The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

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  • sonarloon
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2017
    • 121

    #16
    Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

    3 weeks!
    Two identical twin qualatex 16 inch red balloons, one inflated a week later than the other. I can't usually get them to stay inflated longer than a week and a half when I tie them off with clips but something seems different this time!
    They are still going strong after all this time, though they have begun deflating as they naturally would over time. They've been under my bed for almost all this time, so have seen little to no light at all.
    I sleep better at night now, if your wondering.

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    • Slugamano
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2016
      • 209

      #17
      Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

      Normally a balloon lasts for some ten minutes for me but sometimes we decorate our living room with balloon (wifey likes the balloons around) an that time the life span is longer: some days os one-two weeks. I always use half-knots...

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      • PBK
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2019
        • 372

        #18
        Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

        I have a green 72" in the rec room that's going on a year.....it's been "topped up" a few times, but it's been inflated for about a year now. We blew it up for my birthday last year. We also have a yellow 60" that floats around the house that's been deflated and blown back up but it's going strong since last fall.
        It's not uncommon for GL900's to live for 6 months or longer around here.
        The helium balloons last for months with the Hi-Float. They don't get discarded until they completely lose their lift and sag to the floor.
        I've got an agate punchball that's about 2 years inflated but it's shrinking rapidly and I wouldn't try and top it up anymore.
        Last edited by PBK; 09-04-2019, 16:01.

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        • Exaturbo
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2021
          • 158

          #19
          Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

          My last Cattex 55” lasted well over 12 months fully inflated and well used many times a week.

          I have one now that is closing in on 12 months old.

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          • JOhara
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2015
            • 207

            #20
            Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

            I rarely get much balloon time nowadays but I think the longest I had a balloon I was in my early teens. I was at a birthday party and a relative bought 12” generic balloons for use as water balloons. I kept one uninflated and took it home at the end of the party. It was just a green one. I blew it up to rated size and kept it in my closet. When alone I would take it out and rub it against myself or gently ride it. I think I had it several months and rode it any time I could until one day it popped with a “fwump!”. Must’ve worn it out!

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            • johnjohnhouston
              Member
              • Aug 2021
              • 31

              #21
              Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

              I didn't have much access to them when I was younger so I took good care of what I had. I've had some balloons for several years. I've found that clear balloons tend to last the longest.

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              • LoonerHoax
                Senior Member
                • May 2020
                • 334

                #22
                Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                Spent almost 2 weeks out of town for work. Had a zeppelin balloon in my bed for almost a week. That's be the longest a balloon has lasted inflated in years.

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                • Asclepio
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2018
                  • 457

                  #23
                  Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                  I have a Tuftex on crystal red color that has been inflated for almost 2 weeks by now, I was really overinflated so I believed it was not going to resist a lot, but damn! Tuftex is seriously doing very strong latex, I still can't believe they are so strong.
                  A looner looking for fun, against violence or people with hightened moral idealism…. I just care about loons, so don’t ruin the fun.

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                  • belbal
                    Junior Member
                    • Feb 2020
                    • 5

                    #24
                    Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                    my longest balloon is 6 weeks old. They smell after a time you use and stretch the material.

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                    • looneylooner
                      Member
                      • Oct 2020
                      • 37

                      #25
                      Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                      At the start of the first lockdown, I got tipsy one night and blew up 10 or so 12" balloons, and fully knotted them. Kept them around for maybe 3-4 months before cutting the necks on them. They went nice and soft and there was minimal risk of popping, so it was nice to have some balloons ready to go for when I wanted a quick play.

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                      • bigballcollector
                        Senior Member
                        • Mar 2017
                        • 134

                        #26
                        Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                        Long time Most of old balloons don't make it while re inflating them, I think it is a old discoverment for all of you, uh? :P
                        Let it be, let it free...but keep it nicely

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                        • SAF
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2019
                          • 133

                          #27
                          Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                          I still have balloons up since my NYE balloon room...

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                          • MylarLover
                            Mylar Balloon Lover
                            • Apr 2023
                            • 72

                            #28
                            Re: The longest time you have had a blown up balloon

                            I have had some balloons inflated for now 3 years.

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