We bought this pool for our 16 month old twins. They LOVE it. It is a nice size - roomy enough for 5. I can't imagine blowing it up manually, but it inflates in under 2 minutes using the air compressor. It has nice size drain plugs that are difficult enough to open that the kids can't get it open "accidentally." The part behind the slide is a separate compartment that can be filled independantly from the rest of the pool so it can be made deeper or more shallow.
Having aired the slide up via aircompressor it worked fine with wet kids and the sprinkler jets on for our 25-28lb kids. They slid so well that it would have been nice if the end of the slide was a little further from the edge of the pool.
The edge height is great - high enough to fill the pool up 6 inches or so, but low enough that the kids can still easily get out on their own.
The sprinkler jets have a built in control valve which is nice as it keeps you from having to run back and forth to the hose valve. Keep in mind though that the water is under pressure so it takes some time for the water to respond to changes. It is also hard to adjust the valve in small increments (we wanted it up just a little, but kept getting it too high or too low when making adjustments. We also have a section of sprinklers that tends to spray out instead of in the pool, but that might have something to do with the fact that the area isn't 100% level.
I can't speak to longevity as we have only had it for a couple of weeks, but thus far it seems to be holding air well (we haven't even had to top it off). Even if we had to replace it every summer for the price and amount of time we have spent in it it would be well worth it.
Overall - really great buy. Wish I had bought this one first!
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