I have the older model with the old silicone case and button loop. I am glad to see the button was upgraded to a buckle.

This is my most used item in my travel kit and it keeps me DRY while also drying out QUICKLY. This amazing part of these towels is its ability to intentionally soak it in water to “wash and rinse,” immediately wring out the water, and then use the damp towel to wipe off your body and dry yourself.

When you are hiking and it is hot outside, you can soak this in water, fold it or roll it, then wrap it around your neck or place it on top of your head. It cools you off while drying out. Because it soaks up water, you don’t have to worry about not being able to use it later after a shower. Just wring out the water and use it, wring it out again, you’ll be dry.

When the sun is beating outside, I’ve used it as a sun shade / cape. It blocks out the sun’s rays. The con is that while you’re walking around blocking out the sun, it picks up a lot of dusk and dirt. The solution is a wet/dry bag. Fill it up with water, but it in the dry bag, shake and rinse, wring it out and re-use it again.

If you could only use ONE towel, choose Matador.

Future Request: A storage bag that allows it to completely dry while packed away (I know it’s probably impossible). I find that my silicone case never allows the towel to completely dry out, it also makes the towel stink due to bacteria retention. Someone also stole the carabiner off the silicone case while I was traveling. People.

Great towel

Space efficient, slow to smell, easy to hang, good case.

Get both the large towel and the hand towel size, makes it much easier to travel with. The small is good for sweat, drying hands, etc.