SportsStuffFiesta Island

Everything about this island is perfect. Great quality. We use it at our property on the lake, tethered to the dock, adults and kids have a blast using it to lay out and swim to a from. Everything I hoped it would be when I ordered it. One caution, while it holds an army of people, it will take some of that same army as well to carry it, it is not light, nor small. So make sure you factor that in when you go to inflate because I would not want to drag it and risk a puncture. BTW the inflatable cooler is a nice touch and worked well.

I was hesitant to purchase because of the price, but you get what you pay for. I am confident this float will hold up. The first week on it we had 8 full size adults on the raft, and it gave us no problems. We use it in the bay in Galveston so time will tell what kind of effect the salt water will have. We make sure to wash it off before putting it away. It has cup holders for every seat which is convenient. It came with a floating cooler as well. The mesh liner that comprises the "floor" of the island seems sturdy and durable enough to walk around on it and not worry about punching a hole through. It only took 5 minutes to blow up with a small pump.My only wish is that it came with some sort of attachable rope ladder to get in and out of the water with. We use it tied to the dock so it is rarely a problem, but it could be in the middle of the lake for someone with minimal upper body strength.UPDATE: I have had it for a year and it still holds up to some rough day drinking with 10 people on board. See other comments below. Never drag the float while it is filled with air. This will make it easier to rip.

I'd give it a 5 star but the raft broke after 2 months of use. The weak link is the mesh netting. It tore from the seam and punctured a hole in it. I was able to repair the hole with a type B patch kit. I've yet to test it out, but the leak seemed to have stopped and it's holding air. Other than that I will say that this is a beast of a raft. I've had 14 adults on it and it holds up just fine. I believe that the rip is due to people constantly stepping on the mesh when they walk in. If you can be discipline enough to distribute your body weight it should last longer. Be gentle with it, and it should last many summers. Mine is now a 7 seater as I had to cut the mesh out to repair the hole. I will be more careful from here on out and see if we can make it last long enough to purchase another one in a month or so.**Edit 5/20/15** Their warranty department stood by their word and replaced my raft. Words cannot explain how great I feel to know that companies still care about customers. Great experience, great product. feel good about making a big purchase. I will make sure to go out of my way to buy from sportsstuff going forward.

I ordered this for my family vacation after another one of their products failed (2 years old). Figured, try again since their products are popular. Got the package, and it was great... for one day. There was a visible flaw in the seam that burst open. We were not even on it at the time. We came down after lunch, and it was flat. My family was not abusing it, we barely got time to use it.... Tried the supplied patches (followed the directions), they lasted for 10 minutes. Under inflated it, still did not stick. I did return it and schedule for another one to be delivered. That showed up late. So, we never even inflated the new one. Total bust...While the quality felt fine, and it was what was advertized, it was a complete disappointment since I spent a large amount of money on something that lasted 24 hours, then the replacement was late. Will likely just return it for a full refund and move on...

Unfortunately ours arrived damaged. Not the vendors fault. Box was crushed and unit has a hole poked in it. I was able to repair. Doing a return is a huge hassle for an item this big.The island is awesome though. It's HUGE! And it's very heavy. There is no storage bag nor easy way to move it around. But it does inflate and deflate east enough.

I researched many different rafts, and I was looking for something that was high quality and could take abuse. So far, it has. I bought a Ryobi inflation / deflate device to make it easy to set up, and put away when finished. Inflates the 2 air chambers in about 10 minutes with this device. Its very comfortable with 1-5 people. I found that once you have all 8 seats filled its tends to sag in the middle, and you may feel like your sliding out of your seat. It does have a center float to stabilize the mesh bottom but tends to not help much at full capacity. Only real complaint I have is that its difficult to get into from the water, as it's quite large and will require some upper body strength. I really enjoy this raft, and I think you will too!

I knew this was going to be a job to use and store. It weighs 80 pounds! I used the Coleman air pump to blow it up and that worked fine.The float is vinyl and stains easily. The sand turned several areas on the bottom orange. Other stains also appeared after the first use.Not sure of the longevity of vinyl so using caution when laying it out and folding it up.It was a chore to clean and to make sure it was dry before I stored it. I did not want mold from folding it damp.Takes 2 people or an hour or more for 1 person the deal with it.

We had 5 full summers of using this float, in the bay. After attaching our boat to a mooring in the bay, we would attach the fiesta island with a rope and just relax. We had the maximum number of people in it most of the time, and never had a problem until the end of the 5th summer when there was a small leak, so it would slowly deflate. We had adults in it and kids in it. It was a great purchase. So great, that I’m thinking of replacing the old one with another one! The only issue I had with it at all was that it was challenging get get into unless you jumped into it from the boat. A ladder of some sort on the outside would be a great addition. But overall, we loved this float and had many good times in it :)