Unless you’re going to the beach with a larger group, you are going to run into a problem: you are in the water, while your stuff is not; how do you enjoy your swim without being worried it will get stolen?

Tip #1. Don’t take anything unessential with you. Yes, the camera can stay home. No, thieves don’t steal beach towels.
Tip #2. If you have money, hide it well. A wallet is obvious and easy to find; look for alternatives. My low-tech solutions is taking very little money and throwing it inside the beach bag. But (if I didn’t hate flip flops) I would get the Stash Reef Sandals.

The idea is brilliant: they have a little “drawer” inside the sole where money, credit cards or keys can be stashed. I’ve never ever heard of shoes being stolen from the beach, so your valuables would be much safer than anywhere else. High quality footwear that’s more than just a pair of flip-flops? Win.

(Reef are not on their first pair of smart sandals, either. We had the Dram Sandals earlier this year – booze on the go!)

How much under $29.99?
Exactly Starting from $11.90 on Amazon.com (white/grey version only, the rest $46).

Via JeetBlog

Shoes and drinking don’t have much in common – except maybe “don’t forget your shoes in the bar when you decide to crawl back home”. But convergence is at work in footwear too: check out the Reef Dram Sandals.

They look just like any other pair of sandals… only they have a small polyurethane encapsulated canteen in the heel. Going to the beach but don’t want to carry the whiskey bottle with you? Just pour some in your sandal!

While this is indeed interesting… Am I the only one who find drinking out of your shoe disgusting? I know you foot doesn’t actually come in contact with the liquid, but still… ew. And since you’re supposed to wear these on the beach, won’t the whiskey get really really hot, therefore unpleasant to drink?

How much under $29.99?
A little: $22.48 on Amazon.com.

Via bookofjoe