Sea to Summit Dry Light Towels: Absorbent and Quick-Drying Towels for Travel and Adventure

Hugh: Review 1:
So, this does what it says on the can: it dries you, it's soft, and it dries quickly. On the other hand, drying quickly has a bad side: the water evaporating mean it gets cold quickly. Sooo... I haven't yet decided if this is better than using a smaller classic towel instead. They both weigh the same. The classic towel takes longer to dry. On the other hand it stays warm whilst I'm using it...

Review 2:
Ok I had an idea/epiphany. If I fold this up when I'm using it, into something about twice the size of one hand, then this stays warm whilst I'm drying off, whilst absorbing water effectively. Then, when Ive finished drying myself, I unfold it, so it can dry quickly.

Cake, and eat it.

Still testing this approach. Just tried it once so far :)

United States on Nov 20, 2023

IIBuc_NastyII: I got this one, wife got a ~$8 cheaper one different brand same size. Both got 24”x48”. Initially for a 2 week trip traveling light. They both worked equally well in terms of drying/absorption. Felt basically the same.

However mine (this one) has the hanging loop in the middle of the long end of the towel, so only 24” of the towel hangs downwards. Wife’s had hook on the long end so 48” hung down which actually made it hard to find a place to hang where it wasn’t getting dirty on the floor/ground plus crumpled on itself so not drying properly.

Mine (this one) also has a smaller and much nicer bag to fold it into, easier to get it in the bag too.

Both these factors made it worth the extra cost for me.

We were both debating this 24x48” size or a size up for the purpose of drying ourselves off and this was the right choice, we were both surprised how well they did. You have to do a little more rubbing/drying action to get dry but these absorb a lot of water and do a very effective job of fully drying you off, not leaving you slightly moist.

United States on Sep 21, 2023

Hal: Utilisé sur le GR10. Attention au premier lavage, ne pas mélanger avec d'autres vêtements (décoloration) !

France on Jul 19, 2021

Client d'Amazon: A recommander

France on Mar 04, 2020

laurence : Une toute petite serviette pour un grand effet absorbant, tres bien. Juste la pression pour fermer, j’ai pas vraiment compris.

France on Aug 22, 2019

Anna Handler: Bei einer mehrwöchigen Wanderung in den Alpen in Verwendung gehabt, so klein aber so saugstark

Germany on Nov 02, 2018

Julian: Habe das Handtuch als Reisehandtuch in Afrika auf einer Overlandtour benutzt.
Als große Variante gutes Duschhandtuch , absolut reisetauglich und leistet gute Dienste

Germany on Sep 15, 2017

CMichNay: We live in Michigan and enjoy an annual backpacking camp trip on the dunes of Lake Michigan. We have used the chamois type of towels, that are essentially the size of a wash cloth but very absorbent. We've also brought actual beach towels-talk about weight and space! I shopped around for awhile and it seemed like the other options just didn't have the quality we were going to need. We bought 2 XL in eucalyptus (I heard the other colors run). I gave them a wash with our other tiny camp towels before our trip to reduce the color issues and all was fine on that front. As for the XL size, well, I'm a petite gal and love a big towel; I was able to fit laying down on the beach no problem! My boyfriend, is about 6'3" with a waist size 38. His first size test before we left was to see if he could wrap and tuck it in around his waist, and it was certainly able to do that no problem! The material is soft, I used it as a wrap around blanket at times. Now about the wicking/absorbency; it definitely wicked well. However, as we were coming out of the water onto a sunny beach, we really weren't all that drenched. So, had I wrapped my soaking wet hair in it would...

United States on Jul 30, 2013

AnnaC: I've used this towel a few times so far and it is working great for what I wanted it for. I wanted to start riding my bike to/from work. I have showers at my workplace, so I planned to take a shower once I got to work. The first time I tried my bike commute, I packed a regular towel in my backpack. That thing took up so much space it was ridiculous. So I wanted to find something that I could put in my pack that wouldn't take up the entire bag. This DryLite towel is awesome. I got the medium and it takes up the space of a t-shirt rolled up in my bag. It is also awesome because it dries me off a lot quicker and better than a regular towel, which is nice when you are trying to out of shower and into your work clothes quickly. I also used this towel in the gym showers, which again was nice when I was trying to hurry back to work I could dry off fast.

It dries pretty quickly, so I'm going to experiment with leaving it my locker and see how it does in there. I think it would be a good candidate for a towel that you could leave in a gym locker for a couple of days (if you have a rented one or something) so that wouldn't have to bring one everyday. This towel has...

United States on Jul 05, 2012