Can the slide be used without water as well?
321156
Not really as it dries up fast and tends to burn the legs. Even with long pants on they will be unble to silide down a sry slide.
321157
Yes, we use it all the time without water, The only thing I have notice is the kids occassionaly get a small sore, kinda like a little burn on their elbows from riding down but my girls don't complain they LOVE IT!!!! Best thing I have bought them :) Well worth the money
321158
We have had this for almost one year, I wouldn't use it without water, because I would be afraid that people trying to slide down it without the water would damage it.
321159
I guess you could use it without water, but water makes the kids fly down the slide!
1858754
It won't work well at all since the slide won't be slippery. The water makes it slippery and work.
1018518
I installed it on my existing concrete pool deck. It requires a water connection that may be difficult to install in existing concrete. I use a garden hose when the slide is used.
973658
The bounce part can be used dry, but the slide needs to be wet, otherwise kiddos get stuck sliding down the slide down it and they also land straight on hard ground without the pool filled.
973661
Yes. We live in the midwest and it is almost never warm enough to put water in it and have time.to dry it before storing it again. The kids love it dry. If it is warm.enough for them.to kinda stick to the slide make sure they wear comfy pants or leggings..that makes it super fast!
539392
I wouldn't recommend it - it needs to stay really wet - the plastic is super HOT when dry and it's huge so you would need alot of water to wet it down. We attached a couple of hoses together (if that helps you reach the slide's location)
539394
You can! Keep the hose nearby as with the sun and kids splashing, you lose some. Is extremely slippery when wet, don't walk on it once water is on it, or you will be sliding!
131638
We just tuck that section under the seat on top of the slide bars. So far the floor has been water-free.
68235
We have a slight slope as well and it works fine. The slides are fine either way but the pool will not be an even depth. NOTE - if there isn't any water at the bottom of a slide it can be painful/dangerous to come down so be sure the slope is gradual enough that you have at least a little water everywhere.
385852
I would advise not to. The gap between the boat dock and the water will make the slide tear.
1193937
I couldn't really tell you. There is not an amount of water for the slide. You turn the water on and the kids start playing. After a while the water builds up in the pool area, but for the most part the kids spash most of it out when they hit the bottom of the slide.
1831449
The bottom portion of the slide needs to fill to a point that they land in water in the bottom. After that you can turn the hose off. The slide will stay slippery as long as they continually use it but if it gets dry you'll want to re-wet if with the hose.
1840683
Yes, a water hose must be attached and if you want the water spray on slide and walls of pool area the water must be running from the hose. It does not recycle the water, sadly.Must add though, I have 5, 3 and 1 year olds and they all love this thing. I let the pool fill up enough to make it fun and then shut the water off. They forget about the water spray by then and are having a BLAST!!! ;-)
722287
It may not allow you to release the slide by pulling it back. You have to use the slide release
1548391
It doesn't have any batteries or electrical parts (it's non-vibrating) so it should be fine to get wet. Thanks for shopping with DGS Novelties!
337701
I think it would need grass because when they come down the slide they hit the bottom pretty fast when it's wet. Concrete might rip the material faster or hurt their bottoms when they land at bottom of slide. The whole Bounce moves a bit when they are in there jumping. With water in the base we didn't need to stake it down.
1880337
Hmmm. Good Question. I didn't even think of that before I purchased it. Didn't have any issues. It was pretty big, so I think the weight of it weighed it down. There were kids constantly going down it, so it wasn't empty for the most part. I think the one I bought this time is a little bigger. Not sure though. I know you put your hose inside and water comes out of the slide. So maybe the water holds it down. I really don't know. Ours never flew away though. LOL! It was a hit at my sons 4th birthday party! Good Luck :)