lalasmama
07-23-2011, 10:46 PM
With our planned upcoming move to Phoenix, I'm looking at pools to get on EOS clearance in August/Sept.... I've been looking at the Intex Easy Set Pools, since it looks like those are pretty darn easy to find....
So, how big of a pool should I go for? It's DD and I at the moment, likely another FD (foster daughter) who will be an infant. DD will be 8yo when the pool is put up in our back yard. It looks like she'll be over 48in when at that point (she's 47.75in now). DD is definitely water-comfortable, but is also a "safety monitor"--she won't even put her head under water in the bathtub unless I am there too, because she thinks she will drown. This keeps me feeling okay about things from a safety standpoint. Of course we will remove the ladder unless we are in the pool, and keep it otherwise unaccessable.
I'm fond of the pool because it helps soothe my MS symptoms significantly, so we need a pool that I can really stretch out in. The good news is that I'm short, so I don't take a whole lotta room when I stretch :)
It looks like Intex has depths of 30, 36, 42, and 48in, and diameters of 8, 10, 12, 15, and 18ft. Originally, I wanted to go for the mammoth one-- 18'x48"... But I think that may be overkill, since that would leave DD to float the whole time. Do you think the 42" would be too deep? The 36" seems too low for me, but she's completely happy in the 3' depth at the pool. She also happily pool-noodled her way into the 5' depth at the community pool today.
So confused on what should be a really easy, fun decision!
So, how big of a pool should I go for? It's DD and I at the moment, likely another FD (foster daughter) who will be an infant. DD will be 8yo when the pool is put up in our back yard. It looks like she'll be over 48in when at that point (she's 47.75in now). DD is definitely water-comfortable, but is also a "safety monitor"--she won't even put her head under water in the bathtub unless I am there too, because she thinks she will drown. This keeps me feeling okay about things from a safety standpoint. Of course we will remove the ladder unless we are in the pool, and keep it otherwise unaccessable.
I'm fond of the pool because it helps soothe my MS symptoms significantly, so we need a pool that I can really stretch out in. The good news is that I'm short, so I don't take a whole lotta room when I stretch :)
It looks like Intex has depths of 30, 36, 42, and 48in, and diameters of 8, 10, 12, 15, and 18ft. Originally, I wanted to go for the mammoth one-- 18'x48"... But I think that may be overkill, since that would leave DD to float the whole time. Do you think the 42" would be too deep? The 36" seems too low for me, but she's completely happy in the 3' depth at the pool. She also happily pool-noodled her way into the 5' depth at the community pool today.
So confused on what should be a really easy, fun decision!