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Post by houston249 on Aug 9, 2014 2:41:13 GMT
In addition to your usual sunscreen buy a can of spray sunscreen. With the exception of your face, suntan lotion and sand are not a pleasant mix when you want to reapply sunscreen at the beach.
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 10, 2014 0:00:00 GMT
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Post by maryland on Aug 10, 2014 0:45:46 GMT
See if you can find a "sand drill" -- to help anchor your umbrella. Lots of people use those pop-up canopy things. They can anchor a bit easier with guy-lines, but if you have a traditional beach umbrella on a pole -- a sand drill will really help. What is a sand drill and where can you get it? That would be great! We are at the beach for a month, and on windy days, we have to hold onto our umbrella most of the time. Would love to try something to hold it.
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Post by maryland on Aug 10, 2014 0:51:38 GMT
We have three kids, 11, 15 and 17. Each kid has her own beach bag, sunscreen/spray sunscreen, glasses cleaner spray and wipe. We go to the beach for a month, and it's so much easier for our family than having one big bag that all the kids are reaching into. And they can put their books in their own bag (the oldest two have lots of summer reading for school).
Beach carriers are great! We see them at Costco, Bed Bath and Beyond and stores at the beach.
We keep sunscreen up out condo too. We are beachfront, so are constantly running up to get something to eat, go to the bathroom. We tell the kids to use the lotion sunscreen before they come back down, but when they are on the beach they can use the spray. It's much easier when they have sand on them and if it's easier, they are more likely to use it.
Chapstick with SPF!
We love the beach!
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Post by ceepea on Aug 10, 2014 1:22:37 GMT
Sunburn ointment, in case you miss a spot with the lotion. Bandaids and antibacterial cream for cuts from ragged seashells, etc. Dollar Tree beach toys like pails and shovels, those glow in the dark necklaces are fun for night time too.
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Post by sillyrabbit on Aug 10, 2014 1:41:55 GMT
I'm sure it's been said but don't forget the sunscreen. Always use more than you think you need and reapply often. Apply before going into the sun too. I have had many a beach vacation ruined by a terrible sunburn.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Aug 10, 2014 1:48:35 GMT
Leave your good camera behind and get a couple of disposable ones.
Trust me.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 10, 2014 2:01:49 GMT
I'm sure it's been said but don't forget the sunscreen. Always use more than you think you need and reapply often. Apply before going into the sun too. I have had many a beach vacation ruined by a terrible sunburn. Yeah, and for that reason, don't forget to pack a bottle of aloe or other after-sun lotion.
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Post by Loydene on Aug 10, 2014 3:54:05 GMT
See if you can find a "sand drill" -- to help anchor your umbrella. Lots of people use those pop-up canopy things. They can anchor a bit easier with guy-lines, but if you have a traditional beach umbrella on a pole -- a sand drill will really help. What is a sand drill and where can you get it? That would be great! We are at the beach for a month, and on windy days, we have to hold onto our umbrella most of the time. Would love to try something to hold it. Ours looks like a big corkscrew with a nice handle on the top of it - the entire length is around 16 or so inches. I just ran an Amazon search and a Google search and didn't see anything that look like what we have. But pretty much anything to get some depth in a narrow hole.
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Post by justjenpeas on Aug 10, 2014 5:15:50 GMT
When we do a beach vacation, definitely thinner beach towels they dry much faster.
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Aug 10, 2014 8:39:40 GMT
In addition to your usual sunscreen buy a can of spray sunscreen. With the exception of your face, suntan lotion and sand are not a pleasant mix when you want to reapply sunscreen at the beach. This. I can not praise the spray on sunscreen enough, I hate cream on my hands. I lived across from the beach for years and ,my biggest was rinse or hose everything off before you go inside, shoes, buckets and spades....everything. I hate sand and especially inside the house or car.
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Post by genny on Aug 10, 2014 13:47:07 GMT
I used a gallon size ziplock bag in our beach bag to hold the room key, sunscreen, lip balm and brought some wet ones handy wipes for quick cleanups. We also carried down a rolling cooler so we'd have cold water/juice and put the snacks on top. Another ziplock for phones/cameras and they I had several of the snack sized bags for sea shell and shark tooth finds that we didn't want buried at the bottom of the bag.
I swear I have deja vu that I have already posted on this thread--maybe I started to and never finished? I dunno.
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