Not being the fittest of walkers, I tend to perspire quite a lot when the going gets tough and the hills get vertical. Hence I tend to take a sports towel or suchlike to mop my brow when my eyes are starting to sting. However, I also find it hard to lay my hands on anything! I want to stock up as using the same towel two days running is not a pleasant experience...
Can anyone recommend somewhere online I could get appropriate items? The more absorbant the better really. I could just use a standard flannel, but they don't tend to be that effective.
I shouldn't have thought they would be this difficult to lay my hands on, but it seems I was wrong!
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 You could try using a Buff :) Not only are they super absorbent but you can dip them in a stream to help cool down, and they wash and dry very quickly.
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 You need a buff. Just don't get one with a visor or you'll look like a pirate
;o)
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The Buff Visor works really well, but if you're worried about what people think you look like more than how well it works then perhaps NPC is right.
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Oops Dave, didn't see you there
;o)
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 I'll go along with kate and the microfibre towel. I've used one for years and they dry in no time in the sun/breeze. Every sweat monster should have one.
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 And being a sweat monster isn't necessarily related to fitness! I'm one of the sweatiest buggers in the world and i'm not too lardy and slow. Hopefully!
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 The Buff will be unto your fevered brow like the soft hand of an exotic maiden caressing your temples with a touch so light, so soft that it shall be like the wind from an angels wings that cools you and brings calm to your thoughts.
With or without a visor.
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What he said /\
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I'm not convinced I can make a Buff look good on me :) Besides, I have a hat already, which does a good job of protecting my bald spot (how did I get one of those at 25!) and my neck.
Microfibre towel sounds good though, although is it possible to get one that isn't beach-towel sized? I've always had a towel that's about flannel-sized so I can easily tuck it away somewhere.
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 I sweat buckets and actually climb a grade or two lower without a buff. I need several as they get a bit damp!
PTC which Buffs have you been using? I've got to get one of those 'exotic maiden'buffs!!!
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 What about one of those things that you put in cold water for 20 mins and they stay cool all day. It looks like a 70s tie!
Is it Australian?
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 a microfibre washing up cloth is a lot smaller than a towel - visit your supermarket/pound shop.
mine is just big enough to tie knots in the corners for that sophisticated headgear look - well, it looks better than a buff and is more practical - although you can't blow your nose on it; unlike a buff.
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Mike - they are called 'Cobbers' - have recently got one and they seem good. Yep from Aus
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 Parky beat me to the microfibre cloth from pound shop, etc. My current 'mild camping' towel is a 'pet towel' from the 99p Store.
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 as a few people said the best options are
1) buff
2) micro fibre towel/cloth - availble from lots of cheap shops...check out homebaragins if you have one near you.
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