8 Beach-Day Essentials Every Daytona Local Should Own

Sun's out and the Atlantic is calling. We rounded up the gear our editors actually pack for a day on the World's Most Famous Beach — from a shade tent that survives the sea breeze to a locally made sunscreen you'll want to reorder.

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   Pop-Up Beach Shade Tent

   $39

   A day on Daytona sand without shade is a day cut short. This pop-up tent goes from bag to beach in under a minute and stakes down tight enough to shrug off an afternoon sea breeze.

   The UPF 50+ canopy keeps the whole family cool, and it folds back flat enough to slide behind a car seat. It's the single most-used item in our editors' trunks all summer.

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2. ★ LOCAL FIND
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   Reef-Safe Sunscreen (Locally Made)

   $16

   Blended right here on the coast, this reef-safe mineral formula skips the oxybenzone that Florida beaches — and the reefs offshore — do better without.

   It rubs in without the ghost-white cast most mineral sunscreens leave behind, and a portion of every bottle supports local dune restoration.

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