I shower at work each morning but you have to hang towels on tiny hooks on a small rail. Using cotton towels and they get a bit “damp smelly” after a day or two as they are not drying out properly. Any good sports towels out there ? Looking at the antibacterial travel towels could be good ?

Posted 3 years ago

I have a similar problem so ended up taking a coat hanger into work and now just spread the damp towel out on the horizontal bar of the coat hanger. I also took a flannel in and use that to get myself 90% dry first…it’s smaller and less weight to cart a flannel back and forth…

Posted 3 years ago

I use a small hand towel and change it regularly. I have a sports /and camping towel but not nice to use. Better to just change the towel regularly and hang out to dry as much as possible.

Posted 3 years ago

I use a microfibre towel from decathlon. Drys really quickly and packs down small.

Posted 3 years ago

Get a proper Packtowel from the Thermrest people.

Dear but very good. Way better than cheaper ones.

https://www.packtowl.com

Posted 3 years ago

one of these should do…

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=life+adventure+travel+towel&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=26267670651&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8424300546608913556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046123&hvtargid=kwd-44286296331&ref=pd_sl_g8qe36ahg_e

Posted 3 years ago

Lifeventure SoftFibre towel is what I used at work.

Unfortunately it was stolen from the changing rooms by some scrote – I replaced it with a Lifeventure HydroFibre which is terrible – very thin and absorbs a lot of water, but it just feels like you’re drying with a cold damp towel. No need for that level of portability for commuting…

Posted 3 years ago

The main thing is to take the towel home every week and wash it otherwise it develops that disgusting smell that is the hallmark of office changing rooms.
Baby wipes are good as well for a brisk spruce up.

Posted 3 years ago

Lifeventure ones are good. Got mine in Halfords, great to stick in the rucksack when you need to take it home – they do need washing occasionally!

Posted 3 years ago

Anyone remember pertex towels? Nothing faster at drying after use and packs down to nothing.

Posted 3 years ago

Decathlon sport towel here which is pretty good as these things go. It’s huge too so if space is a premium you could cut it into 2 or even 3

Posted 3 years ago

Decathlon soft microfibre towel. Prefer it to the shorter pile microfibre towels. Different sizes are available.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/soft-microfibre-towel-l-id_8345155.html

Posted 3 years ago

I tend to just go with cheap thin cotton towels and hang it up on a coat hanger to dry out properly.

Posted 3 years ago

I’ve rigged up a cunning hanging rail under my desk which seems to get things dry quicker than hanging from a hook.

Posted 3 years ago

In a previous office herself used to dry her stuff by laying it on top of a SGI Octane workstation. Not very helpful, but quite efficient apparently.

Posted 3 years ago