Family Love $ 700 Pool from Costco, Has Lasted 5 Summers – ryan

My husband ha always joked about getting a pool someday, and while that is a lovely dream, i viewed it as just that.

Howver, During the Early Days of the Pandemic Everyone Was Buying Pools of All Varieties for At-Home Entertainment. We were a little late to the (pool) party, but we jumped on the bandwagon when i realized at $ 700 (the price at the time we bough it at costco) for a medium-sized poolan Above-Ground Pool Cost Woldn’t Break the Bank.

Now, we consider it one of the best purchas we’ve ever made. This will be our fifth summer with the pool, and i’ve enjoyed watching my kids go wrong in the wate to swimming shatly independently.

Theree was a learning curve Our First Summer

We have had two friends Help us with the initial set of the pool it was a little Windy and we weren’t sura THINGS WAUDED GO. In retrospect, my husband and i can have set it up by ourselves, THOUGHT IT WAS SURELY EASIER WITH EXTRA HANDS.

I’ll not that we were Lucky in that we had a flat area in our backyard and didn’t need to be extra preparation prior to the install. Setup took a mess than three hours. We placed a tarp on top of the Grass, with Fanfold Insulation on Top for a Cushy Base Layer, and then Laid the Pool Down and Connected All of the Brace Supports to it. THEN IT WAS TIME TO FILL IT UP. Honestly, Putting a tarp over the top of the pool for the winter months is more difficult than the initial setup was.

The First Summer, there was heavy smoke from wildfires near us, and since we were still learning how they pool, my husband was frequently cleaning it.

The following summers have been ben significa easier, especialy once we converted to a Saltwater System (Which We Paid Around $ 300 for). I wish we had bought the saltwater converter sooner. Now, Maintenance is minimal. We vacuum the pool about once a week, and use the skimmer before hopping in to swim.

A Home Pool Offers Minimum-Prep Fun

Going to a local pool requires a bit more planning, especilly with kids. Having One in Our Backyard Allows Our Family To Swim at Any Time Without World About Crowds or Littles Falling Asleep in the Car on the Ride Home. Its Easy to Grab a Snack from Inside and Hop Right Back in the Water. During My Daughter’s First Summer, she was able to the stroller right Next to the pool while my son and i played.

We’ve hosted 4th of july parties with the pool, entertained friends and family, and I have hosted a book club in the pool once. But my favorite part is the moments with my children, watching their joy as they’re splashing or jumping into the pool.

I ALSO LOVE HAVING THE ABILITY TO TAKE A QUICK DIP IN THE WATER AFTER AFTER OR IN LATE FALL AFTER PUBLIC POOLS ARE CLOSED – The pool is open we were to be, and we don’t have to plan arunds or oter People.

We’re able to practice swimming skills regularly

Both of My Kids Take Swimming LESSONS, and when they were Little, SOMESTEMES THEY WOULD RECEIVE FEEDBACK TO PRACTICE CERTAIN Skills in the Bathtub. But as they have Older and Are Learning Swim Strokes, it’s not a Bathtub Activity Anymore. I Enjoy Being Able to Easily Practice Skills with say, like diving to retrieve a Ring from the bottom of the pool, right in our backyard.