Children pool in garden

[jackie0]

We bought a children's swimming pool that can be inflated/deflated to fit in our back garden. Is there anything we can lay under it so it doesn't ruin our garden turf/green since it'll be pretty heavy on the garden turf once there's water in it?

Also, is there a way of conveniently storing it away after deflating it each time? The last one we had ended up sitting there forever deflated and became dirty (after a while) as we didn't know how to dry, fold or store it after each use.

[rampart]

Our pool has never hurt the turf, but we only leave the pool inflated and with water for two days. We drain it and I toss it over a lawn chair for a while, then flip it over and put it back on the chair for a while. That dries it out. Roll it up and shove it in the shed!

[silly moo]

Anything covering the grass for more than a day or two will leave the grass white and dying. The weight doesn't make much difference at all (if any)
The only way to avoid this would be to use a platform which is not really practical.