That's not a bad price, I think mine was close to that, maybe $10 cheaper if that. Amazon Prime still charges for shipping on something that big which I wasn't aware of, but wasn't that much, maybe like $8. I might look into that next time, for the shear fact that it's thinner and therefore lighter and easier to deal with. I haven't purchased a cover reel yet, its just not in my budget since I had to replace a garage door opener recently, but I will look to your source to see what their prices are. I just received notice that my cover has been delivered to my house, so as soon as I get home from work, I'll have something fun to open.

Aside from the fact of the wind issue, I can't get the association out of my mind with liquid covers that I'd be swimming under a layer of cooking oil, even though I know that the chemistry is something totally different. I just don't see how they don't screw up the water balance and filters. Not to mention that I wonder if we are going to hear something about negative health benefits 20yrs down the road from them.