I remember that when I went travelling the first time travel towels weren’t high up on my priority list. That was a big mistake and something I put right the next time.
Yes I was young when I first went travelling so I was more excited about the adventure than worrying too much about what I should take with me. This meant that rather than taking a specialised travel towel I just took an ordinary towel.
I remember having trouble packing my rucksacks backpacking in my gap year and never thought of it was because of the towel. I had never seen travel towels before so why would I?
At least you are here because you know about them and understand why it is important to take travel towels.
You can get them (like most things) in various qualities but the general level quality that you can get them has risen in recent years. This means you get better value for money.
The towels come in various sizes so you need to make a decision which is best for you. I prefer the extra large travel towels but you might prefer a small travel towel.
The towels vary in the price deepening on the quality. We all have our own budgets but by spending a little more we do get some benefits.
The benefits that you need to look out for include…
Like all towels we want them to dry us well so the quicker they absorb the water for our bodies the better.
The real advantage of a soft fibre trek towel is they don’t take up much room in your bags and they are a lot lighter than normal. Ideally you want a travel towel that can be folded into the smallest size possible.
Travel towels are highly absorbent and can absorb six times its normal equivalent. You are likely to be on the move a lot of the time and not spending so much time at hotels so you want to be able to pack a fast drying towel, not something that will be wet, heavy and end up being smelly.
Although ideal for travel, once bought you can use them again and again. You can use them for sports, normal holidays or adventure travel as they are great for trekking or beach use.
We plan to bring you a wide selection of towels so that you can by the perfect travel towel at an extremely good price with makes them one of the must have travel accessories.
Until next time and enjoy your trekking with your travel towels!