Do you have a beach umbrella?

[Bernadine]

I've never used one, but  I'm thinking it might be good for DSS?  We're doing our first beach vacay with him, and h mentioned a canopy or something.

Anything else we should consider?

[ginger]

Beach tent if the beach isn't too crowded.

[papie]

We have a beach tent.  I like it better than an umbrella, you don't need to keep moving it around to get shade, and it is easier for babies/toddlers to nap in. 

[thebreakfastclub]

Are you going somewhere that offers rentals?

[shamrockshake]

we have an umbrella and now with 4 kids we've resorted to a 10 x 10 ez-up and it's fantastic

[itsme]

We have one but don't use it. We use a small ez-up type tent that is compact and fits into a backpack case. We use it for the beach and a lot of other trips.

[angelaa73]

Skip the umbrella and go straight to pop up canopy. Umbrellas suck

[malibu]

Jul 13, 2015 11:49:00 GMT -5 ginger said:

Beach tent if the beach isn't too crowded.

My ILs have one of these and they're great. After my MIL has had several cancerous spots removed on her face, she will not be in the sun. The kids nap in it and it's great to have lunch in, stuff isn't blowing away.