When selecting a beach towel, you must consider the dimension of the beach towel and the material of the beach towel. A beach towel should be large enough to comfortabley cover your body but small enough to easily fit into your beach bag. Many people uses the area that the beach towel covers when it is spread out on the sand as the primary selection criteria for beach towels.
Standard beach towels are rectangular in shape and has a size that is more roughly the same as two bath towels tied together. Standard beach towels are suitable for individual who will be lying on the beach alone. However, if you would like to lie on the beach towel with another individual, or if you plan to bring book to read on the beach towel, an oversize beach towel will be more comfortable for you.
How to Choose a Beach Towel
For children, it is best to purchase a child sized beach towel. These types of beach towels have a smaller footprint when laid on the beach and are more easier for the child to manage when lying on the beach towel. Another factor to consider when purchasing a beach towel is it’s material.
Common materials includes terry cotton and microfiber. Terry cotton towels are very absorbent and will quickly soak up water from your body. However, terry cotton towels will trap the sand in the towel and take a long time to dry.
Microfiber towels dry very quickly and do not trap sand in the fiber of the towel. Additionally, beach towels come in a variety of weight, measured in grams per square meter (GSM). Beach towels that have a weight of under 400 GSM is considered lightweight and easy to carry.
However, beach towels that is over 500 GSM are heavy and thick like a hotel towel. The length of the beach towel will determine your comfort when lying on your beach towel. Adults need a beach towel that is at least 65 inch in length to ensure that they are comfortable when lying on the towel.
Beach towels that are shorter than 65 inches may pinch at an individuals posture when lying on there beach towel. For those who plan to use their beach towel on a pool chair, ensure the beach towel is at least 70 inches long to ensure that it cover the chair and prevents the individual from touching the vinyl chair with their legs. In addition to using a beach towel to lie on the beach, there is a variety of other ways to use a beach towel.
For instance, you can use an oversized beach towel as a yoga mat for the same area that the yoga mat will cover when used for that purpose. Additionally, a large beach towel can be used as a picnic blanket for the same reasons that picnic blankets is purchased, to provide a large area for individuals to place there snacks. In order to maintain your beach towel, specific step should be taken when washing the towel.
First, rinse the towel to remove the salt from your body. After rinsing, wash the towel in cool water. Do not use any fabric softener when washing your beach towel because it will reduce the absorbency of the towel.
Air dry your towel in the shade. If needed, use a low heat tumble dryer to dry your towel. Make sure to shake the towel when you are done drying to remove any sand that get trapped in the fibers of the towel.
