I bought the 16 X 24 oval cover two years ago for my above ground pool. It was good the first year, but the second year (this one) it started to deteriorate/hold water/ bubbles breaking. Still worked, though. Good for retaining heat in the pool and stopping most of the evaporation. This new cover I bought (the 16 X 24 rectangle) is the same except for the shape, but it can easily be cut to an oval. Long story short, the old cover will be tossed out after two years, and this one will be used in the spring. I would guess it will last just as long (or short) as the old cover. I like the 8 mil covers as they are easier to handle. Wish they would last longer than two years, but they are cheap enough to replace.I made a mistake in the size but at this size, it is easy to handle. I will just get another to cover the rest of the pool. Perhaps this was better than one whole piece.We have ordered this blanket many times over the years but seems like every time it gets a little more expensive but length of life is shorter and shorter. You get what you pay for!Looking for a cheap solar cover. This is a great price and it is thin but figure for the price can replace in a year.1/2 of many bubbles were missing the 2nd flat backing, leaving open bubbles to fill with pool water and gradually fail the cover. Seam was not centered, making appearance very cheap looking.Money was refunded after I was told I had to cut and send a piece of the seam and a piece of the missing backing to prove the issue to the seller. It was a bit to have to do, but I'm guessing a lot of people were scamming the seller in other products, so I understand, yet it seemed weird that I had to prove it, and photos weren't enough!Very inexpensive cover for the pool, it definitely kept the water temperature warm even when the temperature dropped overnight, it was easy to cut to conform with the irregular shape of the pool and very easy to remove and also to place back over the pool.I bought the wrong size and was not able to return the product due to the fact that the shipping cost to return it was dang near the cost of the item itself! What a joke! I ended up just keeping it and ordered the right size for my pool and it doesn't work any better than the intex pool cover that came with the pool. In fact, we switched to using the intex pool cover because that helped heat our pool better than the solar cover!Pretty good