I bought the Avian-X shortly after they first came out. I never had issues with them leaking. To me they were a pain to inflate so I left them inflated all the time. When they were inflated it was like carrying around a couple of heavy basketballs. I sold them after that season and went with a different decoy. I know they have re-designed them since then, making them lighter and easier to inflate. With that said considering the leaking issue of the current design, I guess I would be reluctant to purchase something that there is a good chance I'm going to have to fix it.