After I got used to wearing thongs and g-strings, I did not care much where I stayed at the beach. I stayed away from kids, teens and families. Being retired I went during the week and during school holidays, I went to places that were not easily accessed by car. That prevented families with large cooling boxes and other beach gear.
When I lived in Holland, if I had to find a spot near other thongers, I was still looking by now. I don't care how other people are dressed or not dressed at all. I go for my own pleasure. In Europe, only some teens and drunks might have comments about your thongs. In the USA, the situation is more restricted and in some places covered by law. That is unthinkable in Europe. So I was glad to find a spot at Sandy Hook that was very relaxed in the field of skimpy suits.