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After umpteen years of hiking with a lightweight microfibre towel that is akin to a chamois leather as you have to “pat” yourself dry, this year I threw it away in frustration and instead packed a small good old-fashioned well-worn hand towel. Albergue shower heaven! I mean, how much towel do you actually need to dry yourself with? It’s not as though you have any space to wrap a towel around yourself in those tiny cubicles.
I am well and truly done with microfibre towels.
Just thought I’d share with you this little piece of camino equipment eureka revelation moment.
Jill
I agree 100%. I dislike (hate) microfiber towels. I use thin flannel "baby towels" that anniesantiago recommended a couple of years ago. I have gotten a few at our local resale (Goodwill) store and love it as it absorbs lots of water and dries in a couple of hours on my bunk!After umpteen years of hiking with a lightweight microfibre towel that is akin to a chamois leather as you have to “pat” yourself dry, this year I threw it away in frustration and instead packed a small good old-fashioned well-worn hand towel. Albergue shower heaven! I mean, how much towel do you actually need to dry yourself with? It’s not as though you have any space to wrap a towel around yourself in those tiny cubicles.
I am well and truly done with microfibre towels.
Just thought I’d share with you this little piece of camino equipment eureka revelation moment.
Jill
The only problem with a small face towel is that us gals with medium to longer hair need something a little larger to absorb the water from our wet hair after showering.I use what we call a face cloth 250mm square . carried a microfibre towel for two Camino's and only used it on very cold nights as extra cover.
Even a t-shirt does a better job than microfibre. I found that out after losing my towel. You are absolutely right!After umpteen years of hiking with a lightweight microfibre towel that is akin to a chamois leather as you have to “pat” yourself dry, this year I threw it away in frustration and instead packed a small good old-fashioned well-worn hand towel. Albergue shower heaven! I mean, how much towel do you actually need to dry yourself with? It’s not as though you have any space to wrap a towel around yourself in those tiny cubicles.
I am well and truly done with microfibre towels.
Just thought I’d share with you this little piece of camino equipment eureka revelation moment.
Jill
I have the Ultralite PackTowl (their very light weight version that I think is no longer made). About 6 months before my first camino I saw somewhere to put it in the wash every load. It became buttery soft and dries me extra excellent.I found the micro was like drying yourself with a piece of cardboard.
Thanks for the link. I think I'll get one.I like my shemagh.... being a towel is only one of the things it does well
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0185XWGIW/?tag=casaivar02-20
That sounds like extra work to me. I'm happy with my thin cotton flannel Carters baby towel. Weighs next to nothing, dries quickly, folds up tiny and never smells. I never washed it in 40 days!...and I'm a "clean freak".I use a dirt-cheap microfiber towel, and while it's not the comfort I'm used to at home, it works quite well. Dries very quickly and doesn't really need to be washed, as I usually rinse it after use. I've used the towel for years without any odor problems whatsoever - and I'm blessed/cursed with a very sensitive nose.
The procedure is usually: wipe water off body and head with my hands, dry myself, wring the towel, finish drying myself, wring it out, rinse it in clean water, wring it again, hang it up to dry.
I am well and truly done with microfibre towels.
I use what we call a face cloth 250mm square . carried a microfibre towel for two Camino's and only used it on very cold nights as extra cover.
I am another fan the face cloth although we call it a washcloth. After soaping it up to wash myself, I rinse it, wring it out and then use it to dry off. I have to wring it out two or three times before I am completely dry but it works. After that, it hands from my bedpost or clothesline and is usually dry by morning. If not, it hangs from the outside of my backpack while I walk. Incidentally, I never have had problems drying my hair with it.The only problem with a small face towel is that us gals with medium to longer hair need something a little larger to absorb the water from our wet hair after showering.
Nah, not really. The wiping is something I always do, the extra quick wring is the price I pay for low weight and volume (45 gram and the size of a goose egg), and the rinsing is just a matter of good hygiene.That sounds like extra work to me.
Good point on the hygiene. I may rethink my technique.Nah, not really. The wiping is something I always do, the extra quick wring is the price I pay for low weight and volume (45 gram and the size of a goose egg), and the rinsing is just a matter of good hygiene.
After umpteen years of hiking with a lightweight microfibre towel that is akin to a chamois leather as you have to “pat” yourself dry, this year I threw it away in frustration and instead packed a small good old-fashioned well-worn hand towel. Albergue shower heaven! I mean, how much towel do you actually need to dry yourself with? It’s not as though you have any space to wrap a towel around yourself in those tiny cubicles.
I am well and truly done with microfibre towels.
Just thought I’d share with you this little piece of camino equipment eureka revelation moment.
Jill
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