Pre Tanning Do You or Don't You...

catnhat · 10-13-2007

Never have bothered to use tanning beds before a trip..This time decided to..
Would like to have a tan base so I do not burn as much when we get to Mexico in Nov....
Bought 100 min.
I had a choice of 4 tanning beds. The stand up one would be nice but you use 5 times the mins ..
I am a bit claustrophobic so chose the bed that had the highest dome on top..

I did fine in it but....

I may be the only person walking around the Playa area with a white left hand...

Every min. or so I popped my left hand out of the bed

to feel the side of the unit and give the lid a little shove just to make sure it opened..

ami · 10-13-2007

I pre-tan usually, but in the sun if possible. In the winter, I do the fake bake. For me it's a mental thing, so I don't feel like I'll HAVE to spend all my time at the beach getting a tan and that'll free up my time to do other things. I'm weird that way

Seakony · 10-14-2007

Just pre-tan in the off season...Nov-early March. The rest of the time I can tan in my own back yard. I don't like having to haul a bunch of sunscreen...usually just take an 8 and a 4 so I don't burn.

Lindseyae · 10-14-2007

I fake bake prior to going, but just so I don't blind anyone with my white legs!

The rays in the beds and actual sun rays are different, so going beforehand really doesn't help with not burning.

DavidB · 10-14-2007

I tan for about 4 to 6 weeks before we go. 2 or 3 times a week. Then when we get to Playa I just use an 8. I don't stay in the sun all day. I'd rather sleep/read/drink under the Palapa.

Bevoz · 10-14-2007

Alway tan about 6 weeks before we leave for vacation keeps us from getting burnt and we don't look like white ghosts the first few days.

Jacko · 10-14-2007

I get skin cancer...I wouldn't be seen near a tanning bed for all the tequila in Playa....well, okay...maybe NEAR a tanning bed

Beachnutt719 · 10-14-2007

Always pre-tan. Twice a week or so for 4-6 weeks.

STOGEY · 10-14-2007

I fake bake all year round.

actran · 10-14-2007

I pre-tan so I just don't have to worry about burning. I HATE it though. The first year I started 3 weeks before my trip, and realized I'd only need 2 weeks at the most. If it's my second trip in a short time (last time it was only 5 weeeks between trips - I'm making up for that though, because the next trip prbably won't be for 6-7 months from now) - A week does just fine.

Kricket · 10-14-2007

I pre-tan as I had burned down there twice before...

cuffedlinks · 10-14-2007

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Originally Posted by Kricket

I pre-tan as I had burned down there twice before...

Uh....
Down where, 'zactly?

Kricket · 10-14-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuffedlinks

Uh....
Down where, 'zactly?

~ down in Playa.....

Luv2Dance · 10-14-2007

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Originally Posted by Kricket

~ down in Playa.....

Good thing you clarified that.

kayt707 · 10-14-2007

I did both natural tanning and fake and bake before our last trip. Didnt burn at all.

10-13-2007	#1 (permalink)
catnhat life=playa Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 600	Pre Tanning Do You or Don't You... Never have bothered to use tanning beds before a trip..This time decided to.. Would like to have a tan base so I do not burn as much when we get to Mexico in Nov.... Bought 100 min. I had a choice of 4 tanning beds. The stand up one would be nice but you use 5 times the mins .. I am a bit claustrophobic so chose the bed that had the highest dome on top.. I did fine in it but.... I may be the only person walking around the Playa area with a white left hand... Every min. or so I popped my left hand out of the bed to feel the side of the unit and give the lid a little shove just to make sure it opened..

10-13-2007	#2 (permalink)
ami añejo Join Date: May 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 6,658	I pre-tan usually, but in the sun if possible. In the winter, I do the fake bake. For me it's a mental thing, so I don't feel like I'll HAVE to spend all my time at the beach getting a tan and that'll free up my time to do other things. I'm weird that way

10-14-2007	#3 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,148	Just pre-tan in the off season...Nov-early March. The rest of the time I can tan in my own back yard. I don't like having to haul a bunch of sunscreen...usually just take an 8 and a 4 so I don't burn.

10-14-2007	#4 (permalink)
Lindseyae way into it Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA area Posts: 168	I fake bake prior to going, but just so I don't blind anyone with my white legs! The rays in the beds and actual sun rays are different, so going beforehand really doesn't help with not burning.

10-14-2007	#5 (permalink)
DavidB añejo Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mid Mich Posts: 2,780	I tan for about 4 to 6 weeks before we go. 2 or 3 times a week. Then when we get to Playa I just use an 8. I don't stay in the sun all day. I'd rather sleep/read/drink under the Palapa.

10-14-2007	#6 (permalink)
Bevoz beachaholic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 337	Alway tan about 6 weeks before we leave for vacation keeps us from getting burnt and we don't look like white ghosts the first few days.

10-14-2007	#7 (permalink)
Jacko añejo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,357	I get skin cancer...I wouldn't be seen near a tanning bed for all the tequila in Playa....well, okay...maybe NEAR a tanning bed

10-14-2007	#8 (permalink)
Beachnutt719 añejo Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,972	Always pre-tan. Twice a week or so for 4-6 weeks.

10-14-2007	#9 (permalink)
STOGEY Allah Akhbar Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: salisbury, mass. Posts: 6,756	I fake bake all year round.

10-14-2007	#10 (permalink)
actran life=playa Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 876	I pre-tan so I just don't have to worry about burning. I HATE it though. The first year I started 3 weeks before my trip, and realized I'd only need 2 weeks at the most. If it's my second trip in a short time (last time it was only 5 weeeks between trips - I'm making up for that though, because the next trip prbably won't be for 6-7 months from now) - A week does just fine.

10-14-2007	#11 (permalink)
Kricket añejo Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Venetia, PA Posts: 3,624	I pre-tan as I had burned down there twice before...

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10-14-2007	#15 (permalink)
kayt707 añejo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alta Loma, Ca Posts: 6,306	I did both natural tanning and fake and bake before our last trip. Didnt burn at all.