50 Things to Take to the Beach for a Family of 3

beach cart

said cart on right

And yes, we actually take this much to the beach every weekend.

1. Beach bag
2. 3 Books (more if you’re near the end of the first one)
3. Newspaper
4. pen (for newspaper puzzles)
5. 3 Phones
6. Zip-lock bags for phones
7. 3 Waters
8. 3 Iced Teas or Cokes
9. Bag of pretzels
10. Trashy magazines
11. Shovels
12. 3 Beach towels
13. Buckets
14. Frisbee
15. Beach umbrella
16. Lunch (1 bagel with cream cheese and tomato cut in half, 1 ham sandwich with lettuce on white bread, dry, 1 ham sandwich on a roll with lettuce, tomato on the side and mayo)
17. Cooler for all of the above drink and food
18. Paddle ball supplies, 4 paddles, 3 balls
19. 3 Beach chairs (2 semi-low, 1 of these with sunbrella material, I hate sitting on a wet chair, 1 really low one that reclines all of the way)
20. Big screw in the ground thing for the beach umbrella
21. Money for ice cream guy
22. 3 Long sleeved shirts
23. 2 Surfboards
24. 2 Kayaks (1 three man, 1 single)
25. 3 Paddles for kayaks
26. 4 Life jackets (2 adult, 2 kid)
27. 2 Boogie boards
28. Kayak trailer
29. Brush
30. 2 Hats
31. Bag for trash
32. Binoculars to see the dolphins go by
33. Camera
34. Another zip lock bag for the camera
35. 2 ipods
36. Skim board
37. Football
38. Wiffle ball
39. Wiffle ball bat
40. 2 wetsuits
41. 2 rash guards
42. 6 Beach tags (you never know who may come by)
43. Current knitting project
44. Advil
45. A&D ointment
46. 45 Sunscreen for bald head
47. 30 Sun God Sunscreen
48. Lip sunscreen
49. House key
50. Beach Cart

12 Responses

  1. You need an older child and a husband who doesn’t come to the beach.

    I go to the beach with a book, a chair, a bag with various lotions, a drink of some sort and a few towels.
    I tell everyone to bring their own chair and everything else they may need.
    I stay on the beach from about 10 am until they come get me, at about 7-8 pm.
    Sometimes I do go up to pee and get a sandwich.

    You need to delegate….

    I am lining my books up right now for our Sept. vacation and wedding.

  2. Speaking of books. That yellow Harlan Coben book you leant me, Gone For Good, is making the rounds of all of my friends who didn’t already have it. And 2 of them did. It is the best. Perfect for the beach.

    When I go alone,I have one beach bag and one chair. The first time i did it I felt like I was naked!

  3. glad you liked the book. I don’t read them again, so send it on it’s way. I have a lot more when you need them.

  4. Not liked, loved, I got a couple at the used book store, but I would love to pick through your stash.

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  6. You forgot the fishin gear!!!! Where i come from, thats one of the first things you pack.

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