Best beach umbrellas for wind in 2025: Handy vs Tommy Bahama, AMMSUN & more
Chasing umbrellas in the wind is no fun. We compared Tommy Bahama, AMMSUN, beachBUB, and Shibumi — and show why Handy’s ASTM-compliant system is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable beach umbrel...
Preventing Airborne Umbrellas: A Simple Beach Safety Guide
Keep your umbrella from taking off: use a real sand anchor, install it to full depth, and take it down when winds pick up. We wind-tunnel test our gear using ASTM-aligned methods and turn the resul...
Best Beach Umbrella for Wind: 7 Things That Actually Keep Your Shade Standing
Best Beach Umbrella for Wind: 7 Things That Actually Keep Your Shade Standing Wind doesn’t care how cute your umbrella looks. If you want shade that stays put, focus on a real sand anchor, a reinf...
Sand-free beach hacks for July 4th (and every sunny day after)
The beach is where we celebrate. The big things - like the Fourth of July. The little things - like everyone finally remembering their own towel. And all the in-between moments: grilled corn that t...
The Best Beach Gear for Summer 2025 (That Actually Works)
The sun’s up early, the days are long, and just like that, we’re here. Summer. Officially. The solstice has arrived, and whether you're packing up the car for your first beach trip or already on yo...
What Dad Really Wants at the Beach
If you’ve ever seen a dad trying to set up beach gear, you’ve probably also seen the frustration that comes with it: tugging at tangled fabric, sweating through an unclear setup, and then watching ...