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4.5
Great productBest travel towel I've ever had!!!I was in the market for a packable towel for commuting to work. I've found this towel to be perfect for commuting. It's lightweight and small, so after allowing it to dry at work I can pack it up into the small breathable bag provided and bring it home easily. The towel is also fairly large, comparable to a normal bath towel. I have had towels like this in the past for travel and find you need to have a slightly different drying technique involving more patting and less rubbing as these are fairly grippy towels. The aesthetics of this towel are very well thought out. It includes a Mountain Warehouse compass logo in one corner on one side, as well as a hanging loop for drying which is a must.Pros:- Lightweight- Packable- Large (130x70cm)- Quick dryingCons:- Not easy to rub over skin (need to pat)When you move it across wet skin it leaves the skin dry, very dry. Feels a little clingy on the skin, it sucks up so much moisture. Afterwards it dries quickly, ready to be stored in the neat pouch it comes with (if you have not already found a better use for this - like keeping your socks tidy in your case!).Wash separately the first few times as it tends to shed dye.It is about the size of an average bath towel - so the word giant is slightly misleading, to your average giant this would be the size of a hand towel! (The measurements are spot on - so judge on those not the words!)I love it - so much I now have two - and use instead of conventional towels at home and swimming poolBefore reading some problems, I want to say the towel looks and works fine (dried fast, very light weight) and I contacted the seller regarding following problems and they responded very fast and said they will resend the item, which is nice.+ It said it has its own small mesh carry bag, but there was no bag with it (maybe different model?). (attached photo)+ It’s receipt said I purchased 1 extra large towel (150*85), while my order was a large towel (130*70). (attached photo)I don't understand the brilliant reviews. I wouldn't give it any stars at all. I have another microfibre towel of a different make so it's not just that I'm not used to the feel. It's not absorbent and is difficult to move around your body because it sticks. It has just had its 3rd wash, according to instructions, on its own with 3 dye catchers in a net bag. The dye catchers came out bright pink and it had even dyed the bag they were in. What a waste of money. I'm going to cut it up to use for disposable shoe washing/cleaning cloths and buy another one of the sort I already had.In the end something like this is a bit of a compromise. I mean, this is a space saving/weight saving towel and in order to manage that you cannot expect something with the fluffiness or absorbancy of your usual bath towel.That said, it does the job. It gets you dry - and does so surprisingly well, given its size - and its dries itself afterwards pretty quickly too.So - a very good addition to the backpack of anyone travelling light.
