Micrfibre towels

Hi Bunny

We use these towels all the time when on tour or travelling.
Have tried a few but now only use those from Sea to Summit. I think they are in WA, but the towels are available from most camping stores
We use the extra large but make sure that you air them out properly as they can smell if kept damp.

From memory they cost around the $ 35 -00 mark


Cheers Teza

We use micro fibre towels when travelling and carry them in our overnight bags...... they take up less room,re dry in 1/10 the time and are more water absorbent.

I'm sure there would be different grades and quality and like most things the more you pay the better the product.

We use the "Sea to Summit" brand available from most of the higher end out doos shops.

http://www.wildearth.com.au/summit-towel-microfibre-towel-small-p-968.html

Well worth the money.

We use micro fibre towels for other applications because to ease of use and function.

Hi Bunny,

We started using them for their quick-dry qualities and that worked well.
However, although they have good absorbency they tend to "grab" when drying the body after showering especially when trying to dry your back. Somewhat uncomfortable. Don't know the brand but they were not cheap.

Wife is still using hers but I have gone back to the regular fleecy towel.

Have tried a few. Nasty uncomfortable things to use. If you can manage to fit in luxurious full sized towels.... take them!

Personally, I love microfibre towels, but have only been using the ones we sell (as linked at top of this page) - they are the Sea to Summit ones others have mentioned.

My kids prefer them to beach towels for after swimming in our pool as they are so absorbant and soft, you know kids, too lazy to do anything properly and always rushing off to the next thing, so mine get used all the time, not just for trips.

I find them a pain to pack away into the miniature bags supplied - you need to be a packing engineer, but that's the only drawback I see.

I also take them to the pool for my twice weekly workouts. They don't get heavy and don't soak my other things when I pack my bag to come home and dries quickly.

I tried using the small size towels at first, but have upgraded to the XL and now take them on all our trips too. Totally converted.

Hope this helps, Michelle

I've been using them for a couple of years and as others say they can start to smell if not aired out properly. Usually carry 2 of them. I find that the material drags on your skin and doesn't slide like ordinary towels but dries you off very well. Like Michelle says getting them back into the mesh bags they come in is a pain. I now use those small waterproof kit bags you can get from camping stores. Also use a larger one to store my rain coat in as well.

I take them for long walks where swimming is involved. I don't like the feel on the skin, but they do a good job and are very light and small.

Motherhen

Another vote for the Sea to Summit brand ones in the largest size.
We also use some cheap ones for general duties when camping but keep the Sea to Summit ones for personal use.

I have used them extensively in the outback. They dry quickly and as said they tend to stick to you.
BUT DO NOT EVER DROP ONE IN THE GRASS. It takes hours and hours to pick every little stick, blade and seed from them.
I have kathmandu and Fitness First Which are cheap but OK.

Regards Philip A

Simple answers ... Yes, yes, yes and yes! (and probably!)

yes, absorbent (very).
yes, dry very quickly.
yes, worth the money (for good quality).
yes, different qualities.
probably lower quality from China.

They do seem to dry quicker, they seem more absorbent, and they are a lot more compact than normal towels. But they do stick to your skin like people say, so you have to dry yourself a bit differently than a normal towel...not as much of a rubbing motion but more of a patting down motion.

I like them my Husband doesn't.

If you're really worried about weather you'll like them or not you could always cut it up and use as a microfibre cloth for cleaning around the hosue...or I guess you could go buy some microfibre cleaning cloths from Bunnings, try drying your leg with one or something just to see if you'd like it.

Many thanks to you all for your repllies...much appreciated.