Not True!
Intex pools are "Gateway" pools that drag unsuspecting homeowners bit by bit into the debauched life of pool owners. My first Intex was $70 at Toys R Us, within the first year I bought a $300 cleaning robot, the next year it was a $250 pool with a $150 filter/pump and a half ton of sand and a week of landscaping. A year or two after that I had to get a "real pool", then Solar heat then new pump then...

But really, I couldn't be happier. The joy my family's had in the big blue bags of water through the 12 x24 AG oval we have now (and the somewhat larger IG we'd love to build soon) has been worth every penny and every minute. The experience of each step has made it easy for me to commit to the next with confidence (mostly because of this forum).

I do remember a time when Ben was very uncomfortable with us Blue Bag types with our low budgets and bad filtration. However, the simple truth behind the pool care methods described here brought us along despite Ben's reservations.

Sorry for the off topic ?rant?