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Do muslin sheets a good towel substitute when hiking?
I have successfully done this in the past when interrailing across Europe. The muslin sheets are cheap, light, fold into a very small space, and I can use one dishcloth-sized sheet to dry most of my body.
I do not have much experience of multi-day hikes. I am going to do one in summer with some mates. I cannot think of a good reason why muslin sheets would not work in this situation either, but they insist I should bring a travel towel?
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I use a microfiber towel, which come in sizes S-XXL, from Decathalon, for under a tenner. It packs up smaller than a cotton hand towel and dries my entire body.
Muslin is cotton, so have fun with it taking ages to dry
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>>1026071
Yeah and muslins are just a bunch of terrorists anyway.
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>>1026069
Packtowel make great towels, they really aren't that expensive and pack down small and are light. They also dry super fast which is key. They only reason I would use one over muslin sheets is the drying time.
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>>1026242
This. My 15 year old REI camptowel is still going strong. Dries me effectively, packs down to nothing, and dries itself super-fast.
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>>1026069
I used to have a microfiber towel, it was neato
but I ended up just using a quick-drying hiking shirt as a towel, rinsing it after use and hanging it on my bag
it's just one less bullshit to deal with
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>>1028604
Nice idea! I like having my towel though to make a kilt if I go swimming or have to wash all my clothes.
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