Lightload Towels Review
Here at Nature For Kids I thought I’d do a review on an outdoor product I recently used, Lightload Towels.
I think the three biggest things Lightload Towels have going for them is the small compact size, its multiuse ability and it’s biodegradable.
The lightload towel comes very compact (1 3/4 inch diameter), about the size of a head on a spoon. It’s very lightweight (.5 oz) and comes shrink-wrapped. To open it you just moisten it up with water and unfold it, which could possibly be a problem if there is no access to water. It feels like you could rip the towel if you open it without water… also a bummer if you want to use a dry towel initially rather than a wet one. After it’s unfolded it won’t go back to the initial size, of course. Opened it measures 12 in. X 24 In., a pretty good size to do about anything you normally would with a towel.
Since I opened my lightload towel I’ve used it to clean little faces and hands, wash off a table and even a few dishes, probably the same ways I’d be using it at a campsite during a family outing. It seemed pretty absorbent, more so than your average paper towel. I could also see myself using the lightload towel as a fire starter, filter or first aid supplement, potholder or headband (also ideal uses around the campsite).
I threw it in the washing machine and even the dryer. But I wouldn’t recommend the later. Being biodegradable it kind of stretched and thinned out in the dryer. It should be washed delicately and then left to air-dry.
Keeping all this in mind I believe Lightload Towels would be useful for:
- Backpacking trips
- 72 hour or survival kits
- Camping trips
- Put inside your vehicle glove box
The lightload towels are $5.50 for a package of three. I think it’s a fair price, especially since the towels will be reused several times before disposing of. Lightload towels also have a product that is bigger, a beach towel size (60 in. X 36 in.) and costs $7.50 for one.
Overall I give the lightload towel a rating of 4 out of 5 and plan to place these little guys strategically throughout my recreation equipment for every family outing!
To purchase Lightload Towels follow the links below to REI.com
This beach towel’s unique packaging compresses it to the size of a hockey puck! Keep a spare towel in your glove box or backpack.
Space saving beyond belief, this trio of hand towels slips easily into a shirt pocket, unique packaging compress towels to an incredibly small size.
* To get a chance to win a free lightload towel leave a comment on this post . A winner will be randomly drawn here at Nature For Kids Feb. 28th, 2009.
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Sounds like pretty cool idea. Anything to take up less packing space…
Think I will get some of those to go into the 72 hour kit!!
Would you be interested in syndicating this post on my blog? You’d get complete credit as the author of it, of course, and I’d link back to your site. (Of course, I’d delete the bit about the Feb. contest and your link to REI, but my readers would get the info, a well-written article by a guest author, and you’d get more exposure.)
BTW, I wholeheartedly agree with your philosophy of unplugging kids and getting them outside and into nature, so I do look forward to plugging your site.
Thanks for considering this,
Jean B. in SC
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