Choose beach towels based on your personal preference and style.

Beach towels are a personal choice. Some people like their towels to be big and fluffy, others prefer them small and thin. For beach-going, we like the thin, fiber reactive towels for several reasons: they take up less room in a beach bag, they tend to dry faster, and sand sticks less easily to dry towels than to wet ones. If you bring a big, thick towel to the beach, remember that it will weight much more when it is wet, and that you run the risk of bringing home a lot of sand. Fiber reactive towels also retain their bright colors after many washings. Nevertheless, beach towels remain a persona choice, and you should simply choose what suits you best from the many available styles and sizes.