MSR Packtowl Original

by MSR

Product Features

• Natural Rayon material soaks up 10 times its weight in water - even when wet
• Perfect for everything from campsite to kitchen and workshop use
• Becomes softer with hand or machine washing

Product Description

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MSR's most absorbent camp towel, the versatile Original towel brings high performance to any wet task. Take this durable towel along on all your outdoor adventures, or use it in your kitchen, workshop, or garage in place of paper towels. It's extremely durable, soaks up to ten times its weight in water, and is made of wood fiber viscose from sustainably harvested forests.

Features:

• 10X Rapid-Cycle Absorbency
• Soaks up 10 times its weight in water; then wrings out almost completely dry
• The large towel can absorb a full liter of water
• Multipurpose; perfect for everything from campsite to kitchen and workshop use
• Softens with use; becomes softer and more absorbent with each washing
• Easy care; machine wash, then hang using the convenient snap loop, or tumble dry
• Made in USA

Specifications:

• Sizes: XL / L / M / SM
• Dimension: 27 by 50 / 20 by 36 / 12 by 30 / 9 by 20 inches (W x L)
• Weight: 4 ounces / 2.3 ounces / 1 ounce / 0.6 ounces

Product Description

Superabsorbent multipurpose camp towel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QWGW6M
• Item model number: PACKTOWLORIGINAL
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,771 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #9 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Personal Care > Towels

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Best" travel towel for serious travelers., March 17, 2010

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Ray T (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSR Packtowl Original (Sports)

This is NOT your typical travel towel. If your main purpose is for a towel to lay on the beach or use as a picnic spread, this towel is okay, but there are probably better. However, this towel is a sponge and wrings out about 95% dry. My main purpose in buying it was to use it for laundry when I travel. I have several generic "microfiber" towels. When you do travel laundry, the microfiber will help with exactly one load before they too are soaked. A Packtowl Original with help dry several items of clothing and can be wrung out to help dry more. After failing miserably in Spain with a microfiber towel for laundry, I used this towel in the Yucatan and it was a champ. Plus, because it wrings out so much water, it was always dry in the morning. As an aside, this towel does get softer when you wash it, but that is a relatively unimportant factor for me. We also used it after going to cenotes to swim and the superior absorbant capacity meant one towel was able to dry two adults several times in the course of a day. Again, don't confuse this with the average microfiber towel.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for what it does, June 17, 2010

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Man - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSR Packtowl Original (Sports)

I bought this towel on the recommendation of [...] as a super-duper-lightweight towel with near magical properties. It contains more viscose than most ultralights.

I'm pretty happy with it. It weighs next to nothing, the X-Large is plenty big for me, and it dries really quickly.

Be aware that it doesn't feel like a normal towel. It is flat and smooth without the terrycloth weave of regular towels. Thus rather than the full, rubbing dry you get with regular towels, I find you have to kind of 'pat yourself down' with it. Though it absorbs fabulously it still feels damp much more than a regular towel. If you can imagine it, the sensation is similar to drying yourself with slightly damp paper towels. It will get you dry as can be, but it doesn't feel luxurious like a regular towel.

It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it has great advantages if you can live with the new sensation.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential travel towel, April 11, 2007

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Babymomma (Vail, Colorado) - See all my reviews

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If you are looking for a light weight, water absorbing, and dependable towel this is the one. I bought my first one years ago and have used it on all my backpacking trips; so have some of my friends that have forgotten theirs. I recommend washing it a couple of times before the first use to soften it up a bit. Do not buy this product if you are looking for luxury, this does it's job, period.

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