cotton wool or synthetic or a heavier muslin or wool material in operation in connection with a beach blanket 12 previously mentioned to provide protection from the sand while at the beach the inflatable tube 16 is inflated through inflation valve 18 as shown in fig3 each corner of the beach blanket 12 is formed with a notch that underlies the corner of the inflated tube and which allows each edge of the towel to be wrapped about the inflated tube independently of the other edges once inflated the tube is secured to the blanket 12 by wrapping the blanket from underneath and around the top of the inflated tube and securing the snaps 28 or other fasteners as provided the inflated framework and blanket assembly 10 is ready for use the blanket is preferably used with the inflated tube 16 placed toward the sand it will be understood that the tube may be placed on top the tube on the bottom holds the blanket 12 above the sand used with the tube on the top inflated tube 16 provides a dam against encroaching beach sand in a preferred embodiment the tube is four inches in diameter and the snaps 28 are placed approximately twelve inches apart except at the corner assemblies 20 as.