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Antibacterial Travel Towel by Gelert - stops mould and smells
i got the big one of these towels as the other would not cover/dry all (6ft4), does the job very nicely and comes in a wee bag that they say you can hang on the outside of your rucksack(or bike if you want) and cause its got partly mesh its suppose to dry, not too sure wheather it would or not. Does the job and rolls up alot smaller than that of a normal towel and drys you like a normal towel too.
Does feel wierd thought as everyones said, this one isnt fluffy but feels like rubber slighty (fetish what fetish)
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Does feel wierd thought as everyones said, this one isnt fluffy but feels like rubber slighty (fetish what fetish)
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This must be the one I've got: feels like toweling off with a giant pencil eraser. Shouldn't work at all.....but it does. When buying, the bigger the better.
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Hi
I think I have the Gelert one (crimbo pressie last year)
Its Green Large and antibacterial... and it WORKS !
Feels quite strange at first but after a couple of days it was fine (Im mean what do you want a towel to do apart from dry you ?? lol)
They dry quite quick and are brill for putting your washed clothes in and using it like a wringer.
I would never take a normal fluffy towel on the bike again
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I have few years old MSR PackTowl that is well made but it does not absorb water too well (could be better). I see they now have UltraLite model that is advertised as "Soaks up water like a sponge", I'd take something like that!  For very cheap towel solution I think fast-absorbing thin kitchen cloth from a supermarket works about as well for its price.
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I have three different MSR Packtowl's, they all dry quick and none have ever left any fibers on me.
Ultralite: Soaks very well but it's too thin.
Original: Good thickness but after a while it feels like a dish-washing cloth
Personal: Like this one the best against my skin by far, absorbs and dries decently.
I'd recommend at least a medium but preferably a large Personal. Then you can use it when you go to the beach to lie on, or wrap it around your waist if you have to change in public etc.
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I have three different MSR Packtowl's, they all dry quick and none have ever left any fibers on me.
Ultralite: Soaks very well but it's too thin.
Original: Good thickness but after a while it feels like a dish-washing cloth
Personal: Like this one the best against my skin by far, absorbs and dries decently.
I'd recommend at least a medium but preferably a large Personal. Then you can use it when you go to the beach to lie on, or wrap it around your waist if you have to change in public etc.
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+1!!! So true
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Consider a cotton sarong-
Perfect for changing in, very comfortable to wear when shorts/trousers may have been chaffing your thighs, dries very quick, multi use in shower/beach towel / as pillow/arm sling/ etc! and very light weight.
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