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TC, here is a little video I did about what towel(s) I take. Maybe it will be helpful:Hello! I am planning to do the French route at the beginning of June.
I've seen a lot of gear and most of them contained the necessary stuff, but I didn't see a towel in any of them. Could you guys tell me why not? I think they certainly don't provide it in shelters.
Thank you in advance
Just search for "travel towels," or "backpacking towels," on the Internet and you'll be offered hundreds of options and blog posts and reviews, etc.Hello! I am planning to do the French route at the beginning of June.
I've seen a lot of gear and most of them contained the necessary stuff, but I didn't see a towel in any of them. Could you guys tell me why not? I think they certainly don't provide it in shelters.
Thank you in advance
Hi, On my first Camino that was the only thing I forgot to bring. Definitely bring one with you. A quick dry towel. Mine is full body length and i also use it inside my sleeping bag for additional warm or as a layer under my sleeping bag. I hope to walk the Le Puy summer of 2025. Good luck. How is your French? Thanks, MikeHello! I am planning to do the French route at the beginning of June.
I've seen a lot of gear and most of them contained the necessary stuff, but I didn't see a towel in any of them. Could you guys tell me why not? I think they certainly don't provide it in shelters.
Thank you in advance
Only because they forgot to mention it, or they have not refined and applied their lists over several Caminos! Also the towels many of us carry on the camino can almost be missed as they are not big fluffy bath towels. They might just be the size of a large handkerchief.I didn't see a towel in any of them. Could you guys tell me why not?
So cool to hear you talk! I personally bring a huge microfiber towel. I remember walking with a woman who actually carried a full sized normal bathroom towel and remember being so jealous. The weight tho... won't go there.TC, here is a little video I did about what towel(s) I take. Maybe it will be helpful:
What Towel I Take on the Camino
Totally, me either (I'd never)... but I was jealous because she looked so comfortable with it. It was an early walk though, so just learning.I cannot imagine carrying a full size bath towel from hime...heavy, takes up lots of room as they do not fold up small, and if you need to hang it inside due to a rainy day, I'm not sure how well it would dry...I'd not be jealous.
I just got one of those to go to Hawaii and didn't use it. I wondered about taking it on the Camino but I feel it's too large - maybe I'll cut it in half. But honestly, i already have so many pack towels. lol Looks useful though.I use a hamam towel. It's big, light, dries quickly and when the sun is really hot it also protects my head and shouldersView attachment 161551
I always take a microfiber towel with me. Light and dries superfast. Available at all (I think) Outdoor stores.Hello! I am planning to do the French route at the beginning of June.
I've seen a lot of gear and most of them contained the necessary stuff, but I didn't see a towel in any of them. Could you guys tell me why not? I think they certainly don't provide it in shelters.
Thank you in advance
Yip, bring your own. I used on my CF and CP two very lightweight microfiber terry-towels (that are widely used by hairdressers). Cheap and very fast drying.Hello! I am planning to do the French route at the beginning of June.
I've seen a lot of gear and most of them contained the necessary stuff, but I didn't see a towel in any of them. Could you guys tell me why not? I think they certainly don't provide it in shelters.
Thank you in advance
I agree, having served as one of the hospitaleros. But I have known of albergue staff providing a towel to a pilgrim in case of an emergency-- lost towel, etc. I can't say if the staff simply lent the pilgrim one of their own towels. It just isn't usually provided in most albergues.Albergues will very rarely provide towels. Bring your own.
This is my big question: Would I need one big enough to wrap around? Or is there room in the showers to dress? If the answer is room in the showers, I see no point it bringing a full size towel. I can dry off with something the size of a hand towel. I will go microfiber but want to save weight and bulk if a hand towel suffices.It’s just big enough to wrap around me if necessary. Dries as quickly as microfiber.
I don't know. That's why I'm asking.Where would I walk to in order to gain more privacy to get dressed anyway, especially as a woman?
Usually there is room in the shower to change clothes, but every albergue is different, so occasionally there is not. And some albergues don't have separate men's and women's shower areas - though there are curtains or doors on the individual shower stalls.But if you are saying there is room in the shower to change into clothes, I will go with a small towel. Thanks!
I agree. I have a Packtowl Ultralite, which is both large and lightweight.I will still vote for a large towel, not a small one.
*Edited to clarify...Most of the responses above have adequately answered the question asked of me in lost #28. Others then have described in detail the various shower scenarios for getting dressed.I have always been able to dry off and wiggle into my clean clothes in a small shower cubicle.
Go back and read post #28, and I have now edited my #34 to avoid more confuuusion.
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