Wet towels....

kdee69 replied on 18/10/2016 13:43

Posted on 18/10/2016 13:43

Nice and easy one for a Tuesday...how do you dry them?

I see lots of people hanging them over the wing mirrors or on airers out of windows but when it's raining, have people come up with creative ways to dry? Tongue Out

briantimber replied on 20/10/2016 22:56

Posted on 20/10/2016 22:56

Oooooh, sorry, but the thought of microfibre towels on my skin puts my teeth on edgeEmbarassed It's bad enough using the cloths to clean the motorhome, they sort of catch on your fingers...Cool

brian, its not that kind of microtowel, I think you mean the ones that have small loops a bit like velcro, these type I hate myself as you say they stick and catch, especially on unshaven faces my OH reports. The micro towels we have are just like lovely brushed cotten suede feel, they dry very quickly even hanging in the van.

Thanks for enlightening me TG, they sound much nicer than microfibre....Cool

replied on 22/10/2016 09:11

Posted on 22/10/2016 09:11

Thanks Michaelt.  We ordered two and they've already arrived. It'll be interesting to see how quickly they dry when winter travelling.

hitchglitch replied on 22/10/2016 19:32

Posted on 22/10/2016 19:32

The best way is to avoid the problem by only going to hit places. If it rains, move on. We have never had a problem; the towels go an a discreetly placed rotary airer.

BlueVanMan replied on 23/10/2016 06:19

Posted on 23/10/2016 06:19

I thought it was Page 3 that was non PC but my PC won't bring up page 2 so here is the posted I posted or didn't post Winking :-

We bought four extra large (bath) and two large (hand) towels in 2009 Lifeadaventure brand the soft ones a bit like a suede finish. Not cheap but after perhaps 750 nights away they are still as good as new. Several  advantages. Because they dry in a different way (blotting rather than rubbing) they become less wet and are also said to be better for your skin because (according to my GP) they don't abrasively rub off natural oils. Being less wet and thinner they dry themselves much more quickly and also take up less storage space. I don't recall ever drying them as such  just spread out on the washroom rail. Washroom is heated according to season.

commeyras replied on 23/10/2016 11:18

Posted on 23/10/2016 11:18

I know this is talking about MHs but here is my input as a caravanner. I'm only talking about bath towels but if they need drying overnight we find that draping them over the car front seats usually does the job.  If we need to dry them when on the move we drape them over the seats in the caravan.  In southern europe in summer just leave them on the line overnight!  We take a number of hand towels and dry them on an opportunity basis. This has done us over many years. 

kdee69 replied on 23/10/2016 20:19

Posted on 23/10/2016 20:19

Well our microfibre towels arrived on Saturday at Moreton warden office! I have to say that it was a new experience drying myself with what felt like a chamois cloth Cool but they worked like a dream and were dry in under an hour! VERY IMPRESSIVE! Am now going to order a medium sized one for my wet hair!! Thank you!!!

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