View Full Version : Lightload Towels
Fast becoming the towel of choice for outdoor enthusiasts, Lightload Towels www.ultralighttowels.com are far more than the name implies.
Singletrack
12-22-2004, 07:16
Ultraliters don't carry towels. They seem a bit heavy at .5 ounce.
Fast becoming the most annoying poster on whiteblaze.
Go pay for your advertising somewhere else.
I tried this towel, and it contains more holes than towel. If you drop it on the ground, it will be so full of dirt and sticks that it is unusable again. I threw it in the trash on my second town stop.
SGT Rock
12-22-2004, 09:39
The good old PackTowel still seems about the best option if you are going to bring one. Mine is about the size of a washcloth and only weighs about 0.5 ounces. It is all the towel I have ever needed on the trail.
The Solemates
12-22-2004, 10:38
We use a bandana. 0.1 oz. and costs about a quarter.
Kerosene
12-22-2004, 15:03
I found these to be pretty worthless also. I'll stick to my washcloth-sized PackTowel since it absorbs a heck of a lot more than a bandana and dries just as fast.
Singletrack
12-22-2004, 18:06
Solemates, where can I buy those bandanas that weigh 0.1 oz., and cost a quarter? Mine weigh 0.8 oz. and cost $1.50. Thanks, are they regular bandanas?
This is the first time you saw this thread request. In fact when visiting, I rarely post to whiteblaze.
The quality has improved.
When Bandannas are wet they weigh twice as much as the Lightload Towels. They also take longer to dry. They also dont have the absorbency.
The holes make it a great coffee filter/water filter. Things do get dirty on a trail including smelly hikers. This is great for drying off after a wash.
This is not just a towel, it is a tool. Use it as a first aid supplement or firestarter or dont use it at all. It's packaged so you dont have to use it.
kerosene,
the old Pack Towels ounce for ounce absorb aborb about the same as lightload Towels because it's the same material. However the Pack Towels definately weigh more than the Lightload Towels and take longer to dry.
oliander
08-11-2005, 03:07
I carry a large handkerchief. It's not as thick as a bandanna. Works better than a towel because it's made of absorbent cotton. Here's the weird thing: Even though it's cotton, I have found that it dries faster than the "quick-drying" little non-cotton towel that I recently brought. A handkerchief or bandanna can take care of 3-4 needs at once, no need for a towel at all.
Frolicking Dinosaurs
08-11-2005, 22:43
oliander - The male dino uses a cotton hanky as well and it is dry before my 9" x 15" pack towel. I tried the ultralight towel and it was pretty useless - I went back to the pack towel.
jackiebolen
08-11-2005, 23:55
Bandanna...does everything a pack towel does and so much more.
So how do we report this guy to a moderator? I absolutely hate it when someone comes on to a forum to shamlessly promote a product they sell.
dougmeredith
08-12-2005, 08:39
So how do we report this guy to a moderator? I absolutely hate it when someone comes on to a forum to shamlessly promote a product they sell.
There is a little red exclamation mark icon by each post.
Doug
I rarely post to whiteblaze.Thanks....
Frolicking Dinosaurs
08-12-2005, 11:49
My thought is to leave the thread up - it's gone from shameless marketing attempt to an honest evaluation of the product by hikers. I doubt anyone who reads this thread will buy the product after reading hikers' comments about the product.