Rainleaf Microfiber Travel Towel
A quick-dry microfiber towel that packs into its own pouch and has a snap hang loop. The practical answer to sauna visits, thermal baths, hostel showers and cold-water swims, where a cotton towel would still be damp the next morning.
- Packs into its own pouch and takes a fraction of the space and weight of a cotton towel — the difference is obvious in a carry-on
- Dries far faster than cotton, so it can be rinsed and hung between sauna rounds or pool sessions on the same day
- The snap loop hangs it from a backpack strap, locker hook or changing-room rail while it dries
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Who it suits — and who should skip it
This is for anyone whose towel has to travel: sauna rounds, thermal baths, hostel showers, cold-water swims, or a gym bag that already has no room left. The whole argument for microfiber is that it dries between uses instead of sitting damp in a bag until it smells.
Skip it if what you want from a towel is the feeling of a thick cotton bath sheet. Microfiber is thin by design, and it needs to be hung out properly rather than balled up — buyers who treat it like a cotton towel are the ones who end up disappointed.
Getting it right in practice
- Shake it out and hang it by the snap loop as soon as you are done. Microfiber only keeps its advantage if air can reach both sides.
- Wash it without fabric softener. Softener coats the fibres and is the most common reason a microfiber towel stops absorbing.
- Use the pouch for storage, not for a wet towel. Packing it away damp defeats the point.
How it compares with what you already own
A microfiber towel is not a replacement for the towel on your bathroom rail; it is a replacement for the second towel you drag around. Judged that way it wins on weight and drying time and loses on comfort. If you are packing for a trip where you will shower in a hostel, a pool or an onsen, that trade is usually worth making. If you are packing for a hotel that supplies towels, it is not.
Still the right one after all that?
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Compare with: the MLVOC travel neck pillow kit and the Manduka travel yoga mat — the other two things that decide whether a bag closes.
Related reading: our guide to keeping a fitness habit on holiday.
We have not personally tested this product. Everything above is drawn from the manufacturer’s specifications and from patterns in public buyer reviews, re-checked on 2 October 2026. Figures on this page change over time.