RAVE Sports Bongo Water Bouncer, Blue/Yellow, 10 Foot

Awesome water toy for the kids. Perfect size our kids and their friends. Durable. Used all summer. Easy to blow up. Easily anchored in the water approximately 40 feet from our lake house shore line. Not hugely bouncy, but kids still loved it.

This product is worth it, and those that do not research items they buy should not add reviews as the seller has all over several places it is not for trampoline type jumping. After much research of both bouncers and trampolines my cousin and I went with this one as we are both single women with children. The unboxing and restorage to a plastic tub for transport was probably funny video worthy but once we figured it out one of us can now put it away and unload it alone. It was very easy to set up which is huge for us. We knew when purchasing it the bounce would not be as much as a trampoline but both previously owning land trampolines with springs did not want the injury that kids get from springs. The kids love it and the park we stayed in all the kids came to play on it not our favorite part but we won't tell a kid no. It did separate at one of the coils but we are sending it in for repair for our next trip as we understand owning any kid toys inflatable or not things happen. Very happy with this purchase

I rarely review items but my experience with this product merits a review. It was a significant purchase but I bought it because of Covid 19 and wanting my kids and their cousins to have something fun on the lake. It didn’t hold air from the get go. I took it out of the water and put more air in it, thinking we didn’t inflate it enough, but no. Still lost air. I took it back out of the water and put more air in it and left it on the lawn overnight. In the morning it was pushy like the Pillsbury doughboy. My kids are small and by no means did we push past the 500 pound limit. My kids state they felt it was not bouncy and actually told me to return it. So I did. However, I did not receive a full refund. I received a partial refund (almost 2 weeks after the item was returned to the vendor) with no explanation as to why. My advice? Save your money for something better.

As mentioned elsewhere, this is not what I think of as a trampoline. Without springs, etc. it does not help you bounce higher and higher. Rather, you don't seem to ever jump significantly higher (if at all- I could not tell a difference) no matter how many times you bounce. And yes, I think ours was properly inflated. It is a great surface to play on and still provides lots of fun. Our kids and friends had more fun playing UNDER it than on top of it. That may have been because the air temperatures were pretty low and it was "warmer" underneath.Construction seems to be top-quality and I expect it will last for many years to come.

I bought the Bongo 15 size for our lake cabin in Wisconsin and the family thinks it's great. It was easy to inflate following the directions. It stays inflated all summer. We may need to add a bit of air to it depending on temperature fluctuations throughout the summer but it stays surprisingly full. It comes with the harness and we attached 100 pounds (we are on the windy side of the lake) to it. It hasn't budged.I researched the difference between the Rave water trampoline and the water bouncer that Rave makes and decided on the bouncer. It was lighter and easier to set up. The black jumping surface is attached to the blue and yellow inflatable part so you don't have to attach it with all the springs. It doesn't allow kids to jump as high on it as they could on the water trampoline, but it still gives great bounce and they have a blast.Our son is 5'10", and he and his friends fit easily. It is a good size for a maximum of 6 kids. They spend many hours swimming to and from it and bouncing on the top, then jumping into the water. The kids have multiple games (king of the hill, football catches into the water, spikeball, etc.) and they stay out there for hours, even using the surface to rest and relax in the sun.Rave has a launcher and floating mat that attach. They are next on our wish list! Thank you Rave. We absolutely love it.

We own a small private lake in a woodsy, secluded area. Our children, and especially their friends, were a little intimidated by the "naturalness" of it. They can't help that they've been raised around concrete and bottled water. This little addition made a huge difference providing something that seemed safe and familiar to them in an otherwise wild and scary environment. I couldn't bear the thought of buying them a flimsy walmart pool when we had access to such a perfect swimming spot that needed just a little taming. We've used it almost daily for over a month and have given it quite the pounding. We've never had to add air or do a thing. It is in the exact condition as it was on day one. I'm anxious to see how it will do next summer after being stored over the winter. For the price, I would like to get 2-3 summers of use out of it. We have it in 15+ feet of water. Please, please, please enforce a strict life jacket rule with no exceptions. It is extremely easy for children, (and adults), go get rowdy with this toy, and really, playing king of the mountain and knocking each other off is what makes it so fun. If you are unwilling to enforce a life jacket rule, you have no business owning this product.

Our first raft was an Aquaglide and we had to start patching (which didn't really work) after 2 years. It looks like Rave has the same issue. We store it in a container all winter. Now begins the chore of having to pull it out and blow it up before every use. For the price, we wish they lasted longer.