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PackTowl Nano Towel

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Ideal as a face-, hand- or dishtowel, the PackTowl Nano™ towel brings high absorbency and rapid drying to your ultralight backpacking trips.

Microfine polyester/rayon blend balances light weight with good durability
Fabric soaks up twice its weight in water and then wrings out almost completely dry
Antimicrobial finish helps keep odors at bay
Smooth texture is perfect for drying hands and faces
Laser-cut towel has smooth finished edges that won't fray
Towel folds into the included pouch for travel and storage
Hang the PackTowl Nano towel up to dry with the convenient snap loop

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PackTowl Nano Towel Customer Reviews

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PackTowl Nano Towel

4.6

(based on 9 reviews)

88%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Absorbent (7)
Dries quickly (7)
High quality (4)
Soft (4)
Generous size (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (4)
Hand/face (4)

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Dec

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Worked great for me

By OutdoorDude29

from Boise Idaho

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy to Use
Good Design
Light Dries Quick
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

I recently bought this for backpacking. However I recently went to Guatemala and needed to pack light. We were going to be staying in a little village that only had cold outdoor showers in very humid conditions. I used this little towel to dry my body after a shower. I had to ring it out several times but it worked perfect because it was so small it dried very fast in the humid conditions and when i needed to put it back in my bag it didn't soak or dampen my gear. While other guys were hanging their huge towels to dry i just threw my in the tent equipment pocket. works great!

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Nov

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Works as described

By munichman

from Portland

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
Generous Size

Cons

Price

Best Uses

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

I bought one of these mid-summer as a sweat rag. Worked really well. After use I leave it half hanging out of my pocket and it would dry quick enough.

Was hiking last weekend and lost in in some brush. Ordered a replacement. I like them, just find them very expensive.

Performance is 5 star, price knocks it down to 4.

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Sep

2012

(1 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Fairly Worthless

By Jimbo72

from Gardnerville, NV

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Pros

Lightweight
Packs small compresses

Cons

Non-Absorbent
Rough
Too Thin

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hand/Face

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

I took a long distance walking trip over the summer from Gardnerville, NV to Seattle, WA. I thought this thing would be perfect, seeing as how light weight it is. I used it once after a shower and it didn't dry me off at all. It mostly just dispersed the water on my body more evenly, and it was soaked completely through after drying off just my arms. I couldn't dry off the rest of my body. It's too thin, and rough on the skin. This would be better suited for wiping sweat off or wearing as a headband, especially after soaking it in water.

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Jun

2012

5.0

Great towel

By Kohman

from Boulder, CO

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
Generous Size
High Quality

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

Great for backpacking. It's light, dries quick, and most of all, it's light. I use this towel to clean dishes and wipe myselft down after a swim when in the backcountry.

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May

2012

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

ultra useful and durable

By carpediemkath

from Tucson, AZ

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
High Quality
Soft

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

This little towel has hundreds of trail miles and still looks and works like new. It's very absorbant and dries in a flash. It washes and dries easily and it doesn't pill or shred. It's never gotten a bad odor, even in the humid Southeast where nothing really dries completely. I like the clip and loop system that allows it to attatch to your pack so it can dry while you're walking. I also like that you can seperate it from its little mesh sack, if you're really shaving grams. It's also useful as a bandanna and possibly to pre-filter sediment and debris from a silty water source. I just wish it came in a neutral color like brown, grey or green.

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Apr

2012

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good for people on the move

By 3ric

from Adelphi, MD

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
Generous Size
High Quality
Soft

Cons

Best Uses

Fishing
Gym
Hand/Face
Most Warm Weather Outdoor
Motorcycling
Outdoor Range Shooting

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

My primary use is at the racetrack or at motorsysle events. After a long ride the soft, and absorbant town is a blessing. Dries quick or downse with cool water to cool off. Also as a Certifed NRA trainer standing in the sun for up to 8 hours you need more than a roll of tissue but a towel is too heavy or cumbersome. All my friends keep asking what's that, and where did you get it. Maybe I need to be a distributer at these events? Hmmmmm

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Apr

2012

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Small existence.

By Gia the Mammal

from Atlanta, GA

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
High Quality
Soft

Cons

Best Uses

Hand/Face

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

I saw this at my local REI. I can't stand most of my pack being weighed down by a towel so I decided to do some research and invest in a microabsorbent towel. An REI sales rep suggested to get this one due the the softness and its quick drying time. It was about ten bucks and probably the best 10 bucks I have ever spent on camping gear. It packs down to barely nothing. As thick as an inch and maybe the height of a credit card. It is super absorbent as well. I had it under a faucet and it dried in the sun after squeezing the towel in about 2 minutes. The only cons is that I wish they had a size large. Honestly it wouldn't of have compromised the name of this great product. It is made by Cascade designs so you know its gonna be nice. Do yourself or buy others this very convenient gift. Save yourself a lot of space and weight and invest in this towel. You won't regret.
Great for minimalist. I have used this as a body towel even. IF you can make it work, the medium size will not do you any harm. It is a perfect product.

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Mar

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Lightweight Towel

By B Wade6

from Tennessee

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

I just received this towel in the mail and I already love it. It's super light, which is great for ounce counters, but it is still absorbent and seems very durable. Even after I completely soaked it in water and rung it out it still weighed less than 50 grams. I can't wait to take this out on the trail with me.

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Feb

2012

(26 of 26 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent Way to Trim Weight

By fastdonut

from Syracuse, Utah

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Pros

Absorbent
Dries Quickly
Magic
Soft
Ultra Light

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Discrete needs
Hand/Face

Comments about PackTowl Nano Towel:

Mountain Safety Research's Packtowl line is impressive. Whether you're an ultralight adventurer or a heavy trekker looking to trim weight, pay attention to this simple detail-- yep, a towel.
For years, I've carried what I thought were lightweight handtowels. When I saw the ridiculous claim of this nano (0.9 ounces) for the 18"x23" Medium, I decided to give it a try. First, I had to take it out of its microscopic pouch to see if it really measured as stated. Next, I weighed it on a scale next to my other "light" towel. My threadbare cotton towel, the same dimensions by the way, weighed in at 5 ounces dry. By replacing the 2 towels I typically bring (one for dishes, one for body) I save a half pound! That's a half pound savings I've overlooked for almost 30 years of backpacking.
Next, I tested absorbency and quick drying. I started by having the family dry hands before dinner. By the end of dinner, the towel was dry. I decided to give it a real test (albeit beyond its claims). I dried my entire body and hair off (and I'm pretty hairy) with this rag. I rung it out 3 times to complete the job. Everytime you ring it out you release 90% of the water. Despite being damp, it still absorbs the water from your skin. Its weird--kind of magic. If you tried this in cold temps, however, Packtowl would be rather chilly. I hung it over a rail for the night and put it away completely dry in the morning, 6 hours later. That means that I will no longer pack a damp towel around with me which can more than double the weight of the dry towel. In essence, I save about a pound and sacrifice no capability or comfort; the towel is soft, not coarse and scratchy.
Next time you have a few spare dollars, invest in this simple wizardry.