Comments on: What do I do about beach towels on my Hawaii vacation?

By: sheila

sheila — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:37:48 +0000

Aloha Everyone – I appreciate all your thoughts and opinions on beach towels. Who knew that this topic would generate such good conversation?

P.S. Sorry for my delayed response, I’ve been battling a nasty computer virus and have had to go several days without my computer or with very limited web access. Hopefully, my computer will be on the mend soon.

By: kithree

kithree — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:04:19 +0000

I was concerned earlier this year about my decision to bring those super absorbent, quick dry towels you can find in a camping store on our trip to Maui.
They not only were amazing at drying us off after boogie boarding, but were easy to keep clean.
The label says “MSR”, but I’m sure you can find them on REI.com or other camping websites.
They come in various decent sizes, and keeping off the sand is not a problem with them.
Lastly, they roll up smaller than most clothes, and why not use them as a blanket on the plane?

By: A Maui Blog

A Maui Blog — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:56:23 +0000

I agree about just buying here. Thin ones are easy to carry around. But for me, I like the thicker one – like Kris said – for sitting on the beach . I also like to warp it around me when I get cold. I know it’s hard for some of you to imagine how one can get cold on a sunny Maui – but I do

By: JulieAnn

JulieAnn — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:39:00 +0000

I second the ABC stores, or even Wal-Mart. They’re pretty cheap and can either be good souvenirs or just donated somewhere when you leave.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:49:01 +0000

@Kris: Where can I find an ABC store? (just kidding… I had to haha)

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:46:28 +0000

Beach towels make great Hawaii vacation souvenirs so I would recommend leaving them at home and buying one or two once you arrive. You can buy them at almost any corner store in Waikiki or wherever. (I also prefer the thin ones)

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:38:09 +0000

The thinner towels are usually better since they dry so much faster in the sun.

If it is a little bit windy a little sand piled along the edge exposed to the wind should hold it in place. Just enough sand to keep the wind from getting under that edge.

As mentioned above any ABC store should carry a nice selection, a lot of the tourist shops will also carry them, but ABC will probably cost less.

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:43:33 +0000

We don’t usually pack beach towels for our trips, however, we normally pick some up at the ABC store while we’re on vacation. They almost always get donated to my cousin’s house during the summer anyway since we spend a lot of time at their pool.

Since we don’t spend too much time in the water when we go beach hopping on Maui, we opt for the heavier terry cloth beach towels. On our trips, they will mainly be used for stretching out on the sand and enjoying the sun more than anything, and the heavier ones seem to have less of a chance of blowing away with the wind and moving around in the sand (that could just be a myth, though).

Every once and awhile one of us will take a dip in the ocean just to cool off, and in that case, we just lay the towels out on the lanai in our room to dry in the sun.