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title: A Towel By Another Name
date: 2015-08-14T14:27:30Z
source: http://www.itsanecessity.net/2015/06/a-towel-by-another-name.html
tags: trip, travco
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I can't take any of the credit on this brilliant boating idea, it was passed on to me and think it should be shared to all.
For the longest time I was keen on getting my hands on as many of the Atlantis-hotel type towels as possible. (Anyone who has sailed through Nassau, Bahamas and stopped at Atlantis knows exactly what ones I am talking about.) They have a great nautical feel for a boat, being that they are aqua and white stripes. But a year or so later, after acquiring a few, and load after load of laundry, most of the times being full of bulky towels, I had had enough. You can't properly hand wash a towel, and so most of our trips to the laundromat were because of these annoying things which I had amassed. And the smell that a towel holds if it gets wet and doesn't dry quick enough, yuck. It's a sour mildewy-disgustingness that I can't stand.
_Here's the secret! _This year my amazing friend Brittany put me on to Turkish/Hammam/Fouta towels. Call them what you want, they are nothing short of genius and I am working on getting more and more of these and slowly fazing out (or throwing out) our regular towels. These towels are thin (ie take up much less storage space in your closet), super absorbent, dry extremely quick (30min on our lifelines), and can be used for a ton of things (beach blankets, bathing towels, sarongs, tablecloths, bedding, you name it!). They are so useful to have onboard. We have gotten our hands on a few different brands and there are some that I thought were worth mentioning, in case you were thinking of going out and buying some for yourself.
These towels are wonderfully huge. I really didn't expect them to be bigger but they are about a foot longer than all the other towels we have received. Why does this matter? It makes it so much nicer when both girls can sit on it at the beach and have enough personal space to not be yelling things like, "Arias is breathing on me"! It also makes for a more comfortable body wrap. You can surround yourself in these and have enough extra length to make sure that you are properly tucked in and fully covered, not leaving a slit of skin showing. Sounds weird but that extra wrap length gives you more peace of mind that you wrap won't totally fly open when you are on deck, showing the neighbouring boats your goods. Also, the colors of these towels are so vibrant, they make me happy just looking at them. They make you want to wrap yourself in them, giving you some extra points on the "cute" scale.
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[**Lulujo][6] : The take EVERYWHERE towel**
The thinnest of our towels, we love them because they are SO packable. They fold up into beautiful little bundles and can be stowed in any size purse or bag. We have one of these everywhere we go. I don't know what sort of magic they have woven into these towels, but even with being so thin they are super absorbent. Forget the bulk of big beach towels, these are all you need. And another bonus of them being thinner is that our girls love to use them as blankets and I don't have to worry about them getting all sweaty in the midday Caribbean sun because they are extremely breathable. To top it all off, they are CANADIAN! I love supporting local businesses in their endeavours, and these guys are making some waves, rightfully so, their stuff is awesome and wonderfully versatile.
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On top of the above mentioned awesome reasons why everyone should get Turkish towels, this company also makes them in Bamboo. They are sooooooo soft! We have separated most of our towels as salt water towels and fresh water towels, and these guys definitely fall into the latter of the two. After you are so fresh and clean from your shower you will love wrapping yourself up in their bamboo towels. And we have not once had any sort of damp smell come from these towels since they dry so quick outside.
Funny sidenote: When we went on our rickshaw run in India I packed our two Cotton & Olive towels to come with us, for what I thought would be our towels, but ends up we used them as additional bedding when we slept in dodgy hotels where the sheets were questionable. I was beyond glad that I had them in tow.
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Another "after shower favorite". I can't even find the words to describe how soft these are. They feel like a comforting blanket, or like clouds, or like fuzzy kitten fur. Whatever, they feel wonderful. Their downfall? (which isn't really one!) You know when you have something so nice that you are afraid to use it, because you don't want to wreck it. These fall into that category. It took me about a week to even pull them out of their nice tote bags because I was scared they would never be that beautiful, soft and perfect again after our kids got their hands on them! Although I could see these towels being used for so many things, beach towels, yoga towels, scarves even, we have reserved these for our bath towels too. After I wash my face every night there is nothing else that I want to use to dry it off other than the Doga. I do wish they made them in different colors, maybe this will be in their future as this small/new company expands, but for now their choice of off-white gives a luxurious appearance to them. One day I will get the nerve to take them to the beach and test them there, because their specific weave was engineered so that they don't collect sand. We'll see!
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These towels are meant for the beach and were created with that Beach Mentality in mind! This company combined all the amazing aspects of the turkish towel and then added a removable pillow, for all those times where you want to chillax on the beach while the kids run free. You can use this one as a comfy (and head supporting) beach blanket, or remove the pillow and use it as a towel and beach wrap. It is our #1 towel that we grab when we head out to enjoy the sand and sea. And to make them even more amazing, Sand Cloud gives 10% of the net profit of each sale to protecting marine life.
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_There are a few other brands that will be joining this post at a later date._
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