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Camping/micro towels
Can anyone recommend a good brand of camping or micro towel, or are they all the same really.
We're not short on space in the 4by, but a normal towel does take forever to dry, especially when it's cold
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i got the biggest microfibre towel i could find on ebay, it was pretty cheap and works very well, supposed to soak up lots of water.
folds up small, dries very fast but does feel like rubbing yourself with a short haired cat, kind of weird but not unpleasant (unless youre the cat)
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i got the biggest microfibre towel i could find on ebay, it was pretty cheap and works very well, supposed to soak up lots of water.
folds up small, dries very fast but does feel like rubbing yourself with a short haired cat, kind of weird but not unpleasant (unless youre the cat)
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They do the trick but are not quite as satisfying as a rough cotton towel. I've got two one was twice the price of the other but I don't notice any difference in use. The expensive one came in a little mesh bag and has a couple of hanging loops though. Got it from Millets I think
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I´ve had an Aerostich one in the past which was terrible - left fibres all over you, making you look like a balding chimp. I now have a Gelert one which is much better. Feels like rubbing yourself with a shaved kitten. Er, I imagine.
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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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