Beach Depot Blog - Rash Guards

Who wants to win a free rashguard shirt?  Well here is your chance - Tell us your story!  The Beach Depot is announcing it’s first ever Rashguard Shirt Giveaway contest. 

We all have gotten bad sunburns at some point in our lives.  Who has a great story to share with us?  The person who has the most compelling story as to why they deserve a rashguard will win a free rashguard swim shirt of their choice from www.thebeachdepot.com.  The winner will be featured on our website.

Please send your submissions to babysoftproducts@yahoo.com by 10/31/09.  Feel free to email us with any questions regarding the Beach Depot Rashguard Giveaway.  In the meantime, don’t forget to wear sunscreen!

Spring break is here people.  Now is the time to take advantage of our free shipping and get your family protected from the sun with Beach Depot UPF 50+ Rashguard shirts.  We have rashguards for men, women, kids, and toddler swim shirts.  Our colors to choose from include black, carolina blue, navy, pink, charcoal grey, red, royal blue, and white rash guards.  Don’t be a victim to the “first burn syndrome.”  The sun is surprisingly strong this time of year which makes it that much more important to protect your pale skin with a rashguard on your Spring Break.  We are fully stocked and ship daily so you will get your rashguard surf shirt in no time!

For a limited time only The Beach Depot is offering FREE standard domestic shipping on all orders.  Yes, you read that correctly, shipping is free on all rashguard swim shirts orders within the USA.  If you order one men’s rashguard shirt, shipping is zero dollars.  When you order a second surf shirt for your Mom shipping is still nada.

Why, you ask?  With the economy being as flat as surfing Florida’s Gulf Coast, why not?  Spring Break is just around the corner and people need to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun with our UPF 50+ rash guard shirts.  How long will this promotion last?  Not too long so get your rashguards now from The Beach Depot!

"Buy Your Rash Guards from The Beach Depot Ohhhhh!!"

Are you going away somewhere warm for the holidays?  The Beach Depot’s rashguard swim shirts make awesome stocking stuffers, and are a practical, economical, and essential gift for your loved ones.  Maybe you are jetting off to the Carribbean, Hawaii, or Australia?  If so, buy a rashguard swim shirt from us to protect your skinfrom getting burned while in the water.  We are fully stocked and ship daily from Texas!

Another low uv index weekend just about everywhere across the continental USA. If you are in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, California, or going somewhere tropical for vacation, now is the time to purchase your holiday rashguards from The Beach Depot!

It doesn't take a lot of sun to burn!

A pretty mellow day across the USA accept in Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Don’t forget to wear a rashguard swim shirt! Checkout The Beach Depot Rashguards at www.thebeachdepot.com for all your holiday sun protection needs.

Also, be sure to check out My Surf DVDs for great stocking stuffers. Thanks - Justin

UV Rash Guards Index courtesy of The National Weather Service

The greatest danger to surfers in the water?

Ask a surfer what his/her greatest fear is when out in the water, and you will undoubtedly get the response, “Getting eaten by a shark”. A close second, drowning. Few will mention what is fast becoming their biggest threat, “The great white sun attack!”

Yes, the sun is the number one health risk surfers face today. Skin cancer has increased in young adults under thirty at an alarming rate. This shark in the sky is taking a bite out of surfers skin with every surf session. Like sitting ducks, unsuspecting surfers bask under this beast called the sun every day. How to fight back? Below are some simple suggestions to prevent getting swallowed by the great white sun.

Get barreled. Yes, nothing is better than getting out of the sun by being in the pit. Drop in, bottom turn, stall, drag the hand for style points, knowing you are hiding from a skin killer.

Wear a rash guard. Surf shirts are excellent great white sun repellants. These durable, stylish, and SPF 150+ shirts for surfing are made from lycra. Online store Thebeachdepot.com has a large selection of affordable rash guards for men, women, kids and toddler groms. Many people (in America’s heartland) wear these shirts to night clubs, restaurants, even the grocery store. Yes, this shark attacks on land too. Make a rash guard your repellant from the sun.

Cover your face with Zinka, sunglasses and a hat. Think of yourself like a warrior getting ready for battle. Because that’s what you are, a wave warrior dude. The sun declared war when it preemptively struck your skin with its UV rays of mass skin destruction. Send a message right back with “Operation Cover Your Noggin.” Bullfrog, Headhunter, Zinka, or Neutrogena are great sunscreens for your face. All the surf companies now have some pretty sick hats that stay on while you surf. And seriously, even thought you may look like a kook, start wearing sunglasses made for surfing. As a surfer, you are getting double exposure from the sun’s reflection off the water. This means that by your thirties, you will have the skin and eyes of a senior citizen without protecting your precious skin. What a bummer! Protection now will pay off later!

Do you feel prepared? I hope so. Make these weapons a part of your surfing arsenal so you can stay stoked for year to come!

The Beach Depot

The Beach Depot is proud to offer USA manufactured high quality SPF 150+ UV rash guards. Our online store and blog is intended to be your complete resource for sun protection. Subscribe to our RSS feed for weekly tips on sun protection, news and the latest information on our sites www.thebeachdepot.com, www.myspfshirts.com and www.mysurfdvds.com.

Tip #1- A rashguard is a lycra shirt that provides total sun protection and is recommended strongly by dermatologists to be used in addition to sunscreen, sun glasses and hats to protect you and your family’s skin from getting sun burned.

Swim shirts and surf shirts are excellent for any water sport or outdoor activity as they are extremely breathable, do not absorb water, are athletic fitting, and provide superior comfort with flexibility. We offer a huge selection of colors, styles, and sizes from men’s, to women’s rashguards, kids, toddler, even XXL adults.

The ideal strategy would be to wear a rash guard shirt for coverage on your body and arms while caking the sun screen on your face, neck, ears, legs, feet, etc. A rashguard shirt does not wash off like sun screen and guarantees total coverage with no missing of spots on your back, or hard to reach places. We also strongly advise wearing sun glasses and hats, as the eyes and scalp are commonly neglected areas that get maximum sun exposure.

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Hot Rashguard Models

Hello holiday shoppers. Are you ready to get a head start on gift giving this season? We are ready for you! The Beach Depot is currently fully stocked on our high quality SPF 150+ rashguard shirts.

How about a handsome men’s rashguard for Dad? He will do back flips upon receiving this swim shirt, and can also use it at the gym. Or how about a stylish women’s rashguard for Mom? She will look great with our form fitting cuts and seven colors to choose from. Of course, don’t forget the kiddos. Our Kids Rashguards and Toddler Rashguards make for awesome stocking stuffers.

Don’t delay! Buy two or more rashguards and get FREE SHIPPING! Ho ho ho! We also offer expedited 2 day, overnight, and Santa’s Sled Express Shipping (for an additional charge).