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07-24-2005, 04:28 PM
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so i am off to the UK and europe for acouple months and i was wondering if i should bring my own towel, or should i just get on over there?
Also when size should i bring, because it can get heavy when it is wet... also what is the best way to dry it whdurring the day?
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07-24-2005, 05:18 PM
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I have an MSR Packtowel, XL. $20, and it does compress pretty small... dries relatively fast, too. I keep one in the car in case, and one in the pack. Got mine from REI, though I know they have them all over. Google it...
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07-24-2005, 05:37 PM
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i bought a lightweight beach towel at wal-mart. worked great.
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07-24-2005, 07:15 PM
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I bought a camping towel from Canadian Tire. its small takes up no room and absorbes 10x its own weight in water. You can wring it out and use it again. Its sooo cool!
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07-25-2005, 09:18 AM
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I have an MSR Packtowel, XL. $20, and it does compress pretty small... dries relatively fast, too. I keep one in the car in case, and one in the pack. Got mine from REI, though I know they have them all over. Google it...*
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I bought basically the same thing from EMS. These towels work well as they are also treated with something that keeps them from getting mildewy and smelly, even if you pack it up still wet.
They are not the same, of course, as having a nice big fluffy towel, but if you need to pack it up every few days (oftentimes when it is still wet) these are very practical.
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07-25-2005, 01:09 PM
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I brought a nice big, fluffy towel from home... sure it took some room, but i was laughing at those suckers with those tiny-ass travel towels.
muahahhaha
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FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
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2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
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07-25-2005, 01:13 PM
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also, a big towel doubles as a small blanket that is useful on the trains....
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Vincent: "So what you gonna do?"
Jules: "Well, basically, I'm just gonna walk the earth."
Vincent: "What you mean 'walk the earth'?"
Jules: "You know, like Kane in 'Kung Fu'...go places...meet people...get in adventures."
Trips (only counting recreational travel):
FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
2008: China (Beijing, Shanghai, Yangshuo) ...right before the Olympics!
2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it."
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07-25-2005, 10:21 PM
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I tell you, that Canadian Bacon is one hoopy frood who knows where his towel is!
(God, I am such a nerd sometimes! :D )
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07-25-2005, 11:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Canadian Bacon@Jul 25 2005, 12:08 PM
I brought a nice big, fluffy towel from home... sure it took some room, but i was laughing at those suckers with those tiny-ass travel towels.
muahahhaha
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Ha, my travel towel is bigger than most of the normal towels at home.
Not to mention taking up less bag room at the same time, absorbing more and drying faster.
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07-26-2005, 08:25 AM
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Originally posted by mjgeo+Jul 25 2005, 10:54 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mjgeo @ Jul 25 2005, 10:54 PM)</div>
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@Jul 25 2005, 12:08 PM
I brought a nice big, fluffy towel from home... sure it took some room, but i was laughing at those suckers with those tiny-ass travel towels.
muahahhaha
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Ha, my travel towel is bigger than most of the normal towels at home.
Not to mention taking up less bag room at the same time, absorbing more and drying faster. [/b]
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But....how can it be bigger than a regular towel, yet more compact?
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
that is a wicked wicked line
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Vincent: "So what you gonna do?"
Jules: "Well, basically, I'm just gonna walk the earth."
Vincent: "What you mean 'walk the earth'?"
Jules: "You know, like Kane in 'Kung Fu'...go places...meet people...get in adventures."
Trips (only counting recreational travel):
FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
2008: China (Beijing, Shanghai, Yangshuo) ...right before the Olympics!
2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
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07-26-2005, 10:12 AM
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Originally posted by Canadian Bacon+Jul 26 2005, 07:24 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Canadian Bacon @ Jul 26 2005, 07:24 AM)</div>
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Originally posted by mjgeo@Jul 25 2005, 10:54 PM
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@Jul 25 2005, 12:08 PM
I brought a nice big, fluffy towel from home... sure it took some room, but i was laughing at those suckers with those tiny-ass travel towels.
muahahhaha
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Ha, my travel towel is bigger than most of the normal towels at home.
Not to mention taking up less bag room at the same time, absorbing more and drying faster.
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But....how can it be bigger than a regular towel, yet more compact?
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
that is a wicked wicked line [/b]
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He used his Perpetual motion machine to make it.
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07-26-2005, 12:20 PM
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Woulda thought it'd be a product of an infinite probability drive... but thats just me...
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