“The rugged fun of a wagon”
Are you in the market for your first, or new, beach wagon?
In his latest vlog, Chas Smith (who hates surfing) discusses the essential beauty of the devices referencing an excellent review piece by thinking surfer’s website The Inertia.
“When daytime hours get longer and the mercury level climbs,” writes The Inertia’s beach wagon reviewer Dylan Hayden, “it can only mean one thing: extended beach days with toes in the sand and butt in a chair soaking up the sun with friends and family. These are the days we live for, but the major downside of these magical moments coming together is the schlep. That is, getting everything you need (and want) for the day into the car and down to the beach. This goes double when the cargo includes small humans. For days like these, a functional beach wagon is an essential piece of the puzzle.”
Winners:
The Best Beach Wagons of 2023
Best Blend of Performance and Value: Tupelo Goods Load-Up Wagon
Best All-Around Family Beach Wagon: Radio Flyer Beach and Boardwalk Wagon
Best Budget Beach Wagon:Amazon Basics Utility Wagon
Best Luxury Family Wagon: Veer Cruiser
Best All-Terrain Gear Wagon: earth+kin MULE
Re: the Tupelo Goods Load-Up wagon,
“For those looking for a capable classic fold-up wagon design that could easily pull double duty with kids and gear but is light on ancillary features like a shade or kid buckles, the Tupelo Goods Load Up Wagon is the answer. In testing, we found the Load-Up Wagon to be essentially an upgraded take on a classic with extra wide wheels for sand and uneven terrain, a tough powder-coated metal frame, quality tear-resistant fabric, and four colors to choose from.
“We liked the adjustable handle and ease of folding of the Load-Up. While the Load-Up’s design is very solidly in the utilitarian wagon lane, in testing we found ourselves wishing for some other handy features like an outer compartment for storage or to hold drinks.”
Essential.
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honk…gerry lopez song….cocaine
ass stopped the immigrant song to hear this. betta be good? we’ll be back. gemini 7~
gobbled her up in the first minute/
chasGPT…..
I got the Veer on craigslist. Can confirm it’s too heavy for its little wheels and instantly sinks into the sand. Veer away.
Negs stole my taco truck. Fortunately we had already sold out on taco wednesdays. Plus it got erroneously posted on/under the Chris Davidson blog. Daddy will buy me a new one!
“Don’t punch your heroes!”
Early 90’s Volvo 240 Wagon was my goto most of last two decades. Owned three! Last one was rolled by my youngest in the NE Appalachia mountains of North Carolina. He walked from the incident and actually finished the drive to his older brothers house at college. Kid never been the same in the head since.. Miss that interior smell!
My parents bought both my sister and I Volvos when we got our licenses. She got in a head on collision and was fine.
I crashed mine through a barb wire fence into a cow pasture and just backed out, changed the flat tire and kept driving.
Safe cars.
Best Get to the Beach Wagon
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I AMLAUGHIN…have keys to the volvo
I really hope these vlogs are coming daily !!! Even 2x a day be great
Currently on Phillip Island and its onshore so the more the better
Chas, you forgot the Inertia posts about, best beach towel, best yoga retreat, best hide a key, best portable shower, best parking lot changing-mat and poncho, best soft-tops, etc, etc, etc,.
And it seems there’s no lies (I mean lows), Zach and his wanna-be surfer staff will sink to— to make a buck.
Poncho yet to be edited!
The Non-Inertia: ‘Why would anyone bring more people to the beach? Especially friends & family.’
original ‘safe space…”
Uncanny! https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Elo looks fit.
It definitely does look like Chas might’ve had a few extra helpings at Thanksgiving dinner.
P.S.
It’s legally acceptable to objectify ‘chubby’ Chas as he’s not a female and/or ‘mixed’ gender (at least publicly)…
I’d say more soft than heavy and now sagging. Age never loses.
but does ELO have 50 Shades of Grey in his library?
Chas must be a major tightwad buying paper back books over hardcover..
what’s a taumtaum and why is it on his shelve?
‘Brothers from different mothers’ and more alike than either would ever care to admit.
OOoof…
That’s gotta hurt.
a devil on one shoulder, an angel on the other
Of course I do what I do when given material to analyze. Soldier of Peace was a book written by a good writer, but he left so many holes in the story. Rabin was a Man who had mental illness, due to not being able to cope with PTSD copped during a military crisis. Noone ever addressed his mental breakdown, and I’m certain it clouded his better judgement thru his tenure(s). The assassination (might) have ended the only chance of peace in the region…infinite. Maybe….maybe not.
Chas is really channeling John Waters in that pic.
I couldn’t put my finger on it, but was trying to remember his name.
Man, how can you do John Waters dirty like that?
Ha!
79 series cruiser for the win, so you can run over all those upper middle class fuckwits pulling their kids along in those weird trolley things instead of making the little cunts walk
So many cashed up city kooks driving shiny new troopies round these parts.
Troopies are for mushroom picking hippies. Get a single cab, don’t procreate
Next up: The Best Beach Parasols for 2024.
I was thinking best beach towels for hiding dildo use, to avoid suicide…..
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Christina Glick
WINKY WINKY FACE
I’ve heard that on the show “moonlighting” no one besides Cybill Shepherd was allowed to wear baby blue.
Tout de ces voitures es tres homosexuel.
Xox
Great makeup and wardrobe Chas, it’s incredible how you’ve morphed into a 65 year old man.