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I was somewhat concerned by some other reviews describing a fragile or defective product, but this one seemed to get decent reviews overall so I took the chance. I bought it primarily to wear as a complete surprise to my neighbors on Halloween.
I ran, walked, dragged through shrubs and small tree branches, had my tail pulled, and put over a mile on concrete / asphalt on this suit and it held up very well. The appearance was good and the inflation worked as expected.
PRO:
Well worth it! I putthe costume on and took it off multiple times with zero issues. The zipper worked perfectly, the ankle and wrist elastic is tight and the blower works really well. The costume is light and has nice color / appearance. I doubt this is a "rip-stop" type of material, but it does have a feeling of durability of the costume fabric (some sort of woven plastic I guess?).
I scrubbed my "Dino head" through multiple trees where they hung low over the sidewalk, with no damage. Tough product!
CON:
Maybe I went out too strong and got too hot / sweaty, but the clear panels fogged up repeatedly and stubbornly so that I had to wipe them down all the time. I ended up carrying a paper towel in one "claw" and then occasionally pulling that hand inside the costume to wipe the inside of the panel. While doing this, I'd just bunch up and seal the now-open armhole with my other hand, then re-extend my hand. This is another example of the durability of the product, as this takes some amount of force to push through the strong wrist elastic.
The other issue is that there are two vision panels - one in the neck and the other in the bottom of the lower jaw. Between them is a seam. If you're running a lot and around 6' tall, this seam will kinda rub on your face / forehead. I ended up biting the seam and hanging on to keep it off my face. Again - fairly tough product to easily survive this.
The tail drags the ground. I probably ran around for at least a mile on the sidewalk and in the street with no visible wear. Also, I had a couple kids grab my tail and hang on when I was running through yards, and since I didn't know it I just kept going and they were pulled over. Again, no damage to the costume.