THRONE 3 Towable Tube

Delivery was quick, tube was not in it's manufacturer's box, It seems whomever Walmart's partner is in selling this thing pulled it out and stuck it in a shipping box. It did not look used as it was folded nicely and in the plastic bag from the manufacturer's box. The size is great, but that's about it. I've had it on the water 3 times, No matter if I use a tow tube stabilizer like the Airhead Orb/ Airhead booster ball, or just a tow rope, with more than one rider, the back of the tube wants to sink back into the water, riders cannot easily sit up straight, riders need to attempt to crawl and pull themselves up to the front of the tube in order for it to sit level on the water, A grown man could not sit/pull himself up at less than 10 mph and is even worse at 20-25 mph. Once riders can get themselves sitting straight up, the ride is a horrible one, the way this tube is constructed is a poor design, there are 2 sections that need to be inflated, that's no issue, the issue is the upper Throne portion wraps around the seat portion and the seat portion inflates inside, Well, when you are sitting straight up, back rested on the beautiful and huge back rest that you would think might be comfortable, water shoots right up the seam between the two sections, and guess where it shoots? Right into a seam where you do not want it to be, unless your into lake water enemas. Why they did not design it so the wrap around throne portion sits on top of the seat portion is beyond me, that would completely have eliminated that issue. Best way to ride this thing is to lay down in it and look up, or on your stomach, but then you don't need a couch/bench style tube if your going to do that. I have had my kids, my wife, myself, my friends kids and my friends ride this tube, not a one has enjoyed any of it, heads and body's get to bouncing and hitting each other, some rider dividers would also have made this a nicer tube and even adding a second tow hook on the opposite side (throne side) would have been nice. By the 3rd time I took it out, the Throne wrap around (upper portion) will not hold air for more than 8-10 minutes, then it needs to be lugged back onto the boat to be filled with air, Because of the design, it gets water logged, it takes 2-3 people to bring this thing up, by the end of that 3rd day, it was needing air just about as soon as you got it in the water. I would not recommend this 3 rider Airhead Throne to anybody, unless you have only one rider on it at a time, Not worth the money, I wish I could get mine back. Do yourself a huge favor and get a tube that has a full seat or base with the back rest and arm rests that sit on top of the base.