Backpacking Towels

[Tipi Walter]

Question: What is the most absorbent fabric towel---and yet after wringing out the fastest drying??? Like a sponge.

[zelph]

This one has very high ratings, 23,000 ratings 4.5 stars:

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[Tipi Walter]

Thanks for the input. I'm ordering 2 towels from Rain Leaf as above and 2 from PackTowel.

[perrymk]

I have an older PackTowl. I think mine was actually made in USA but checking Amazon it appears new ones are imported. I also have a couple others of unknown brand.

As far as I can tell (from back when I comparison shopped) they are all of similar composition/fabric so are of similar performance. Even my larger towel dries fairly easily in a light breeze or warm Sun.

For me, the thing to do is pick a size I like (large enough to wrap around waist for ample drying and also modest clothes changing). I am not aware that they advertise thickness but weight is often given. So thicker (more absorbent) is probably heavier.

[Tipi Walter]

I ordered large sizes like 72x40 and will cut them at home for backpacking (cheaper in the long run).

[zelph]

Good comparison micro fiber versus cotton:

[TOW]

https://liload.com/

[Dan Roper]

I always thought Tipi patted himself gently with red mulberry leaves, gently squeezed touch-me-knots to produce small puffs of air that helped air dry the nether regions, followed by sassafras wipes to impart a citrus-y smell and slight sheen to the skin.

[Tipi Walter]

I always thought Tipi patted himself gently with red mulberry leaves, gently squeezed touch-me-knots to produce small puffs of air that helped air dry the nether regions, followed by sassafras wipes to impart a citrus-y smell and slight sheen to the skin.

I'm incredibly minty and usually can open the nostrils of fellow hikers---in a good way. I eat jewelweed seed pods and now need microfiber towels to treat pesky night-time pee releases.

[Dan Roper]

That's what I'm talking about!

[HooKooDooKu]

A PCT Thru hiker I was watching one year suggested "Light Load" pack towels because they are so ultra lite
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lightl...3-7061D4B92F6F

[Bubblehead]

Light Load towels from Zpacks.

[George]

I always thought Tipi patted himself gently with red mulberry leaves, gently squeezed touch-me-knots to produce small puffs of air that helped air dry the nether regions, followed by sassafras wipes to impart a citrus-y smell and slight sheen to the skin.

at times those are out of season / covered by yards of snow

[Yankee Dog]

An old tech Tshirt cut up.

[Mondo Man]

Shamwow! Made in Germany. This towel is hard to beat in the absorbency department.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22581562731...3ABFBM0MPb67ljShamWow.PNG

[TheAri]

Not sure if it’s been said but zpacks has the best towels

[RockDoc]

We've always used the microfiber towels sold by Rick Steves.