Wherever the summer takes you, Maxim is your personal-gear GPS, with essential tips for surviving in style. Check out our favorite items for the beach. With the right stuff, you can make this summer an endless one.
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| Paul Smith towel, $280 paulsmith.co.uk |
Hugo Boss towel, $89 1.800.HUGO.BOSS |
Nautica towel, $20 bedbathandbeyond.com |

J.Crew suitcase, $1,675, jcrew.com; contents clockwise from upper-left: Sundex swim trunks, $120, saks.com; The Ryde T-shirt, $22, palmercash.com; DKNY Jeans T-shirt, $29, select Macy's nationwide; Palmer Cash T-shirt $19, palmercash.com; Modern Amusement shirt, $50, modernamusement.com; Kidrobot flip-flops, $38, kidrobot.com

Corona six pack (cooler not included), $8, delis and liquor stores nationwide
| Ambsn shirt, $62 swell.com |
Perry Ellis pants, $79 perryellis.com |
Ginch Gonch boxer briefs, $30 ginchgonch.com |

