Beach Essentials

Every product here has been used on real sand across the US, Australia and the Mediterranean. Filter by category, search by need, and click straight through to the retailer.

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Reef Safe

Sunscreen

Reef-Safe Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50

4.7(11,940)

Non-nano zinc, no white cast, water resistant for 80 minutes and legal in Hawaii and Australia's reef zones.

$16 – $22View on Amazon

Editor's Choice

Peak-season price

Coolers

48-Hour Ice Retention Rolling Cooler

4.9(6,702)

Keeps ice solid through a two-day trip, rolls over soft sand on oversized wheels and doubles as a bench.

$129 – $189View on Amazon

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How we test beach gear

Salt-water soak, 48-hour ice tests, 25 mph wind trials and a full season of family use. Nothing gets ranked from a product page.