Matador Ultralight Travel Towel Charcoal/Black Large MATULTL001CH

This is hands-down the best backpacking towel. It is so compact, yet super absorbent at the same time. It is a staple in my gear and I would recommend it to anyone embarking on a backcountry trek or even an extended vacation (it's great for hostels too!). It dries fast and washes up nicely and seems to be pretty durable. My only suggestion to Matador would be to lengthen the strap on the clip a little bit so that you can ditch the carrying case and use the clip to keep the towel rolled and secured to your pack.

Is this the most comfortable towel, not at all. But this is perfect for travel as a back up plan. When I travel, I stay in all kind of accommodations, some of which don’t provide towels. Fits in to my backpack and takes very little room

Took this to the gym a couple times. Gets too damp after a shower but fortunately that’s all I need.Can’t imagine this at the beach if you go back to water after drying yourself but it does dry pretty fast if hung in the sun or it’s not humid.It’s also very light and takes no space. I have it stuffed in my hygiene bag along with the smaller version of the towel.

So I’ve been trying to look for a portal towel for some time now. Since my gym opens back up the showers I really wanted to shower there after working out but I don’t want to bring one of my regular towels which are very bulky. Now I’ve never bought any portable towels, so I won’t ahead and did some research through google and YouTube, found out that Matador had some really good towels. So I went ahead and purchased 2 of the portable towels (one with the mesh cover ) ( the other towel with the silicone cover) And they were really great for something so small and compact . Also very easy to dry as well in the sun they dry in almost 30 min or less. Now indoors they take around 1 hour 30 min. Now they don’t completely dry you off not like a cotton towel where you can ... MoreSo I’ve been trying to look for a portal towel for some time now. Since my gym opens back up the showers I really wanted to shower there after working out but I don’t want to bring one of my regular towels which are very bulky. Now I’ve never bought any portable towels, so I won’t ahead and did some research through google and YouTube, found out that Matador had some really good towels. So I went ahead and purchased 2 of the portable towels (one with the mesh cover ) ( the other towel with the silicone cover) And they were really great for something so small and compact . Also very easy to dry as well in the sun they dry in almost 30 min or less. Now indoors they take around 1 hour 30 min. Now they don’t completely dry you off not like a cotton towel where you can be dry to the bone. There is still some dampness on your skin so your not super dry, but hey you aren’t wet either. But I’ve never had any other portable towels so I can’t really compare to other ones but for now this one holds first place.

This is the best UL Towel on the market right now, in my opinion. Personally, it works great and is ultra light but was too small for my taste. The beach towel is a bit bigger and more like a regular towel size, but the changing poncho works best for what I need. Unless you're counting grams, you may like the larger-sized options.

Small and ultralight, but still wet after use.Needs to be a bit bigger. Beach towel size would be perfectWhen swimming I have to use 2 of these to be completely dryBetter off just getting the volcom poncho for the extra size to dry you offGlad they got rid of the silicone case and brought the mesh stuff sack

I love these towels.

I already had a couple of these. Loved them so much bought the set. We use them for swimming and camping

Matador Ultralight Travel Towel

I am so happy with the quality of the towel it is just what I wanted.

Perfect travel towel

The texture is great, and it’s amazing how small it packs for such a large size. I travel a lot, and constantly find myself in situations where I wish I had an extra towel (accommodation didn’t provide enough), or that I need something small and light I can take on a day trip, and don’t want to take a bulky hotel towel. I can’t wait to use this on my next trip in about a week! (Traveling for a whole month.) I’ll update if my opinion changes, but right now, this seems to be a brilliant solution.