Review on HECCEI Mambobaby Self-Inflating Baby Swim Float: Upgrade Soft Waterproof Skin-Friendly Material, Compressible Folding Pool Float For Toddlers (Standard Edition Blue) by Smooth May

I am pleased with this float. Very fast shipping. Good quality. As described. The buckle is secure and easy to use. I posted a video of the ease of opening the clear snap cover and the harness buckles. I simulated unbuckling with one hand because I need to be able to unsnap the harness with one hand while holding my grandson with the other.Do your research there are many knock-off's of the Mambobaby float - this is the real deal. For us the safety, quality, and peace of mind were worth the $30 extra. The price has dropped $15 since my purchase but I would buy it again. The authentic float has "mambobaby" embroidered/woven into the straps and the pull tab (on front - used to hang float for drying) has "mambobaby" printed on it. It also has the words "Safe-Air-Free" screen printed on the left and "Mambobaby" on the right across the surface of the float. We purchased the limited edition 'shark' float which included both the tail fin and the sun shade. While the float seemed stable enough and we did not use the tail today I can see that we will need it in the future-otherwise I can see how a child might flip backwards. I do not think it would be possible for a child to flip the float forward but without the tail I do believe they could flip or fling themselves backwards. Do NOT ever place or leave your child unattended in a pool.This float is well made but the material of the shade does not appear to be of great quality. The chest straps are not long enough. Our grandson will be 6 months next week he is 27# if I had any serious criticism it is that the chest straps are not long enough, and should be longer so that they could be further adjusted for larger babies. I took off one star for this. The velcro is wide so there does seem to be room for adjustment there, and the crotch strap has plenty of length for adjustment as well.While our grandson is just starting to crawl he immediately started kicking in the pool - on the very first use of the float. The float held him in a near perfect angle/position for swimming so I do not feel like I will be encouraging bad swim habits when I use the float. I am not being paid or compensated for this review.