will i look stupid if i use this at the beaches in hawaii

[Kissmark]

anyone been to oahu (waikiki) or maui?
will i look stupid if i use this on the beach there?

http://www.amazon.com/GEAR-Aerodeome-Cabana-Beach-Shelter/dp/B0009WMR82/ref=pd_sbs_sg_1/104-8763039-5787966?ie=UTF8&qid=1187064383&sr=8-1

 

[musey]

Wait... you mean to get married in??

Or just in general?

 

[Harleigh]

LMAO! That was too funny, Musey!

When I was in Waikiki, I saw all sorts of things, from chair and table umbrellas to a whole lotta people in thong bathing suits who SHOULD NOT, I repeat, SHOULD NOT, have been wearing them anywhere in public, so I think that at least half the people there will be blind from that experience and won''t even notice your makeshift cabana.

Seriously, though, I think if you keep a bit towards the back of the beach and not block too much of anyone''s view, you should be fine.

 

[Kissmark]

Date: 8/14/2007 12:33:02 AM
Author: musey
Wait... you mean to get married in??

Or just in general?

haha no no to use it on the beach! not sure if anyone uses stuff like this in hawaii, or just regular umbrellas and chairs....

 

[fleur-de-lis]

Uhhh... yeah, you''d stand out.

 

[musey]

Date: 8/14/2007 1:19:40 AM
Author: Kissmark

Date: 8/14/2007 12:33:02 AM

Author: musey

Wait... you mean to get married in??

Or just in general?

haha no no to use it on the beach! not sure if anyone uses stuff like this in hawaii, or just regular umbrellas and chairs....

Oh okay good

I never saw anything like that there. I didn''t really see umbrellas and chairs either... hardly ever a towel, even. We are one with nature in Hawaii!

If you used one of those there they might say you are "da kine"

 

[whatmeworry]

it''s unusual but not stupid. You see lots of things on the beach. Waikiki can be crowded in places, so you might have a hard time spreading out. Maui less so. Like Harleigh said, if you stay towards the back of the beach you''ll be fine. One thing though, that tent will scream out Tourist, so be careful with your valuables (leave em at the hotel).

 

[zoebartlett]

I''ve never been to Hawaii so I can''t speak for the beaches there. My friend uses a tent just like that for her 2 year old to nap in or play in when they''re at the beach. I like them personally because they provide shade from the hot sun and they provide a spot to put things that you don''t want to get sand all over. I agree with Harleigh though, maybe put it towards the back of the beach so you won''t block the view of others. The only other downside is that tents like that seem a bit bulky and hard to carry.

 

[happy in love]

We went to Maui a few months ago to visit friends who live there, they had an umbrella that looked like a short patio umbrella and a big blanket to lay on... that''s what I saw lots of in the way of shade. However, since we were only there for a week I tried to stay far away from the shade!!