**Waterproof Sandproof Beach Blanket - Extra Large (8'x8') Sandless Picnic Mat for 2-9 Adults - Perfect for Outdoor Camping, Travel, Beach & Park Use with 6 Stakes**

This thing is great! Very lightweight! Beautiful blue colors. I found it very easy to hold the corner down then scoop, scoop, scoop sand under the pouches in the corner. Ingenious design. It’s like: picture trying to put a fitted sheet on the sand. I didn’t use the anchors yet. But we had some very windy days on our Florida beach vacation and this stayed put. For us it made a great “landing pad” to put my small cooler, everyone’s towels, beach bag ect. We put the umbrella and chairs at the perimeter.It did start to smell a little stinky, so I made sure all the sand was off of it and washed it per directions. Wonderful.My husband is the only one who manages to cram it all back in the little pouch. Lol. I can get it about 3/4 of the way in and I lose my patience, but not a deal breaker. I love this thing.The pockets/corners do not hold the sand that good. I had another one which I gave to a friend that had actual pockets and this blanket has corners to fill. Get one with actual pockets.Huge! Definitely covered a large area. I admit my daughter tan right through the middle with thick wet sand on her feet. I cringed thinking about the clean up, out of habit. But when we went to back up it just beaded off and wiped right off. It’s perfect!Hey all! I know we all venture to the review section, to see if the purchase is worth it. We work really hard for our money, and there is nothing worse than throwing it away on a product that doesn’t work.I am ecstatic that I was able to purchase this beach blanket and take it to our Florida trip!Not only did we use it every day we were there, for the whole week… I was able to send the link to a couple fellow bystanders! Even my mother-in-law is purchasing the same one!I cannot say enough about this product. Phenomenal quality, great packaging, easy to assemble.Quick drying for wet dirty kids feet, and the sand flicks right off! We will be taking this bad boy everywhere!And if that hadn’t sold you yet..... I received a handwritten thank you letter from the small business about a week after my purchase, hand written you guys!They also offered to fix anything if I wasn’t happy!You guys, customer service doesn’t exist like this anymore! I will always and forever reference this company to any and all of my friends and family. Absolutely outstanding! Thank you so much for your business Alpha Being!You’r thank you letter was extremely thoughtful. Your product is amazing! I will gladly post on social mediaSize of the XL one is pretty generous. It has a bag attached with a strap as its competitors. However sewing is not good. First time using it, my 4 year old daughter tripped on the strap and the sewing came undone both on strap outside the bag and where the bag is attached to the blanket. I would stick with its competitor Eccosophy although it's more expensive. (I have used it several times for the beach and it's pretty good.) I had bought this one for picnics and the Eccosophy for the beach.I have only had this blanket for about a week but we’ve used it several times already. We LOVE it!! This thing is massive and it’s so perfect for our family, and any extras we may have joining us!! Even though it’s huge, this thing folds up SO compact which is exactly what I needed. We keep it in our stroller wagon every where we go, just in case we need a blanket for a little rest. I love that it takes up hardly any of our precious storage space.The fabric is really soft. I was worried because we used to use a nice fleece blanket to picnic on, but this one is honestly just fine. It’s a different kind of soft, but my kids love laying on it- even my infant.I love how quickly it dries, so it isn’t a big deal when we are at the splash pad and my kids come and sit down on it.It’s so nice that you can just throw it in the washing machine as well. I hung it over a couple of kitchen chairs to dry and it was dry in like 20 minutes.I wouldn’t hesitate to buy this again! In fact, the first time my mom saw mine she jumped on here and bought one and she’s equally as happy with hers. This blanket is a great purchase!!This is the best product I've purchased maybe ever? If you travel, go to the beach or do anything outdoors think picnic/sun bathing etc... this is a must for you. It's lightweight, water resistant and folds up perfectly with little to no effort every time. We used this for a month straight at the beach it was easy to wash, sand falls off of it and it never gets hot.Don't hesitate to purchase!This beach blanket was perfect for our trip. We vacationed on an island, accessible only by boat. We didn’t want to carry too much stuff, so I decided to buy one blanket, big enough for the family. It’s very light weight, and the large size was perfect for 3-4 adults. It was quite windy, but the stakes held the blanket with no problem. Sand did not stick, and pushing it back into the carry pouch was no problem, despite its large size. This beach blanket also has pockets in the corners if you want to hold it down with sand. I will use this for beach yoga, and it’s now my go to for every beach trip. One day, I just tossed all the contents of our beach trip into the center of the blanket, pulled up the stakes and slung the whole thing over my shoulder. It’s also easy to see from the water, so you’ll be able to find your spot on the beach once you return from your water activity.