The Sea to Summit Lightweight Dry Bag is extremely versatile and comes with a DWR coating for water resistance. It’s also ...

Towels, says textile-science instructor Deborah Young, “always start with the fiber.” And if you like fluffy beach towels, that fiber should be cotton. “A blend is not a good choice here ...

The Dry-Bag Light Valve comes in only three sizes, though—we tested the middle one, the 12 L version ... and the nylon fabric handled our drag test brilliantly. Sea to Summit covers the ...

The best beach bags are as essential as swimwear and sandals in the summer. For vacations and weekends, a spacious, oversize beach tote is the ultimate bag for carrying a towel, SPF, snacks ...

Traditional beach towels don’t play by those rules—they practically devour and trap sand in their long fibers and it’s difficult, if not impossible, to shake all of that sand loose and ...

The L.L.Bean Personal ... the thinner towels. The Personal Towel also had superior absorption when compared with other similarly constructed towels such as the Sea to Summit DryLite—in our ...

Towel choice is intensely subjective — for every full-throated waffle obsessive, there are plenty willing to argue the merits of a flat-weave Turkish set. Still, there are a few characteristics ...

Yet you would be hard-pressed to spot an otterhound at the beach these days ... bigger dog beds and bigger muscles to deal with your extra-large pet. These are just a few weighty factors to ...

If you have kids, you'll want extra room for snacks, toys and maybe even a change of clothes. The Becokan Large Waterproof ... microfiber beach towel in fun prints like flowers or sea turtles.

Rich Scherr is a seasoned journalist and editor who has traveled across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and spent more than a decade reviewing hotel room.

The beach holiday is the platonic ideal of vacations: what nearly every traveler, whether active or armchair, dreams of. Soft sand, shady palms, a cold drink, a warm surf—what more could you want?