Hawaiian beaches, what to sleep in?

Must be rough…..I think I would just go with a pina colada and a blonde :)

bd suit?

What you suggested is pretty much what we used on our vacation there. A tent with as much ventilation as possible (i.e. a two-piece tent with ALL mosquito netting in the body – walls and peak – with a fly over it), thermarest pad plus a sheet for the really hot nights. We did bring a light square sleeping bag which could be unzipped and used as a quilt – probably a fleece blanket could be used instead if it cools off (kind of depends where you are). My first trip to Hawaii we went on the Na Pali coast trail on Kauai and brought only tent, pads, and sheet – when we got rained on and everything in our pack was wet, we were COLD all night. Camping on the beach at Maui, didn't even need the sheet sometimes, though.

I resist going to Hawaii for fear of drug addicts, dealers, and resentful native Hawaiians, but then, I'm a cowardly little wimp. Maybe I'll send the little wifie to check it out.

Thanks Deborah, most folks are clueless about the various conditions Hawaii can serve up. Good insight, I work at the summit of Mauna Kea and we get regular blizzards and snow storms at just under 14,000 feet at the summit. Hmmm…to the fella with issues about drugs, I avoid rural areas because of underage drinking and firearms abuse, and I also avoid cities because of homicide rates, and I…get my point?

Sounds like Oz – I have a floored mosquito net that I would use on its own in warm conditions, but I'd also take something light but warm for the pre-dawn cold.

And in relation to people's preconceptions, I'm from Australia and this last winter in London people kept saying things like, "oh you'd be finding it really cold wouldn't you" and didn't seem to believe me when I cold them that in my part of Australia the winters were actually colder than in England. As an example, my brother's up on the NSW/Qld border – not too far from Brisbane – and they were getting overnight lows of -15 C last winter.