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The footrest is the whole argument for this lounger. Most inflatable chaises leave your ankles to float on their own, which means your legs are quietly working the entire time you think you are relaxing. This one has a raised bar at the foot end that your heels sit over, and the result is a seated position you can actually hold for an hour.
It is a single person design and does not pretend otherwise. The back is steep enough to read from, the seat drops you to roughly waist depth so your core stays cool, and a cup holder sits in the right armrest. Heavy duty vinyl throughout, double-welded seams, and a valve you can open with wet hands.
At this price it is the obvious first float for a new pool, and it is small enough deflated that it lives in a trunk rather than a garage. If you want something you can share, look at the round raft instead — this is built to be comfortable for one rather than adequate for two.
Who it is for: readers, nappers and anyone who treats the pool as furniture. It is the cheapest honest lounger we make, and the one we would buy first if the experience you are after is a quiet hour rather than a game. Two of these side by side make a better party setup than one big raft, because people can talk without sharing a mattress.
Looking after it takes five minutes a season. Keep it off hot concrete when it is empty, because warm vinyl stretches and a stretched seam is the one failure we see. Rinse after salt water. Fold along the moulded crease rather than inventing your own. The float guide on this site explains how to choose between this and the caddy version without buying both.
