difficult to impossible to fully deflate the float for transport or storage. The valve opening is small and it takes quite a while to force out the air you can get out. We have other air-inflatable water “toys” that have large stoppers that you just unscrew to deflate, a much better design. Also, because there is only one of the pen-size probes you cannot deflate the main float and the pillow, which has separate valve, at the same time. If being able to fully deflate the float in reasonable time is important to you, look for a different float.