Intex Recreation 48" Color Whirl Tube

This float is colorful, sturdy, and big enough for lounging comfortably. It inflates easily and held up well during pool days with kids. A summer favorite!

Very good product. An adult could use it, a teenager can use it, Even my 4 yr old used it - he grabbed the two handles and put his feet up across the tube - so he was across the tube and inside it. He did not want to let it go or get out of the pool (which is a problem at the end of the day!) It has two chambers and you have to inflate them in order - first the small inner chamber, then the large outer chamber. The inner chamber is about 1/4 of the entire circle, and it has to be inflated slowly and not too tight. It almost acts as a pillow at one side, but it gets hidden inside once you inflate the outer chamber. And if the outer chamber ever gets a hole, the device should still float using the inner chamber. I was able to inflate the inner chamber by mouth, but we decided to use the small air pump for the outer chamber - just to save the effort. But you can do them both by mouth. Both chambers have the blowing tip/mouth piece with feature that requires you to squeeze the silicon tip in order to let the air in or out -- so you blow in as you squeeze the piece then release and get more air in your mouth and continue. It took me couple attempts to get this right but once you figure it out -- the process is easy as a breeze. Squeeze the piece with your teeth, blow, release, repeat. After I inflated this one, I had to do another floating device for the little kid - it was Intex also and by that time I was a pro in this, so it took me no time.

42" tube and it was larger than I thought. I'm 5'5" tall and this was very roomy. Has 2 blow up valves, seems are smooth. Large enough for a man to use. Colors were vibrant and did not fade.

I just received this tube and haven't used it or even blown it up yet. It does come with a patch for repairs and it's made in this country, for a pleasant change.I used to have a very similar-looking tube. The quality was amazing! It was sturdy and lasted about 15 years! It was used on many a beach trip, both in the water and as a pillow. It might've lasted a lifetime if it weren't for a cactus prick that somehow got to it. I never paid attention to the brand while having it, but I recall it was bought from Dillard's and it was expensive. Naturally, when I lost it, I looked at the brand name and wanted to buy the same one. It turned out to be Sevylor and I found out the company was still around. In fact, there are Sevylor tubes available on amazon. When I looked at the prices, though, they looked suspicious to me... Suspicious as in too low, after all these years. Not surprisingly, the tubes weren't getting very good reviews.This Intex tube is quite similar to my old Sevylor, but the quality is not quite the same. The vinyl is not as sturdy and the areas around the handles and the seams feel somewhat shoddier. Other than that, they're almost identical-looking. Only that this one is quite a bit larger. The inside diameter is the same, but it's a lot wider overall. I don't expect it to last as long, though. Quite frankly, I don't expect the quality of anything today to match the quality of goods made more than 10-15 years ago... If it lasts a few years, it'd be a decent buy.

One of the most durable floats we've owned of the Intex series. We go floating 10+ times every floating season down the Edisto River in South Carolina, which isn't extremely rough on floats in terms of rocks or trees. It's actually in some cases been from the extreme heat causing floats to tear at the seams from excess heat which definitely can ruin a floating experience.However, with this set we have yet to have one overheat or rip at the seams. It is very comfortable to float in and have held for 2 years of floating now, we usually bring a few of these as backups just in case the main floats tear or rip as we know they will hold up. The other feature I love about these tubes is the 2nd fail-safe tube, we found out this works very well when one of our floaters "accidentally" poked a whole in the main tube of one of these floats while cutting open a package. The 2nd (inner tube) was enough for the person to still remain afloat for the duration of the float.The only twos con I could give is the absence of netting and a headrest, those two additions would make this tube perfect. However, I'd still highly recommend these tubes to anyone looking for good backups or just a quality tube.

I got this for a vacation week and then keeping for pool use. I am a large man and supported me with no problem. The walls seem sturdy and thick. I used a blow drier with heat off to inflate it to almost full and it was done in minutes. Getting the air out was probably harder! Happy with the purchase. Oh, colors and appearance matched picture and have not faded with the limited use its had.

Used the tubes to float down the river and was very happy with them!

Hope you didnt need 2 tubes like I did! Too late to order or buy anything else.