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PersonKuppenbender
04/4/2015 at 4:36pm
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This one's got the microfibre towel inside the squeegee!

Best of both worlds.


VangoMan02
04/4/2015 at 5:08pm
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We also use microfibre type towels but found that there are so many different types/quality.

The first type we bought were like sandpaper but were not expensive. So invested in two Lifeventure Expedition Trek towels 120cmx60cm Soft fiber and what a difference.

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Personsue.too
04/4/2015 at 6:50pm
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Agree with Vango about the life venture ones. I take mine in the campervan even when i have room for a proper towel. Mine is bath towel size and drys me quite sufficiently. It also dries easily itself, nothing worse than a soggy towel.

Decathlon also sell a pretty good copy in lots of pretty colours.


Persongreenhill
04/4/2015 at 9:40pm
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We'd tried microfibre but didn't like them.

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Personladycake
05/4/2015 at 12:47pm
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mines mountain warehouse. love em,

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Person74giggles
05/4/2015 at 5:21pm
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We use the fluffy microfibre towels. I think ours came from Mountain Warehouse and Aldi. We've got some that feel more like the cloths you use to polish a car with, but my son prefers it to our fluffy ones.
non fluffy towels

When it comes washing we use the shower lily Even coverted the husband over to them!


Personfranbee
06/4/2015 at 7:35pm
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We've always used the flannel/towel method. In fact, OH does this at home too.


PersonFrazzle-
07/4/2015 at 8:39pm
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With a shower lily don't forget to put a 'sucker ' on the loop, the kind that sticks to windows or rather bathroom tiles and shower areas. It will never need to touch the floor again.

Flannels and microfibre towels for us too. Often seen drying from our guy ropes.


Personjsdavies
09/4/2015 at 1:31pm
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Like the idea of the micro towel bathrobe. I always go to showers in my dressing gown, shower, dry and then put back of dressing gown and get dressed in tent. Don't like taking clothes to showers - as hard to dress when you're damp, takes too long and may drop clothes in shower! But the micro bathrobe would solve lots of problems!!!

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PersonRussjmills
09/4/2015 at 7:35pm
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Turkish towels are best. Thay are the size of the Micro ones but are so much nicer. Thay also dry in an instant.


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Personpnefan
09/4/2015 at 8:21pm
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I have one of the Lakeland body squeeges which is a brilliant piece of kit. By the time I've used it I'm almost dry. Very little dampness on the towel.


PersonRTS5
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Quote: Originally posted by jsdavies on 09/4/2015
Like the idea of the micro towel bathrobe. I always go to showers in my dressing gown, shower, dry and then put back of dressing gown and get dressed in tent. Don't like taking clothes to showers - as hard to dress when you're damp, takes too long and may drop clothes in shower! But the micro bathrobe would solve lots of problems!!!

That is what I do, hence getting a robe. Got mine from Decathlon. Bought one for DS the other day. He loves it so much he's been using it at home too.


PersonRachlN76
12/4/2015 at 2:57pm
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Am I the only one who can't get on with microfibre?

It feels sort of 'squeaky' and it catches on the rough skin on my fingers (that I didn't think was rough until I touched a microfibre thing).

But it's like fingernails down a blackboard to me, I can't bear touching them. So I might give the flannel thing a go!


VangoMan02
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Thats the reason I changed to the Lifeventure one mentioned in my previous post.

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Personwetwellies
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We have the turkish hammam towels as they were recommended on a different site. They are large and soft and dry very fast. Ours were from ebay


Personbridgeywidge
16/4/2015 at 2:28pm
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The Bodyflik is interesting - how to feel like an ancient Roman after having a steam bath!

I'm quite tempted, thanks for the link

Now, where's my reclining lounger and slave with the grapes...

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