Would it wake you?????

So you are the daring kind! Have you ever thought about the fact you could fall into the pool while you were asleep on your raft?

Like I sais im a light sleeper it would wake me up. Heck I usually cant fall asleep anyways due to the noise outside.

You and me both. My daughter likes to cling to me in the pool even though she loves to swim.

LOL! I'm glad that I'm not the only one with sinking qualities. I've had tons of people laugh at me and tell me it's impossible to not float. I've vacationed on a houseboat several times with a group of friends. Everyone wanted to sleep on the top of the boat instead of in the cabin. But we made the rule that anyone who was too sound of a sleeper or tossed, turned, or walked in their sleep was absolutely not allowed to sleep up there. Can't be too careful, ya know. :-) Hope you have a great day!

You sink too, huh? I have that same problem. No matter how hard I try to lay out flat and float on the water, my butt always ends up sinking. Okay, back to the discussion at hand. I would definitly not recommend someone with extreme sleep apnea or another sleep illness to fall asleep on a float in the pool. I imagine that they would not wake up as easily and could possibly drown.

I've heard the same things. I just tell them that I can't help it if I am butt heavy!!! LOL!

Hey Terryz, have you been away for a couple days? I haven't seen you around. Well it's nice to have your response to this discussion and I am definitly enjoying my pool at least now that it has finally warmed up. I haven't ever fallen asleep on my float either, but there have been times that I easily could have had it not been for my daughter bugging me.

Nice comparison!!! I guess falling into a pull is alot like falling in ones dreams. Only difference is falling in the pool is reality and dreaming about falling is just that a dream. But I can see the similarities and how it could wake you up.

Thanks for sharing your point of view. I found it interesting what deep sea divers are taught. You don't deal with pain very well either, huh? Glad to know I am not the only one with zero pain tolerance. LOL!

I have two boys and a husband that would not leave me on one, if I did get on one. I am either in the water with my disabled son or sitting on the side. They really just don't interest me.

Understood!!!! I do enjoy getting on mine, even though my 4 year old daughter does nothing but clings to me when I get in the pool. It makes no sense. She is a fish and loves to swim, but the second I get in the pool all she does it hang on to me. That is one reason why I would probably never fall asleep on a float, because my daughter wouldn't leave me alone long enough to fall asleep. Then she would probably wake me before I even had a chance to fall in the water. LOL!

LOL!!! That's what I figured also. But I am interested to see if anyone thinks differently. Yet it seems that everyone agrees it would wake you up, unless you were drunk. May I ask why you don't use pool floats? Just wondering.....

Yes I bet it would throw a good shock to about anyone.

Someone else said that you would probably wake before hitting the water. I imagine as soon as the float started to tip that would be enough to wake you just as you are hitting the water.

Not only would I have to be really tired to fall asleep on a pool float. I would have to have my daughter leave me alone long enough to fall asleep. LOL!!!!

Okay I really think you don't understand what a float is. I am not talking about floating on the water with nothing underneath you. A float is basically a plastic raft filled with air. You lay on it on top of the water.

Thank you for sharing your opinion!

Panicing would not be a good thing. Especially if you were in the deep end of the pool.

LOL!!!! Oh believe me I have no plans on trying it out. I was just wondering about this as I was relaxing in my pool today. I didn't even think about the possibilities of banging my head against the side of the pool. Well I guess I will definitly make sure I never fall asleep in my pool on a float. LOL!!!!

Yes it most definitly is. If it had not been for having to make dinner, I probably would still be in my pool right now.

Trouble is ... it's soooo relaxing!

Yeah, I have never heard of anyone actually falling asleep on a pool float and then falling in the water, either. But hey you never know. There might very well be someone out there that has done this. We will just have to wait and see if anyone responds saying this has happened to them.

If you aren't a sound sleeper then I do imagine just starting to tip would be enough to wake you from your sleep.

Yes I tend to be a heavy sleeper at times. But I also think that the water would wake me up.

First of all I would like to thank you for your well thought out response. It is greatly appreciated. I agree with you that most people would likely wake up once hitting the water. Drinking and getting in water is something I never advise to anyone. For the reason of drowning period. Just not a safe thing to do. Just the thought of someone drowning is scary for me. You also do have a great point about knowing where the edge is. It is true that most people don't fall out of bed because your body is aware of where the edge is. So I can see how this would play into being asleep on a float. But with a bed you are not ontop of water, you are on solid steady ground. Where on a float in the water, just the slighest movement could cause the float itself to tip and you roll off. I have had that happen to me being awake, trying to re-adjust myself on the float and losing my balance and off the float I go. I don't know of anyone who sleeps perfectly still, we all move around somewhat. So being on such a small float and having to steady yourself on it, I imagine just the slightest movement of trying to roll over from your back to your front could make you lose your balance and hence end up in the water.

Very good point. Didn't even think about running out of air underwater could wake you up, if the sudden splash into the pool didn't.