>> VIDEO OF VIDEO BOUNCE HOUSES
BLOWN AWAY FROM BACK YARDS TO
BEACHES.
THIS YOUNG GIRL ONE OF THREE
CHILDREN INSIDE WHEN WEATHER
PICK HER BOUNCE HOUSE IN FORT
LAUDERDALE AND SENT IT FLYING
P.
>> I WAS THINKING I WAS ABOUT
TO DIE.
>>Reporter: WHETHER YOU RENT
ONE OR BUY ONE, YOU COULD BE
SETTING THE STAGE FOR SERIOUS
INJURY.
>> SO WHEN IS A BOUNCE HOUSE
THE PARTY DOWN.
>> JOY WILL SHOW US WHAT
HAPPENED WHEN THE TEAM PUT
FLORIDA WIND GUST AND
INFLATABLE TO THE TEST.
>> TWO AIR BOAT.
6 CAMERAS.
ONE CHANCE TO SHOW YOU THE
DANGERS WHEN CHILD PLAY ISN'T
TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT MAKES
HEADLINES.
LATEST MISHAP WAS ABOUT TWO
MONTHS AGO WHEN WIND LIFT ADD
BOUNCE HOUSE INTO THE AIR IN
MEXICO.
SENDING IT OVER A FENCE AND
INTO A PARKING LOT.
ONE CHILLED WAS HOSPITALIZED.
AND AT LEAST THREE OTHERS HURT.
>> EVERY GOOD COMPANY GOES OVER
ALL THE RULES WITH YOU BECAUSE
THE LAST THING WE WANT IS A
CHILD TO GET HURST.
>> HE HAS OWNED THE BOUNCE
HOUSE RENTAL STORE FACE WALK OF
JACKSONVILLE FOR 20 YEARS.
HE MET ME OUTSIDE THE CHANNEL 4
STUDIO WITH HIS LARGEST
INFLATABLE FOR RENT THAT
CUSTOMERS CAN PICK UP AND PLO
UP AT HOME ON THEIR OWN.
I ALSO BROUGHT ONE I BORROWED
FROM A CO-WORKERS.
THE SMALLER BOUNCE HOUSES MANY
PARENTS BUY FOR THEIR
PRESCHOOLERS.
AT THE LOCAL WAREHOUSE STORES
OR ON LINE.
HE SAYS NO MATTER THE SIZES
ONCE YOU GET IT HOME SECURING
THE STAKE IN THE GROUND IS KEY.
I NEED A HAMMER TO HIT THAT THE
REST OF THE WAY IN.
>> DON'T HIT THE FINGERS.
>>Reporter: HAMMERING THEM IN
AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE.
DOWN TO THE GROUND.
>> THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.
>>Reporter: HE SAYS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST MISTAKE MADE IS TRYING
SHADE.
>> SET IT UNDER THE TREMENDOUS
FOR SHADE AND BLOW IT UP IT'S
INSIDE THE BUSHES OR LIGHTNING.
IF IT'S LIGHTNING IT COULD HIT
THE TREE OR THE BOUNCE UNIT.
>>Reporter: ONCE THE KIDS COME
CONSTANT WATCH.
ESPECIALLY OF THE NUMBER AND
SIZES OF THE KIDS GOING INSIDE.
YOU WILL FIND THOSE GUIDELINES
AND MORE POSTED RIGHT ON THE
BOUNCE HOUSE.
HE SAYS SETTING UP THE BOUNCE
HOUSE ON THE GRASS WITH STAKES
IS MUCH SAFER THAN USING SAND
BAG TO HOLD IT DOWN ON ROCKY
SURFACES, MULCH OR SAND.
ESPECIALLY WITH OUR OFTEN
UNPREDICTABLE FLORIDA WEATHER.
WHEN WIND GUST REACH 20 TO 25
MILES PER HOUR, HE SAYS IT'S
TIME TO SHUT THE FUN DOWN.
WE TESTED THAT RECOMMENDATION
USING TWO AIR BOATS FROM THE
MEN WHO RUN THIS CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY.
SO WE HAVE OUR BOUNCE HOUSE SET
UP.
AND AS YOU HEARD, YOU ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO OPERATE THESE WHEN
THERE ARE WIND IF YOU GET OF 20
TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN A WIND GUST LIKE
THAT COMES ALONG.
HERE.
AND I HAVE GOT A WIND GAUGE
WHICH WILL MEASURE JUST HOW
FAST THE WIND IS BLOWING ONCE
WE TURN THAT ON
T.OKAY.
ALL RIGHT LET ME SEE WHAT THE
MAXIMUM WINDS WERE.
HOLY COW.
MAXIMUM WIND 23 MILES PER HOUR.
AND TAKE A LOOK.
WE PUT A CAMERA INSIDE TO SEE
FROM A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE TOO.
>> ONE OF THE PLASTIC STAKE
BROKE OFF.
HALF STILL IN THE GROUND.
THE WIND WAS TOO MUCH AND TOOK
IT OFF LIKE A SAIL.
>>Reporter: THIS OBVIOUSLY THE
BIGGER BOUNCE HOUSE.
WE TEST IT TO SEE WHAT A WIND
GUST WILL DO TO IT.
20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR IS WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO AT
ALL RIGHT?
HERE WE GO.
SO WE WOULDN'T DAMAGE HIS
BOUNCE HOUSE, WE STOPPED THE
AIR BOAT FANS WHEN WE SAW THE
LARGE INFLATABLE STARTING TO
LIFT OFF THE GROUND.
AFTER ALL HE SAYS THESE COST
BETWEEN 3 AND 4000 DOLLARS
EACH.
AND HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
FROM OUR CAMERA INSIDE.
LETS SEE WHAT THE GUST WAS.
MANY WE HAD A GUST OF 27 MILES
PER HOUR AND YOU SAW THE BOUNCE
HOUSE ALMOST TAKE OFF BUT IT
DIDN'T.
BUT STILL A GUST LIKE THAT,
THEY COME MUCH STRONGER THAN
THAT HERE IN JACKSONVILLE WHEN
THE STORMS BLOW THROUGH.
>> GOOD THEY THINK YOU DIDN'T
BLOW AWAY.
>> I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO.
AMAZING WHEN THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
UP THEY ARE SO HEAVY.
EVEN THE LITTLE TINY BOUNCE
HOUSE BUT AS SOON AS YOU BLOW
IT UP, LIKE A SAIL.
YOU HAMMERED THAT THING IN
REALLY WELL.
RIGHT.
>> YES.
FULLY SECURE.
23 MILES PER HOUR IS LIKE A
BREEZY DAY WE WERE JUST SAYING
HERE IN JACKSONVILLE. NO BIG
DEAL AT ALL.
>> HOW MANY PARTIES HAVE YOUR
THESE.
>> SEVERAL.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THEY GET
BUMPS AND BRUISES EVERY TIME
THEY ARE ON THEM.
>> I WORRY ABOUT THAT JUST
BEING INSIDE WITH ALL THE KIDS
IN THERE YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE
EYE ON EVERYBODY IN THERE.
>> THAT'S THE KEY.
THAT'S WHAT THE OWNER TOLD US
AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR LOCAL
PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS.
SO BESIDES SAFETY, PARENTS ALSO
NEED TO WORRY ABOUT LIABILITY.
WHO COULD BE AT FAULT HERE SO I
SAT DOWN WITH LOCAL PERSONAL
INJURY ATTORNEY CHRIS SHACK
WITH THE HOGAN LAW FIRM AND
CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON
INFLATABLE AND REPRESENTED
CLIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HURT BY
ONE.
ONCE YOU RESEARCH A COMPANY TO
USE ASK IF IT HAS LIABILITY
INSURANCE.
REQUEST A COPY AND THEN CALL
THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO VERIFY
THAT POLICY IS EVEN STILL
ACTIVE.
AND IF YOU ARE BUYING
INFLATABLE ON LINE OR FROM A
STORE, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
WITNESS.
I KNOW IT'S TEDIOUS AND IS KIND
OF LONG BUT DON'T WANT TO JUST
READ THE PRINTED LABEL ON THE
ACTUAL BOUNCE HOUSE.
THE MANUAL HAS DETAILS AND
SPECIFIC ON HOW TO PROPERLY USE
IT AND WHAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR.
NOW IF YOU SKIP ANY OF THOSE
STEPS AND SOMETHING HAPPENS,
YOU COULD BE LIABLE.
RIGHT NOW ON OUR WEB SITE YOU
CAN WATCH MY0 VIEW WITH
ATTORNEY CHRIS WHICH INCLUDES
ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO
ASK TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
HE ALSO EXPLAINS WHEN YOU WOULD
BE ABLE TO SUE A RENTAL COMPANY
EVEN IF YOU SIGNED A WAIVER.
WE ALSO POSTED BOTH OF OUR
BOUNCE HOUSE TEST THERE AND SEE
STEP BY STEP WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
FIND IT ALL RIGHT NOW ON OUR