Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

[softsquishyballoon]

Those seem to be The Big Three here, so which of those three brands do you like best?

[wildheart]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Belbal are probably one of my favourites. Cheaper than the others but really high quality and get huge necks.

[Nopops4me]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

I agree with wildheart, Belbal are my favourite but it wasn't on the list. So Tuftex are my second choice

[Meililoon]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Unique
I'm able to buy them locally, they're cheaper and they can be just as strong as the more expensive brands. Quality varies a bit, but certain colors tends to be quite consistent, so you can often tell which will be durable and which might not.

[Stoiclooner]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Depends of the size, I prefer the legendary qualatex 24 then the tuf-tex, but if you are thinking about 16-17" my favorite is Tuftex (both cases thinking in blow to pop).

[BusterBill]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

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Tuftex are my favorites of the three you put in the poll, but to be honest I like the Italian CATTEX (aka Rifco) and Belbals better than any of those choices. The CATTEX especially are durable, long-lasting, get incredibly big (well past their rated size), and are all around the best performers of all the varieties in my stash.

[bfinch2000]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

i have to say qualatex because of the 24", even though it doesn't exist any more! it was just that good.

[Asclepio]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

To me is Tuftex, they are just much better in quality than Unique bran.
Tuftex loons are the best at overinflation, every single tuftex 17¨ I had blown can go easily to 19¨ on first inflation (if they are not old stock).
Also the neck is much better on tuftex than quilates.
So to me tuftex is a win-win.

[FunLooner]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Where do you live I would love to buy bulk unique 16” if at all possible

[srob2]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Wow, lots of Tuftex fans. Besides being cheap, durable and loud, what do they have going for them?

[Meililoon]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Wow, lots of Tuftex fans. Besides being cheap, durable and loud, what do they have going for them?

After being inflated a few times they get really soft and can get huge when overinflated. They also have a great neck if done properly.

[bfinch2000]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

After being inflated a few times they get really soft and can get huge when overinflated. They also have a great neck if done properly.

do you know anything about how qualatex is with repeated inflations? when i b2p it only tends to be on the second inflation, and the first wasn't very tight, so i don't know if maybe they're weaker and more likely to pop early?

[PBK]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Tuftex all the way for me. Keep them stored in cool, dark environments and they stay reliable for helium and overinflating. Although I really like some of Unique's offerings including their newer ultra-round 24's. I really miss Unique's blimps and dolls. I can't find them anywhere locally anymore.

[SirSquishy]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

Why not all 3? I like all 3, all 3 is good.

[IILoonerII]

Re: Unique, Tuf-Tex, or Qualatex?

For me unique.. I didn’t really like qualatex being that I only tried their 36” and wasn’t too impressed.. and haven’t tried tuftex at all. Maybe I should give them a try especially the 36. People say they have the right balance hopefully still.