Friday, June 2, 2017

A New Way To Swim In The Shade

By Timothy Kelly


Swimming, boating, and fishing are the cherries on the top of summer's sundae. People can't get enough of hot sunshine and cool water. Still, too much sun is a bad thing. If you could swim in the shade, you could spend every daytime minute outdoors.

So - what? Place the pool under trees? Forget long days on the lake where you can't hear the noise from the shore and where the big fish like the cold depths? Stay indoors from ten in the morning to four in the afternoon? Wear a hat, long sleeves, and pants all summer long?

With a canopy that can either float on the water or extend out over it from the land, you get a large shadow exactly where you want it. This novel new luxury looks like a regular canopy that is mounted on inflated rings. A patented locking device on each leg secures it to the ring, so the whole unit can be moved as one piece whenever you want.

We know now that prolonged exposure to direct sunlight is unhealthy. When the sun is high in the sky, ultraviolet rays can cause a painful sunburn. These rays can damage your skin, causing premature aging and wrinkling and maybe skin cancer. Water reflects the sun, which means it's even easier to get too much exposure when you're afloat.

You can put up an umbrella on land. You can jump in the pool to cool off and then retreat to a shelter. However, with a canopy that floats, you could be reclining in an inflatable chair, sipping a frosty drink and dabbling your fingers in cool water. The kids are protected from sunburn while they build sand castles and wade in the shallows to fill their buckets with seawater.

Water keeps you cool in summer's heat, but it also intensifies the sun's rays when you're swimming. The reflection off water and sand make it even easier to burn when the sun is high overhead. Without shelter, you need to wear a hat, long sleeves, and sunglasses. When it's already too hot for comfort, all this gear is stifling.

The covers are really great for pools, much better than shade trees. Trees drop all sorts of debris into the water, which you have to skim off and vacuum out. They also keep the water from warming up early in the season. If you float a canopy just where you want it, the rest of the water is exposed to the sun to warm up nicely. You also won't have to slather on the sunscreen, trying to remember to reapply it every two hours and wondering if it is really protecting you and your family.

In the past, we've had porches, umbrellas, and awnings. Now there's the floating canopy, wherever you want it to be.




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