Sam, I suggested the automatic kind last time. The LOOP-LOC, IMO, is a little better than a regular tarp because of it's strength. They will hold an elephant but at the same time they require a person to tie them down and take them off. I understand an automatic one is higher in price but I still maintain you would be much happier with one. A pool should be enjoyed and when with a push of a button or turn of a key it can be opened/closed it is well worth the extra cost. It is also very strong and as we don't have to many wild elephants around it will hold anything we do have from falling in. Your option, do you want to manually strap and unstrap the cover daily or would you rather just push a button. Also the automatic cover is on a roller so where do you put the LOOP-LOC when you take it off? I had a deck built just over my roller so it wasn't even visable. And say it was Thursday and you needed to prep the pool (put in some burnout, e.g.) for an upcoming weekend gathering, do you want to spend 1/2 an hour uncovering/covering manually or 1 minute? Maybe I should work selling pool covers!
