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    PackTowl Original Towel

    • $7.95 - $22.95
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    The PackTowl Original towel soaks up an amazing 10 times its weight in water and then wrings out almost completely dry. The Large size towel can absorb a full liter of water!

    • Natural, fiber-based fabric gets softer and more absorbent with each washing; machine wash and hang to dry with the convenient snap loop or tumble dry
    • Multipurpose towel comes in handy around the campsite, in your home kitchen or at the beach
    • The PackTowl Original towel folds into the included pouch for travel and storage

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    PackTowl Original Towel Specs
    Specification
    SMLXL
    Best use
    Backpacking Backpacking Backpacking Backpacking
    92% rayon/8% polypropylene 92% rayon/8% polypropylene 92% rayon/8% polypropylene 92% rayon/8% polypropylene
    20 x 9 inches30 x 12 inches36 x 20 inches50 x 27 inches
    0.8 ounces1.2 ounces2.5 ounces4.3 ounces
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    PackTowl Original Towel Customer Reviews

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    PackTowl Original Towel
     
    3.5

    (based on 4 reviews)

    75%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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        Nov

        11

        2012

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        2.0

        Odd texture, doesn't dry well

        By Bogus Maximus

        from Irvine, CA

        About Me Midrange Shopper

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        Pros

        • Absorbent

        Cons

        • Rough

        Best Uses

        • Beach
        • Gym
        • Hiking

        Comments about PackTowl Original Towel:

        I got this towel for a hiking trip. On the plus side, it absorbs a lot of water. On the down side, it doesn't seem to want to let go of that water. I ended up carrying around a slightly damp towel for the entire trip. Hanging it up on a line in the sun for an entire day didn't do anything. Also, the texture is kind of weird- it doesn't feel like a towel so much as a cloth you might use to polish something rough. Although after a few days on the trail that's not too far off...

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jul

        17

        2012

         
        4.0

        Small towel makes good washcloth

        By CNY Camper

        from Central New York

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        Pros

        • Dries Quickly

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Gym
          • Hand/Face

          Comments about PackTowl Original Towel:

          For all the travel/ultra absorbent towels out there I have yet to find one that's washcloth sized. This product had the smallest dimensions of any towel I've seen thus far so decided to pick one up. It's about twice the size of a standard washcloth, but, as if by good fortune, the material is the felt-type that you can actually cut without a fraying type of problem. So I cut this in half and kept the part with the hanging loop to use as a washcloth and use the other half for when I'm doing something outdoors and need a nice, absorbent item to wipe my face with now and then. As such it's fulfilling my need more than I anticipated it would.

          Drying time: Since I'm mostly a car camping person I use a hanging clothes dryer with some metal clips on it vs. hanging it from the loop most of the time so it gets the maximum amount of air to dry in the least amount of time. It takes about 4 hrs. for it to completely dry this way, longer if hanging it from the loop since the material will fold on itself this way. It will still dry in a reasonable amount of time, but if you can spread this out to its fullest length it dries so much more quickly.

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          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Jul

          11

          2012

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          Great tool for campers and hikers!

          By Trevor the Scoutmaster

          from Winner, SD

          About Me Budget Shopper

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          Pros

          • Absorbent
          • Dries Quickly
          • Generous Size
          • High Quality

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Camping
            • Gifts
            • Gym
            • Hand/Face
            • Pool

            Comments about PackTowl Original Towel:

            I bought this to take with me hiking, but end up taking it everywhere. It's a very versatile towel. It's lightweight and thin which makes it great for fitting into my pack. It's very absorbent as well. I find myself using it as a kitchen towel at times, then I just was it. Due to it's thin nature, it dries rather quickly.

            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            May

            7

            2012

            (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            good quality

            By carpediemkath

            from Tucson, AZ

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            Pros

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Swimming
                • Trekking

                Comments about PackTowl Original Towel:

                The size Large is just big enough to wrap around the body completely, providing privacy in public showers and locker rooms. This towel seems more absorbant than others on the market; it's much softer on the skin and is very pleasant to use. It washes and dries well and I haven't had any problems with pilling yet. I like that it can go in the dryer if need be. One minor grumble: the size L is advertised to be 1.8 oz, but on my postal scale it weighs 5 oz. That's a big difference when you're trekking and every ounce counts! But for its size it's still an acceptable weight. A good value.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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