Is Outer Banks worth it? Help convince my husband it’s better than any New England beach

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like people from this area started going to the obx because it’s cheaper than the DE beaches and OC and Va beach are trashy.

This.

[Anonymous]

OBX beaches: very windy, rough surf

OC Md and Delaware beaches--gentle wind or no wind, surf is gentler, not as rough as OBX

[Anonymous]

There’s no other better place to buy and fly kites than the OBX.
The only thing I don’t like from the OBX is the tremendous amount of Rnecks. It gets tiring.

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Summer is a whole month longer in NC

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We go to OBX with extended family of 12. It is really the only place we can go and have lots of options of houses with plenty of rooms (real beds for everyone), walking distance to the beach for the family members who love the beach, and a private pool for the ones who don't love the beach. I'm sure other beaches are nicer and near cuter towns, but OBX fills a need for our family that other beaches do not.

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As a native LI'er I know that they aren't vacation destinations (probably due to the lack of lodging options) but the South Shore beaches of LI are really my favorite ones and not just due to nostalgia.

Lido Beach is my favorite. Jones Beach when not crowded. (Not Gilgo Beach!)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OBX: big house, big sandy beaches, big flags, and big trucks/SUVs. You’ll definitely come across MAGA/Trump flags, especially as you head north to Carova on the beach 4WD road.

That said, my in laws love OBX and we go every year so we can have 15 people in a house with a pool and one block walk to the beach. It’s hard to find that in the Northeast for under $20K/week.

This is why people go to the OBX. Big, multifamily houses. Beyond that, the beaches aren’t that great - narrow, steep, rough gravely sand, super windy. Traffic blows. Not a lot of restaurant options. Duck Donuts are trash. Too many MAGA/confederate flags.

We had friends who waited in line yesterday at a popular bagel place in Corolla and after waiting in line forever they got to the front where there was a huge sign for a "MAGA Bagel" with a video of Trump dancing next to it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OBX: big house, big sandy beaches, big flags, and big trucks/SUVs. You’ll definitely come across MAGA/Trump flags, especially as you head north to Carova on the beach 4WD road.

That said, my in laws love OBX and we go every year so we can have 15 people in a house with a pool and one block walk to the beach. It’s hard to find that in the Northeast for under $20K/week.

This is why people go to the OBX. Big, multifamily houses. Beyond that, the beaches aren’t that great - narrow, steep, rough gravely sand, super windy. Traffic blows. Not a lot of restaurant options. Duck Donuts are trash. Too many MAGA/confederate flags.

We had friends who waited in line yesterday at a popular bagel place in Corolla and after waiting in line forever they got to the front where there was a huge sign for a "MAGA Bagel" with a video of Trump dancing next to it.

and they were so shocked by this affront of eating a bagel from someone who votes differently than them that they dropped dead and really showed all those maga bagel eating people in corolla!

unfortunately for them they will not be missed, but rip.

[Anonymous]

Mansion Beach on The Block and biking all over BI is the only way for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a native LI'er I know that they aren't vacation destinations (probably due to the lack of lodging options) but the South Shore beaches of LI are really my favorite ones and not just due to nostalgia.

Lido Beach is my favorite. Jones Beach when not crowded. (Not Gilgo Beach!)

Amen. Fire Island is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OBX: big house, big sandy beaches, big flags, and big trucks/SUVs. You’ll definitely come across MAGA/Trump flags, especially as you head north to Carova on the beach 4WD road.

That said, my in laws love OBX and we go every year so we can have 15 people in a house with a pool and one block walk to the beach. It’s hard to find that in the Northeast for under $20K/week.

This is why people go to the OBX. Big, multifamily houses. Beyond that, the beaches aren’t that great - narrow, steep, rough gravely sand, super windy. Traffic blows. Not a lot of restaurant options. Duck Donuts are trash. Too many MAGA/confederate flags.

We had friends who waited in line yesterday at a popular bagel place in Corolla and after waiting in line forever they got to the front where there was a huge sign for a "MAGA Bagel" with a video of Trump dancing next to it.

I hate Trump, but even I had to laugh at this.

Fools and their money are easily parted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mansion Beach on The Block and biking all over BI is the only way for me.

I really want to do BI, but extended family will complain about how "boring" it is.

THATS EXACTLY WHY I WANT TO GO.

I may just need to do a trip with spouse and our kids.

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Anonymous wrote:There’s no other better place to buy and fly kites than the OBX.
The only thing I don’t like from the OBX is the tremendous amount of Rnecks. It gets tiring.

They get tired of your snotty-pants too, so you aren't lone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OBX: big house, big sandy beaches, big flags, and big trucks/SUVs. You’ll definitely come across MAGA/Trump flags, especially as you head north to Carova on the beach 4WD road.

That said, my in laws love OBX and we go every year so we can have 15 people in a house with a pool and one block walk to the beach. It’s hard to find that in the Northeast for under $20K/week.

This is why people go to the OBX. Big, multifamily houses. Beyond that, the beaches aren’t that great - narrow, steep, rough gravely sand, super windy. Traffic blows. Not a lot of restaurant options. Duck Donuts are trash. Too many MAGA/confederate flags.

We had friends who waited in line yesterday at a popular bagel place in Corolla and after waiting in line forever they got to the front where there was a huge sign for a "MAGA Bagel" with a video of Trump dancing next to it.

and they were so shocked by this affront of eating a bagel from someone who votes differently than them that they dropped dead and really showed all those maga bagel eating people in corolla!

unfortunately for them they will not be missed, but rip.

I’d be shocked that a business would put foolishness ahead of profit. I’ve never seen a Biden or Trump sign at a business before. If too many beach restaurants or resorts started putting their signs up I’d find another beach.