My kids took in the water and it works great! Just one question....Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the water out the pole?
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Nick, Just make sure you rinse out the pole with some fresh water after use and leave the pole unlocked/open to allow it to dry inside. We recommend not opening or unlocking the pole in water to avoid getting water inside during use. If you need any other help please email support@gopole.com.Thanks! Justin
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Sounds like the seal was somehow defective or broken. Have used mine multiple times and depths without it ever taking on water. Removal likely to make situation worse and result in loss of buoyancy.
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Nick, Just make sure you rinse out the pole with some fresh water after use and leave the pole unlocked/open to allow it to dry inside. We recommend not opening or unlocking the pole in water to avoid getting water inside during use. If you need any other help please email support@gopole.com. Thanks! Justin
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That happened to us too. You have to put it in water for it to work. :) Have FUN!!!
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If you are asking can you operate it without the pole yes, If you mean above or out of water not so much. I did not find it to be functional in a real pool environment.
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Like all the other answers said, Pinch the valve! I spent probably an hour trying to figure it out as the directions were not clear on this! Once you get the hang of squeezing the valve and blowing it goes faster. My daughter used this float when we went to Florida when she was 6 months old. It was so nice to be able to put her in the pool and not have to hold on to her the whole time.
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We have both a baby pool and this sand box. The pool has a plug at the bottom to drain the water which really helps. Without the drain it might be quite difficult to tip the sand box to dump the water. I suppose you could scoop it out or siphon the water out.
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We've had this since my son was 20 months. He's now 3 1/2. Both he and my daughter play with it frequently. My daughter started playing with it when she was around 12 months (she could pull up and stand - she mostly just splashed the water). We've pulled it back out recently since the weather turned nice again and they both LOVE it (3 1/2 and almost 2). I would guess they'll play with it a couple more years.
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I bought a pole for each of my Grandsons. Yes, they both caught fish with this pole. I don't know how since they seem to enjoy casting the most and they didn't leave the line in the water very long.
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This is the second float we have bought like this. We used the first one everywhere; beach, river, pool, etc. It did great for us, but the first one did not have the attach to mom part so we did have to hold on to it in moving water. We have not tried the new one yet. I think it will work even better because your hands will be free to play.
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Not easy when completely full of water. My son is 6-1 15 yr old and be and I don't have too much trouble moving it. A 90 degree turn wouldn't be bad but moving it a long way would require drainage.
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Yes but I would keep an extra eye on the kids, might be dangerous but it does have 2 openings. It should float really easy too. The thing I worry about is if it leaks and starts to sink the openings arent real big they could get caught up and drown. However I'm a tad over-protective.
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Yes it sticks well under water. We didn't have any problems, other than having our son "take aim".
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I tested this pole in the tub the first time I bought it. The only thing I would suggest is to run a bead of super glue around he top and handle to make sure it is fully water proof. It does float 100% just not the most visible if you do drop it. Used during many water skiing and tube runs and worked great! Maybe tie a orange ribbon or buoy on it to make it visible
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Hi, Im not sure that i understanding the question... But, here at home, we always have problem with the pull out handle (where the water comes out) . Every time we shut down the water, the pull out fall down from its place, it's not tight enough. It's absolutely annoying...
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The 2 openings are drain holes and to best of my knowledge they don't let water in. But this is a kids kayak and wet is part of the game. A bathing suit is the right attire. We got one last year for our 7 year old grandson. He loves it, can paddle it himself and even our 3 yo granddaughter could paddle it. The kids had hours of wet fun with it/ I highly recommend. Now that grandson is 9 he is ready for something a little bigger to go on kayak outings with us but it is still the go to toy for playing at waters edge.
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No! I bought 2 of these - one for my 5 yr old grandson and one for my 6 yr old grandson. The toy does not work as advertised. The method of pumping air into it to get it to surface is flawed. The tube is too small to allow enough air in to displace the water. Both boys played with it in the swimming pool and the bay but were disappointed. If you just want it as a toy and don't expect it to submerge or surface it is ok. I wish I could have given you a better answer.
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It is definitely waterproof. I used it while snorkeling last week and what's good about it is when you retract it after using it in the water, it literally pumps the water out of the pole. I was very impressed. It does not float. I used the lanyard that came with it and had no problems at all. This pole is perfect and would buy it again without a question.
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I heard the best way to do it is to use a little battery operated massager to vibrate the water so it does not freeze the air in. They did that on mythbusters, I got a cheap battery one here for 10.