TYR 8.5x11" Black Dryoff Sport Towel - Absorbent & Quick-Drying Microfiber Fabric

Andrei: I'm 6"1', weighting around 202 pounds and it dries me off quickly and effectively. It's an amazing little towel. I use it after getting out of the pool so I don't get my other stuff wet and then I use it after showering. Once it is soaking wet, just squeeze put the water and keep on drying.

Be careful when folding it out, that if there are very dried parts, it might peel. Wash it once a week and keep it in its case.

United States on Feb 19, 2022

Amazon Customer: This sport towel is one of a kind. Not many people know about the special properties of this towel. It’s super deliver when wet. And very absorbent. I keep this towel in my hockey bag, unlike my friends who need to bring a cotton towel to every game. With this towel I don’t get a chance to forget. It’s perfect. And I can wash it with my body soap when I am done my shower. It’s always clean.

Canada on Nov 11, 2019

Netdave: This has to be kept moist and in a container like the the old fashioned chamois cloths they used to use on cars. I just wanted a swim towel that I could through in my swim back. When I found out I tried to return unopened in the original packaging and was informed that it was ineligible for return I'm going with the Aqua Sphere Aqua Dry Towel Sold by: Dolphin Scuba Center instead and will use this for drying off my car.

United States on Apr 10, 2019

Iain Hardy: Nothing like picture and description...

United Kingdom on Dec 29, 2017

HiroNakamura: Really really love this towel. It is amazingly absorbent. Just casually touch it to any wet skin and instantly wicks away that moisture. Wring out that moisture and it is ready to go back to work. Supremely useful for swimming practice. Folds down and can be used endlessly. Minimal maintenance required. I got the medium size and it's perfect. I don't know why you would want a big one because you can essentially reuse the tiniest towel by wringing out dry after every pass.

Now the quirks. The feel. It is not terrycloth, egyptian, 500 thread count cotton. Feels kind of like chewed gum on your skin. Somewhat naturally sticky. Not cloth like at all. Takes some getting used to.
Always leave it moist - but not too moist, and not too enclosed. I learned this the hard way. I kept it in the box it came in, wrapped up, rinsed and wrung out after every use. Over a few months it developed mold in the form of tiny brown spots and a smell. Only got it out with Oxiclean and so far no more mold. I now wrap it and keep in a plastic bag, semi open, out of direct sunlight obviously. It must be allowed to breath.
Too dry and it will harden and potentially crack? That's no good so keep it...

United States on Feb 02, 2017

Placeholder: It seems these towels are stored for long periods in uncontrolled environment. Parts of the towel I received were melted due to heat in transit or some adhesive reaction. Returned product.

India on Nov 29, 2016

B: Big. I like. Started smelling a little funky but I've drug it to the Mediterranean 3 times for SCUBA and various after shower stuff.

Dried it out and it wasn't so smelly... its a shammy, it works well and it's the size of a small towel.

United States on Sep 25, 2014

E. Bartos: I am a newbie swimmer at 34 years old. Most towels cannot be wrung out well, but this one can be. It is supposed to be kept damp so it doesn't turn hard as a rock, but even if it dries out, all you have to do is get it wet and wring it out again. It is SUPER absorbant. At the gym, I sometimes dry my whole body and hair with it (I have to wring it out after towel-drying my hair) instead of using the pack-towel. I'll also use it to suck some more water out of my wet swim suit at the gym locations that don't have a mechanical suit spinner, and that works well since you're not supposed to wring or twist swimsuit material but the TYR towel can be easily wrung out. I have arthritis flareups in my hands and wrists sometimes, and this towel is fairly easy to wring. The only negative thing is that it needs to be rinsed very well and wrung out every time because you store it in the container it comes in, and it tends to stink after several uses. The container does have a hole in the bottom which lets it breathe, but only minimally.
Overall, a great towel for use at the pool and for after showering. It's long enough to hold both ends and dry your back if you're an average sized person. (I...

United States on Aug 06, 2013