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05-22-2005, 07:46 PM
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05-22-2005, 08:08 PM
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Hey i can reccomend a towl i got at wal-mart in the camping section it was like 4 bucks and a felt-ish type material, It was really light and packable but worked pretty well, got a little chilly but I was in Europe in December.
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05-22-2005, 11:48 PM
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Yeah, I gota similar one to Kyle's for about $5 from a military surplus shop.. some German brand. Worked out GREAT - only trouble was the first couple of times I used it, it smelled like chicken fat burning on a BBQ... seriously!
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05-23-2005, 03:11 AM
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Hehe yeah I had a super absorbent towel, it kind of got stinky after a while and then I left it somewhere. I started using a sarong which worked well. In Morocco a native Berber loved it because of the colours and wanted it as a gift for his mum. So it got traded for a berber towel which I then left at another hostel. I lasted the rest of my trip with an old shirt.
great random titbits, yay!
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05-23-2005, 06:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by urOZm8@May 23 2005, 05:10 AM
In Morocco a native Berber loved it because of the colours and wanted it as a gift for his mum.
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that is awesome OZ. his mom now has an article of clothing that you wiped your parts dry with 
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05-23-2005, 06:39 PM
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Hey Kyle - got the same thing. Haven't tried them out yet but thanks for reassurance!
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05-24-2005, 03:16 AM
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that is awesome OZ. his mom now has an article of clothing that you wiped your parts dry with
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Yeah I know. I told him it was a bit stinky but he didn't care!
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05-24-2005, 07:56 AM
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Well I'm sure not everyone in the world is adverse to washing their clothing. 
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