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Salt water feels better than fresh water. I would be more worried about sand in the eyes, but at a beach, that is a given! If they get sand in the eyes, splash water in their eyes, and let them cry the rest out. It's nature's way of getting it out!
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We have a fantastic cart called a Wonder Wheeler; we actually have the deluxe version. It carries everything we need to the beach; it pushes like a stroller on the sidewalk and when you get to the sand you pull it behind you on 2 big wheels. We put the cooler on the bottom, load up the mesh compartment, and then hang our chairs off the front. I can't tell you how much we love this thing!
My guys don't really bother with sitting on a blanket or towel yet, so we just take chairs for the adults. I have one of the umbrellas from Costco. I also have a beach cabana that I use if the sun is intense or we're out during peak hours. This is the cabana we have:
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Thanks for all the help!
I bought the cabana today for our trip. It looked like it set up the easiest of all available. Do you think it's pretty easy to setup?
Nothing like being behind!!! But about the beach .....
be sure to take whatever you use for 'baby powder' . For us, it is a giant bottle of Big B discount babypowder I bought about 10 years ago ... you have to check on the whole talc thing and decide what you want to use ..
any way ... you put it on yours and kids hands before eating, dries up all the moisture, so all the sand comes off and doesn't get into their 'sand'wich - pun intended,and put it on your feet before you get in your car and you don't track bunches of sand in ...also feels good drying up/loosening any stray seaweed after you get out of your bathing suit and generally refreshing all the 'cracks' and 'crevices.' :-0
I also carry an extra towel I can sacrifice to the bathroom stall floor, so I have something clean and dry to step on when changing, then roll up the swimsuit in it and toss all in a bag, it is one I don't mind sanitizing later (hot water,maybe a little bleach, whatever you use.)
sorry this is late ... maybe it will come in handy for someone going out this weekend!
just dropping by to look up some waterproofing info..
I think I owe some pms to some, sorry, it has been nuts here since may
we have this and it's great! we can all fit in it to get out of the sun. in the picture they have it facing the sun, but it's better away from to make shade. it's great at keeping sand from blowing into bags and stuff. we usually lay all our towels out and then pop the shelta open around them since there is no floor to it.
we have something similar to this -- Target : Portable 8' Beach Shelter except the sides are open. Target sold it abt 2 yrs ago and it was a summer clearance item. The stores had something similar again this yr, but i think they have already clearanced.
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Heather , mama to Liam, born 12-19-01, and Simon, born 04-17-05 wife to Mark, married 09-23-97
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