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08-08-2013, 01:04 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Classic
N/A
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Micro-Fiber Towels
I'm looking into micro-fiber towels for the trailer and I'm interested in opinions about their worth. Good and bad.
I have never used a micro-fiber towel as a bath towel and I know they work well on shining up my truck and trailer. At the present time we use the standard cotton towels throughout the trailer and for drying off after a shower.
I understand that the microtowel stores in smaller area and they dry a lot faster(my reasons for looking into it a little further).
The prices seem really high compared to the regular cotton.
Here is an example of the towels:
Sea to Summit Tek Towel Extra Large - Gander Mountain
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08-08-2013, 01:32 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluto
I'm looking into micro-fiber towels for the trailer and I'm interested in opinions about their worth. Good and bad.
I have never used a micro-fiber towel as a bath towel and I know they work well on shining up my truck and trailer. At the present time we use the standard cotton towels throughout the trailer and for drying off after a shower.
I understand that the microtowel stores in smaller area and they dry a lot faster(my reasons for looking into it a little further).
The prices seem really high compared to the regular cotton.
Here is an example of the towels:
Sea to Summit Tek Towel Extra Large - Gander Mountain
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I have a couple that I bought at Cabela's. Don't especially care for them. As soon as they get wet, they feel slimy and tend to cling, which is not what I want when I'm drying my skin.
A brisk rub with a terrycloth towel after bathing stimulates the circulation, and so I carry terrycloth for preference.
But I still carry the micro-fiber as backup. And that one time my A/C dripped icewater, I put a microfiber towel down to catch the drips, which worked better than a bucket and wasn't nearly so much in the way.
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08-08-2013, 02:02 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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I like MF(microfiber) towels. BUT be careful what you use them on. If dropped they will collect the environment. ALLL of it. They will seem to be a black hole, sucking in the very colors off the ground. Washing them will embed the micro abrasives and leaf entrails, leaving them useful for cleaning Diggie doo from your boots....
Now, we have some we keep carefully in our kitchen and they excell. Occasionally you will have to tweezer bits from their micro tentacles.
Now, in their defense, they clean really well when they are fresh. They dry quickly. They can be used in greasy situations and they will far surpass paper towels except for cost and disposal of the stuff you can use paper towels for.
You can wash in sink with soap and Clorox to kill bacteria then they rinse we and dry quickly (like in a few minutes if open to air.
Do not lay them on ground, floor, or picnic table...
I bought a bag from WartMart And they have lasted a couple years with good care.
If you are a wash-n-toss person, these MAY NOT be for you.
I use the clean ones to detail wash truck, car, motorcycle, AS. THEY DO "collect" the environment (hard bug body parts) and you have to take care on soft plastic/other surfaces.
Buy a sack, try them. You can ALWAYS use to clean your windows be ause they do a better job than newspaper!
Make sure you don't over rub one spot because they pick up lots of stuff and may grind it bak in.
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08-08-2013, 06:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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I bought some on sale today while at the parts store getting oil and filter for our minivan - figured they will be nice to detail cars with and perhaps to apply griots or walbernize to AS later?
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08-08-2013, 07:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 25' Tradewind
North Vancouver
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I use them on biking and back packing trips. They're small, very absorbent and dry quickly. I prefer these to cotton towels when I'm camping and don't have easy access to a laundrette or the time necessary to dry cotton towels.
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North Vancouver, BC
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08-08-2013, 08:40 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Classic
N/A
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Originally, I thought about replacing the towels we have in the trailer with the micro-fiber. I'm glad I asked a few questions first.
I like the idea of having them as a back up. I'll keep my cotton terry bath towels and just add a couple of these for those "just in case" moments.
Every so often we do get out and do some camping at a remote spot by using the canoe and a tent. I can see how these would come in handy.
Thanks everyone!
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08-08-2013, 09:02 PM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Powder Springs
, Georgia
Join Date: Jan 2010
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These aren't microfiber. They're backpacking towels. We use them in our trailer because they save space and dry out quickly. They're kind of scratchy at first but get softer the more you wash them. (They're not for everybody but we sure like ours!)
Amazon.com: Packtowl Original Superabsorbent Towel: Sports & Outdoors
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08-08-2013, 09:11 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 25' Tradewind
North Vancouver
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,421
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Originally Posted by Someday'59
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I think these are what I was actually referring to. They're almost more like felt or synthetic chamois and really absorb a lot of water. They wring out almost completely dry.
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North Vancouver, BC
Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! - Mame Dennis
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08-09-2013, 11:44 AM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Classic
N/A
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Interesting. I thought they were all about the same.
I'm learning!
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08-09-2013, 01:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vintage Kin Owner
Virginia Beach
, Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Microfiber work towels - about 20 inches square - are great for cleaning up an Airstream, inside or out. They do pick up leaves, twigs, bugs, etc., and I do nitpick them when I'm sitting watching TV.
I did sew two of them together and when I get out of the shower after washing my hair - I wrap my head in them, then towel off with a regular towel. By the time I'm ready to blow dry my hair, it's barely damp. Saves MUCH time.
I don't scrub the surface of my car or Airstream with them, but for stuff like dried bug carcasses, I'll get one sopping wet, and just lay it over the mess until it dissolves. Slop on water and soap with a wet towel, gently drag a wrung out towel over the area to dry it, and there's a very clean surface without water spots or dirt remaining. As the towels pick up dirt, I replace them with fresh ones - using anywhere from six to eight to wash the truck, and more to do the airstream. Most dust and dirt will come out of the towels when thrown in the washing machine, but the twigs and little sharp stones not so well.
The darned things last forever, so I actually do throw out some just because they've gotten "crunchy" from collected stuff like leaf stems, pine needle pieces and so forth.
Paula
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08-09-2013, 01:49 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
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We like microfiber towels for the windows, also for the IPad and phone screens.
We bought a couple of years ago a set of quick-dry terrycloth towels, from Sears or JC Penny. They have held up well and really do dry more quickly after a shower or in the dryer.
Googling this item, I find a Martha Stewart collection of these at K Mart.
Maggie
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08-10-2013, 10:06 AM
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Contributing Member
2018 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Austin (Hays County)
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2002
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I bought one big microfiber bath towel from a vendor at an Airstream rally. I thought I had a real good thing until the first time I tried to dry off after a shower. The d**n thing clung to me like Velcro and didn't really dry me. I never used it again and ended up giving it to the senior-center thrift store.
They are great for washing cars and the like, but not the person.
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2018 Interstate GT, "Sabre-Dog V"
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08-10-2013, 11:26 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2002 30' Classic
East Central
, Alabama
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 68
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I agree with Pahaska, 100% cotton is best for drying off after a shower, whereas the microfiber, usually a synthetic fiber is good for cleaning windows, etc. 100% natural cotton is nature's gift to us. When buying bath towels, look for the 100% label, not the 80% / 20% label.
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08-10-2013, 11:30 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1994 21' Sovereign
Paradise Valley
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 135
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Check out the bath towels at IKEA. Kind of a waffle like weave, I love them. They dry fast but work well.
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08-13-2013, 07:46 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1986 25' Sovereign
1970 27' Overlander
SoCal
, USA
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 134
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Good idea re IKEA. I also have had success with super-cheap, thin, cotton terry towels at Wholesale Liquidators or the like. They are thin and undersized, just what you don't want in your home bath, but they make great gym and travel towels. They are thirsty and they dry so fast! And, cotton.
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08-13-2013, 08:16 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2011 27 FB International
Sarasota
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 44
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Love, love micro-fiber towels and bought our first MF towels for the AS from BB&B. These are actually billed as towels for hair - bought the large ones to try out. Definitely a different feel than luxurious fluffy oversized bath towels that have no place in our AS due to their real estate required in precious cabinets. Tried them for the first time and like them well enough to go buy a few more. Even in humid Florida, they dried overnight. I can pack and stack a dozen in the same space one of my fluffies take up!
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=100891
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08-13-2013, 08:17 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Hopkins
, Minnesota
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 458
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Micro-fiber towels feel like you are drying yourself off with plastic.... They are good for dusting furniture and wiping down the AS only....
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08-13-2013, 08:43 PM
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Site Team
1964 26' Overlander
1964 19' Globetrotter
OlyPen
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2003
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I've used high tech towels for years and also am not a fan - they work pretty well and save space but you have to 'blot dry' rather than rub - it's not a great feeling.
The best towels I've found for the trailer are these: Green Earth® Quick-Dry Towels | The Company Store
They look and feel like the real deal but take up half the space. I LOVE these.
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08-19-2013, 09:20 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2017 25' Flying Cloud
west plains
, Missouri
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 202
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We like ours
We each have a large microfibre-type towel we purchased from LLBean several years ago and like them a lot. In addition to extended Airstream travel we have carried them internationally many places. It is true they are not as pleasant as cotton, but their obvious advantages overweight for our useages. They dry quickly, absorb thirstily, and have antibacterial components. Sundrying them works very well. They can also be washed without necessity of a laundry. Ours have been used living in China, traveling in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and across th Trans-Siberian railway.
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11-03-2013, 06:52 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1962 24' Tradewind
Saint Louis
, MO
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 106
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We have one of those super-absorbent pack towels in the back of the closet in our camper for when the weather is damp and cotton towels won't dry out. It... functions... just fine. It will dry off an adult, and then you can wring it out and it's ready to use again. But I'd take the feel of a cotton towel any day over a pack towel. Nothing pleasant or sensual about it. Just blot, blot. We use cotton terry towels 90% of the time.
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