Shadester

If you want to float in a pool or body of water and not get wet while doing it, this is your float! I love hanging by and in the pool but a lot of times I just want to read a book while floating and not deal with getting wet. This raft is amazing for that! I bought the raft with the sun shade. It sits at the perfect angle where I can rest my head but my arms don’t fall asleep when I’m holding my book. The shade keeps my face and chest shaded which I like, especially when I’m reading or napping. I buy myself a good quality pool float every year for Mother’s Day and this is definitely up there with one of my favorites! Great quality, secure air plug so it doesn’t leak, I have nothing negative to say about it. Highly recommended!

Its perfect! Feels durable and has an easy to remove canopy. Im 30 so im trying to be more conscious about how much sun im getting on my face but still do want to float around and tan. This was a great solution for me. When i feel like my face has had enough sun or its just to bright out I attach the canopy and problem solved. Great value for the money! My one complaint is the air valve. My husband was at work with the air pump in his truck. I was just going to blow it up my mouth but it only has one of those big valves that is supposed to make it easier to use with an air pump I guess. Well…. It makes it near impossible to blow up by mouth. I was determined and got it done but I was cursing the inventor of that valve the entire time! To summarize- great float but be prepared with an air pump.

Used this for a week of camping on a lake. It is so comfortable to sit on! No back pain at all. Also can sit in without getting any water in if I wasn’t feeling the water but wanted to float and relax. The shade worked really well. Cup holder was annoying and didn’t end up using at all because of the size and depth of it. I did have to refill air 2x in a week but not that big a deal. Seems sturdy so far. Again best thing is the comfort of the seat/angle while laying in it. Had several people ask where I got it while floating.

Edited.....The company did replace with a like float. So far that is holding air. Doesn't stay inflated. It was a birthday present and now they will not let me return the item

I was very excited about this float. I love the idea of being able to float around in the pool out of the water. I love the canopy to keep sun out of your face. However, I would not recommend this float to anyone. First, it is extremely annoying that I have to bring out the air pump and add air every time I use it. Not to mention, the valve to add air has an odd over sized opening which makes it difficult to inflate. And last, the flap to the air valve does not hold securely. If you touch it by accident it can pop open. Which may have something to do with its inability to keep air in. I suspect it is slowly seeping out around the edges of the valve. In my picture you can see an example. Apparently the valve touched something when being put away and it deflated overnight. Now I will have to spend 20-30 minutes completely re-inflating it again.

This is an awesome comfortable raft. Easy to inflate, easy to deflate. Will keep you 100% out of the water (might need to use a towel because your skin will stick to the plastic!). The canopy is shaped by two rods, similar to those that would hold a dome tent up. Relatively easy to thread the rods through the canopy openings, easy to pop up the canopy and attach. We loved it the first day we used it, nice hot sunny day and the canopy provided awesome shade - 100% did what it was supposed to. The problem - as can be seen in the picture above - the canopy rods warped! Terribly so. We had the raft sitting on our deck for a couple hours after swimming. We came back, and the canopy was all disfigured, and this was due to the canopy rods significantly warping from the sun. They originally looked much worse than in this picture, I had to attempt to re-bend them just to get them out of the canopy slots. Unfortunately, this renders the canopy completely useless, and therefore, we're just left with a blow up raft. Still a great raft, but we bought it for the sun shade canopy. If you're looking for a good raft, this buy this, but if you're looking for a good raft with a sun canopy, keep on searching. Can't recommend this as a canopy raft.

The Cadillac of pool floats. It was easy to assemble and inflate as described. It is ergonomically designed, sturdy, and very comfortable. Great value for the money.

I was really excited about this pool lounger—it looks fantastic and definitely stands out. The design is sleek, colorful, and undeniably cool. It’s the kind of lounger that turns heads at the pool, and I got more than a few compliments when I first brought it out. However, the excitement doesn’t last long. The lounger struggles to hold air. I’ve double-checked the valves, ensured everything is tightly sealed, but the issue persists. Each time I inflate it, I feel like I’m racing against the clock to enjoy it before it starts sagging and becoming unusable. It’s a shame because this could’ve been my go-to pool accessory. The comfort and design are spot-on, but what’s the point of a pool lounger that can’t stay inflated? If the manufacturer addresses this flaw, it would easily be a five-star product. For now, it’s a frustrating mix of style and disappointment. Verdict: Buy it if you want to look cool—for a short while. Otherwise, keep a pump handy or look elsewhere.

It is my happy spot! My favourite floaty and the shade is so lovely. Cannot recommend enough!

This is a great pool float if inflating it wasn't as painful. The 3x inflation thing couldn't be further from the truth. - after few uses it loses air and when I investigated I realized it had a puncture (out of the box) hence it never stays inflated. Very disappointing.

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I purchased this lounger almost a year ago, I live in Canada so it doesn’t get used all year (stored inside). I used this 2 times in the pool last year: *I like that I didn’t get wet as I was quite ill all summer and I just wanted to float *the shade canopy was okay, I wish it would have provided more shade. *Very disappointed that when we inflated it today to use (for the 3rd time) it was losing air already. *for the expensive price, I expected better quality and for it not to lose air.