Customer Reviews

RAVE Sports Aqua Jump Trampoline - 20 Feet

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Where do I start

Construction:

The unit is SOLID. It comes it two boxes that weight almost 200lbs each! You will not be moving this thing out of the water yourself! It has 4 nice handles on the sides for moving it, you will need them!

The ladder is nice. The tramp section is solid, with serious springs.

It comes with a serial number, and a detached serial. This is for theft protection, nice touch.

Is it fun?

It draws people. This unit becomes a focal point for activity, and draws family and friends together. The kids and adults both enjoy this unit.

We had a "seadoo splash island" first. It was rugged enough, but was a better platform for suntanning or wrestling.

This Rave is an actual trampoline with springs, so it does get used for bouncing as well as all those other things.

If you view youtube, it will seem like they are not getting a lot of air off the tramp. This is somewhat true. Some energy gets transferred into creating waves, etc, so no 15ft high bounces (this may be a safety feature, lol) BUT, everyone seems to love it anyway. This unit is an aquatic play center, not a replacement for a serious land trampoline, even though the hardware is 100% serious.

I believe the larger units would give better bounce due to larger displacement.

Even my 1.5 year old loves to go out and "bounce" on this with his lifejacket on!

COST

The usual retail price is the ONLY reason I did not give it 5 stars!

Is it worth the cost?

To some it will be worth every cent, others... of course not.

It gets used a lot more, and seems to give more pleasure than any neighbors boat. (that includes canoes or our kayaks) It also uses a LOT less fuel than the motorboats!

I got a good deal on it, and I am VERY happy with the unit.

Anchoring

You will need a couple of hundred pounds+ in a larger lake. Something like this can easily move around a couple of hundred pounds if you use a rigid line, so some sort of bungee system is advised for the mooring line. (Rave sells such a thing)

I used smaller pieces of railway rail to anchor mine. A few hundred pounds, and it got moved a bit until I installed the bungee system.

Conclusion

I am not the type of person to gush, but we have enjoyed ours so far. If you have a location with a ton of kids (and a waterfront) or a kids camp, these are a must have.