At 75 by 130cm, it wraps around me more like a regular towel, yet packs to a fraction of the space in my weekend bag.

Overnight in our cabin, the microfibre towel air-dried after an autumn swim. Its drawstring bag kept it separate from clothes on the way home.

It takes less locker room space than my cotton towel and returns to the bag quickly. The blue colour is easy to distinguish from shared club towels.

Back in my pack, the supplied pouch gives the towel one predictable place. I leave the bag open until the fabric has dried fully.

After a rainy hike, the blue towel handled wet hair and muddy hands before I got into the car. It absorbed the moisture without becoming heavy to carry.