Lightload Travel Towels Comparisons for Outdoor, Camping and Backpack Gear

Susan Hamilton the award winning travel writer did a comparison of three towels used for travel. Here is what she had to say about lightload Towels.

Lightload Towels

“This super compact 12-inch by 20-inch towel comes vacuum sealed in a package that is smaller than palm size. Lightload towels are wickable and should be hand washed. Because these towels are made of viscose, they are more absorbent than microfiber or cotton.

Lightload towels can provide insulation in extreme weather, as well as being used as a fire starter or coffee filter. Backpackers use Lightload towels in place of bandanas and camp towels. Athletes use them for drying off as well as cleaning their gear.”

Susan also went on to describe what a travel towel is. She writes, “

Compact and thin, travel towels are a practical way to take towels on vacations, camping trips and international destinations. Much less bulky than regular terrycloth or cotton towels, travel towels are made of synthetic materials that dry quickly.

Many travel towels are made of microfiber. These towels are soft but the microfiber can sometimes irritate sensitive skin. Some travel towels are made of viscose rayon, nylon or polyester. Some travel towel fabrics are infused with antibacterial fibers that prevent bacterial growth.

She goes on to write, “

Travel towels allow campers, backpackers, travelers and athletes to have the convenience of a towel without the added weight. When packing for yurt camping (such as destinations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho), travel towels keep the load light. Their compact size is ideal for saving space in luggage and packs. Super absorbent and quick drying, travel towels have a multitude of uses — from blankets to fire starters.”

Susan Lynne Hamilton is an award-winning writer, specializing in travel, recreation, wine, food and health. As the Feature Writer for Suite 101’s Northwest U.S. travel section, she showcases the rich features this unique region of America offers.

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Happy Towel Day!

Today May 25, is Towel Day all over the world and is a special tribute to Douglas Adams the author of the Hitchiker Guide to the Galaxy. This tradition started soon after Douglas Adams sudden Death on may 11.2001 and has continued since. Please go to towelday.org for more information.

“ A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can’t see it, it can’t see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have “lost”. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.
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— Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

lightload Towels Sponsors United States Military Special Forces Event

Lightload Towels sponsored the Military speical orperations evernt below.

Dear Lightload Towels,

On March 21, 2010 the members of Joint Task Force Paladin South and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven, located on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan are sponsoring a 5K/10K race and ruck hump. The purpose of this race is to help support and raise awareness of the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation. It’s also an opportunity to bring together the 67 different nations on Kandahar Airfield in the spirit of camaraderie and healthy competition. We are hoping that, with your donation, we can make this event exciting and enjoyable for the men women serving in Afghanistan as well as provide needed support to an extremely worthy cause.

It would be an honor and a great help to the foundation if you could donate some Lightload Towels products that we could use for incentives and prizes. Being in the military and part of the Special Operations community, we are constantly in the field operating or training in all kinds of environments. Most of the time we are carrying everything we need in our packs where space and weight are premiums. My wife bought me a couple of your towels before this latest deployment to Afghanistan and I included them in my pack during a mission. I used one almost immediately in a dust storm then later to clean up. They really are amazing. I continued to use it for a variety of tasks throughout that mission, washed it when I got back and took the same on the next. I have everybody wanting them now. I’m trying to talk the commands into buying cases of them to hand out for teams. I know that Lightload Towels have great products and this is a great opportunity to spread the word about them as well as help a worthy cause. There will be several hundred participants and many more spectators from all around the world. We will do all we can to ensure that the Lightload Towel name and products are prominently displayed for everyone to see and display a banner, or anything else if provided. We will also post pictures and articles on various websites and expect media attention.

The Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization (EIN# 20-8618412) dedicated to helping EOD Warriors and their families by providing financial assistance when a loved one is injured.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians render safe all types of ordnance, conventional and unconventional, improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear to include Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). They perform land and underwater location, identification, render-safe, and disposal/recovery of foreign and domestic ordnance.

Since our establishment in 2007 the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation has provided over $190,000 in grants and assistance to our Wounded EOD Warriors and their families. We continue to raise awareness and funds and need your help to continue this mission.

The Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation is dedicated to helping this elite group of brave men and women. Your donation will contribute significantly to the success of our event and we sincerely appreciate your consideration in helping this worthwhile cause. Feel free to contact Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation with any questions concerning the foundation (540) 373-2766. The foundations web address is as follows: www.woundedeodwarrior.org.

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Lightload Towels Will Sponsor Applachian Mountain Club Annual Meeting

Lightload Towels will sponsor in part the
134th Annual Meeting of the Appalachian Mountain Club which will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza Boston North Shore (formerly the Sheraton Ferncroft Resort) in Danvers, MA.

Below is the information flyer about the event.
“This event is open to members and non-members alike. Throughout the day exciting, diverse workshops will be offered as well as an AMC Showcase Expo highlighting AMC Chapters, destinations, and volunteer opportunities.

At night, we will have the opportunity to enjoy dinner and a fantastic keynote speaker. This year’s speaker will be author, adventurer, photographer Jonathan Waterman. Jonathan’s latest book, Where Mountains are Nameless — Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge relates his journeys into the Arctic Refuge.

Since 1983, Jon has taken eighteen trips into the far North and has spent over two hundred days in and around the embattled Arctic Refuge. While paddling or trekking cross-country, Jon has encountered howling wolves, British petroleum workers, Inupiat hunters and the oil-ravaged Prince William Sound.

Schedule of Events:

•Registration Opens: 7:30am
•Committee Meetings: 8:00am – 3:30pm
Meeting Schedule
•AMC Showcase Expo: 8:30am – 6:00pm
•Workshops: 1:00pm – 3:50pm
Conservation, Education, & Recreation Workshops
•134th Annual Business Meeting: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
•Dinner and Keynote Speaker (pre-registration required): 6:00pm
Registration Details:

Option A: Full Event Program — includes daytime workshops, committee meetings, entry into the Expo, dinner and keynote speaker. $50 per person.

Option B: Day Program Only — includes daytime workshops, committee meetings, and entry into the Expo. $15 per person.

Kid’s Option: Full Event Program for kids 12 and under – includes daytime workshops, entry into the Expo, kid’s dinner and keynote speaker. $15 per person.

Added Bonus: Book 10 seats for the Full Event Program and we will reserve a table so you and your friends can sit together. Call Cindy at the number below for full details.

Registration is now open! Register now >>

Overnight Accommodations:

Hotel reservations can be made directly with the Crowne Plaza Boston North Shore (formerly the Sheraton Ferncroft Resort) by calling 978-777-2500 and speaking to their in-house reservationist. To receive the discounted rate of $119 per night, mention that you are attending the AMC’s Annual Meeting.

Online reservations may be made at the following link:

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/bosns?crUrl=/h/d/6c/1/en/hotelsearchresults&rpb=hotel&start=null

To receive the AMC discounted rate, enter Group Code: AMC in the ‘Check Availability’ section.

Note: Please do not call the 800 Sheraton reservation number or use the Sheraton website to book your overnight accommodations.

If you have any questions regarding the 2010 Annual Meeting, please call Cindy Martell, Event Coordinator, at 617-391-6603, or e-mail her at cmartell@outdoors.org.

Greg Mortenson, 2009 Keynote Speaker

See the keynote speech from the 133rd Annual Meeting held on February 7, 2009. Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, was the keynote speaker.”

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Hiking Lady Reviews Lightload Towels

Carol Roberts The founder of hikinglady.com ,a website devoted to hiking outdoors with neat tips and advice for the novice to the advanced hiker, was kind enough to review the lightload Towels. Below is what she wrote.

LightLoad Towels Review:

http://hikinglady.com/?s=lightload+Towels&submit.x=22&submit.y=12

“I never expected to see a wickable towel that is the size of a silver dollar, extremely durable, absorbent, AND quick drying…but the LightLoad Towels made by Dyna-E are just that. They got in touch with me and asked me to check out their LightLoad (12 x 24 inches/30 x 60 centimeters) towels and the LightLoad Beach Towel (36 x 60 inches) and I was pleasantly surprised. Before I became aware of LightLoad towels, I took either a bandana or a quick dry towel like the MSR face towel on backpacking trips. These towels are a better alternative because they are lighter, smaller (when in the package) and cheaper. Now I’ll be tossing at least one of the LightLoad Towels in my pack, and will keep one in my First Aid kit. They only weigh 0.6oz and take up virtually no space when packaged. LightLoad vs. Paper Towel Absorbency Because of their small size and light weight, I was expecting little more than a rough, flimsy towel that would not absorb anything. In fact, the LightLoads are just the opposite. When I pulled it out of the waterproof packaging, I tried my hardest to tear it, but to no avail. Then I used it to sop up some water, and the towel did the job well and became even softer after I used it. Plus, it was extremely easy to wring out the water. Additionally, the LightLoad Towel is advertised as “The Only Towel That Is A Survival Tool” – since I am not the greatest at starting campfires, I put a match to one of the towels I tested and it lit up immediately! Not surprising because they are 100% vicose, but this is great to have if camping. The only drawback is that it needs to be washed on a delicate cycle or handwashed (my washing machine was too rough for the Lightload Towel), and some other towels on the market can take more washing machine abuse. But given the size and price, I’m a fan of the LightLoad Towels! LightLoads are advertised to have even more uses including: Towel Washcloth Mask Fire Starter Insulation Diaper Wind/Winter Scarf First Aid Supplement Lightload Towels I also tried out the LightLoad Full Size Beach Towel. While I would not take it backpacking because it weights 5oz, it is great for a day at the beach, car camping, or an addition to your home emergency kit. It was a little bit harder to unpack than the small LightLoad Towels, but once I started using it to dry off it worked great.”

Fitness Coach Dana Moritz Recommends Lightload Towels

Dana Moritz the famed fitness Guru wrote below

“The Thanksgiving holiday is over and now it is time to get back to our routine of eating healthy and working out every day! I have found these great towels that are so handy to throw in your gym bag and are really good for wiping down either your machine or your face!

Lightload Towels are so convenient and they really do work! We put them to the test with our Insanity workouts. Brian, Jason, Kristi, Dawn, Chrissy and I gave them a trial run recently and we all were glad we had them. The sweat was pouring and the towels held up beautifully!

The towels come in a small, round package. You open them up and the towels unfold to a nice size (about the size of a paper towel) that is perfect for the workouts! We laid them out to dry and used them again the next day. Lightload Towels are super absorbent, quick drying and washable.

They can also be used for a fire starter, coffee filter, wind scarf, water filter or a first aid supplement.

http://feelingfitwithdana.blogspot.com/2009/11/lightload-towels.html

Jake opened the beach towel right away and really put it through a test. He pulled on it and really tried to tear it. It took a lot of abuse from him before he was able to tear it up. They are resilient.

 

Head over to Lightload Towels today and check them out!”

Dana has three websites that she keeps in good shape below.

www.missourifitclub.com
www.feelingfitwithdana.blogspot.com
www.Shakeology.com

New Labeling Hightlights Survival Features of Lightload Towels

New Labeling Highlights Survival Features of Lightload TowelsDyna-E International, producers of Lightload Towels (www.ultralighttowels.com) have announced the release of a new packaging design intended to give consumers a better idea of the product’s unique survival features.

(PRWEB) November 19, 2009 — Dyna-E International, producers of Lightload Towels, have announced the release of a new packaging design intended to give consumers a better idea of the product’s unique survival features. The new label lists several novel uses for the compact, wickable towels that fit easily into a pocket or backpack for anyone who needs to travel light. Features highlighted on the new packaging include the fact that Lightload Towels are wickable and that they are the only towels that are survival tools. They can be used as insulation against cold weather, a mask, and even a diaper.

“We believe that the new packaging will make it easier for people to understand how versatile the product is,” said George Wheeler, (President of Dyna-E International).

The hallmark of Lightload Towels has always been their space-saving design, versatility and light weight. According to Wheeler, these are also the first wickable towels on the market. Packaged to fit a 2-inch diameter, the towels open to a full 12” x 24” inch 30x60cm size. They weigh only ½ ounce 18 grams each and are constructed from 100% viscose, a wickable fabric that draws excess moisture from the skin keeping one from freezing in cooler weather. Lightload Towels also come in a larger “beach towel” version.

While wickable clothing is usually quite expensive, Lightload Towels are not. They are available at a cost of around $2 each, and buyers who purchase 12 towels or more can get a 50% discount using coupon code “50 per.” Now, after years of successful sales in the United States, Lightload Towels can also be purchased in Europe on amazon.de  (Germany) and amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom). More information about this product can be found on the company’s website at ultralighttowels.com. Lightload Towels are also available in stores, online and in catalogues through retailers such as EMS , REI , Campmor

Contact Information
GEORGE WHEELER
Dyna-E International
http://www.ultralighttowels.com
917 922 0154

WICKABLE LIGHTLOAD TOWELS CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE TRAVEL AROUND THE GLOBE

WICKABLE LIGHTLOAD TOWELS CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE TRAVEL AROUND THE GLOBE Jamaica, New York (November 18, 2009)— Traveling light is a goal for many people, whether they’re going on an extended backpacking trip or a day trip to the mall. With this in mind, Lightload Towels were invented. The hallmark of Lightload Towels is their space-saving design and light weight in addition to the wickable fabric from which they are made. Packaged to fit a 2-inch diameter, the towels are small enough to fit in a pocket and still leave room for other incidentals like keys and a wallet. Lightload Towels open to a full 12” x 24” inch 30x60cm size. They weigh only ½ ounce or 17 grams each and are constructed from 100% viscose, a wickable fabric that draws excess moisture from skin. Wickable fabric is best for keeping warm in cold weather. The towels are an almost indispensable piece of gear for backpackers, campers, fishermen, hikers, bikers or anyone who travels outdoors, and now, after years of successful sales in the United States, Lightload Towels can now be purchased in Europe on amazon.de (Germany) and amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom). Less adventurous travelers will also appreciate the versatility and compact design of Lightload Towels, which can be used in hundreds of imaginative ways. They are useful as fire starters, scarves, insulation, first aid bandages and strainers. They can also be used to protect skin from wind and bugs or any time a traveler needs something to cover the ground to sit on. The towels are more absorbent than cotton, and they dry much faster. A single, machine washable towel can be used over and over again. Lightload Towels are also inexpensive at approximately $2 each. Buyers who purchase 12 towels or more can get a 50% discount using coupon code “50 per.” More information about this product can be found on the company’s website at www.ultralightloadtowels.com. Lightload Towels are also available in stores, online and in catalogues through retailers such as EMS, REI, Campmor and Paragon Sports They make excellent stocking stuffers for anyone who can benefit from a lightweight, compact “take-along” towel.

 

Lightload Towels Bug Repeller Video Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSmteFWTVYU

Lightload Towels  are the only towels that are survival towels.  View this demo of the lightload Towels as a bug repeller.

lightload Towels Mask Video Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSmteFWTVYU

Lightload Towels  are the only towels that are survival towels.  View this demo of the lightload Towels as a mask.