Review on 🧻 Portawipes Maxi-Towel Jumbo Sized (11.5" X 22") Compressed Towel Tablet - Individually Wrapped, 40 Towel Pack by Sergio Wingate

I really wasn't expecting much from these towels but I had good experiences with some of the smaller towels and decided to give them a try. I've only had experience with one large towel and it was bamboo. Many photos compare this towel to a bamboo towel, but I have to say that the only benefit of a bamboo towel is that it's about 50% thinner when compressed. Bamboo also costs anywhere from a dollar to $1.50 apiece, compared to 35 cents apiece for these. Size: The picture shows the size of the towels before and after decompression. But this towel was pretty easy to decompress and required less water than I expected. I was surprised to see that it had a pattern of swollen polka dots. They increase the thickness of the towel and its superior absorbency while minimizing bulk. The towel will stretch to about the promised 12" x 20" size, giving or taking some stretch. And I was happy to see that this towel has significantly more surface area than bamboo, so you're getting something with that extra thickness. say that even non-textured areas are slightly thicker than more woven bamboo. The structure of a bamboo towel is more like a spider web than a tight weave. I tried to take a photo to show the edges and you can see the difference in thickness. I also placed both on top of the black polka dot pattern to give you an idea of the opacity and thickness of each towel. Strength: I let the towel dry, then picked it up and put a 5 pound weight on it and then another 5 pounds. It weighs a pound and doesn't seem to show any signs of cracking, so this thing is solid. Softness: The towel feels quite soft, softer than a paper towel or baby wipe, much more like tufted cotton or microfiber against the skin. It is soft enough to be used on more sensitive parts of the body. Absorbency: This is the real story behind the tape. I filled two glasses with equal amounts of water, took this towel and the bamboo towel and dipped them in the water. I waited about half a minute for them to fully absorb and then quickly removed them from the glasses. Well, I didn't measure exactly, as you can see in the photo, this towel absorbs significantly more water than a bamboo towel. I also did this experiment with a premium, same-faced paper towel that claims to have a "cloth-like feel" which might rhyme with Diva ;-) and that absorbs about the same amount of water as bamboo, but not as well as this towel. . While it's significantly thicker when compressed, you get quite a bit of absorbency for that extra thickness, and that's probably enough to convince me of this towel. The towel seems quite strong and durable and will last. for repeated use if not abused. It dries fast, I mean really fast, and I was able to wipe down an entire sink full of dishes with just this towel to dry them off. (kind of sneaky way of making me do the dishes too) I really liked the bamboos and got used to how thin they are, but these new ones won me over. I really wish they were compressed a little thinner, but I see no reason to take the stars off. Of course, it doesn't hurt that they're 5 times cheaper than the ones I've been using. These towels work great and do exactly what they promise at an amazingly affordable price. As a bonus, if you take them on a camping trip they will easily catch fire from a spark. So when it gets too dirty to keep using, you have a very effective fire starter.