Binlaanie was born at the end of the impossible year, 2020 when the beaches were closed, and we were melting in our small estate garden with two small children just wanting a place to cool off in. We, unfortunately, could not afford to install a splash pool that was quoted to us at over R50 000, and it would also take up too much space. We were additionally fed up with having to inflate baby pools, which got so dirty and resulted in us wasting water in order to keep it clear.
So one day, Dan thought he would just buy the plastic liner since we could actually submerse in it. We were familiar with this as many of our friends who live on wine farms have often used plastic liners just the way they are. While thoroughly enjoying a "better" pool, it remained a problem having to often throw out the water. We also wanted the liner to be a bit sturdier. Hence, we asked a friend of ours, who lives nearby on a wine farm, for an old wooden crate. "Binlaanie" was slowly taking shape.
Further, into the sweltering summer, Dan engineered a way to add a pool pump so we wouldn't have to keep throwing the water away, thus recycling the water and adding a chlorine tablet.
Before we knew it, our Binlaanie was a fully functioning portable pool.
