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August 25, 2026 · Inflatables Boss studio
Pool floats vs. advertising inflatables: they are not the same product
A custom pool float is a consumer product. A 12-foot bottle is a piece of event infrastructure. The materials, the seams and the price are different.
Pool floats are sealed, valve-inflated, thin PVC. They need to be soft, light and safe to lie on. We make them in runs from 50 to 50,000 for retail, giveaways and hotel programmes.
Advertising inflatables are blower-fed, heavy-gauge, and built to stand up outdoors for weeks. They are one-offs or small fleets.
Floating water parks are a third thing again: sealed, high-pressure, marine-grade, and built to be climbed on all day.
If you are not sure which you need, the question to ask is: will anyone sit on it? If yes, it is a float or a park.