Ditching the Washcloth

[AtlantaGuy]

I've used cotton washcloths in the shower for my entire life and frankly, I'm sick of dealing with them. They are especially annoying in a camping environment because there's never a good place to store them for drying and carrying a wet one back and forth to a bath house is a pain. I know some people have ditched them completely but I tried using a loofa one time and didn't like it. Is anyone using something else they like? I want something that holds little if any water after use, dries quickly and does as good a job as a traditional washcloth.

 

[maki2]

There are a number of options
Bath brushes
Sponges
Gathered into a ball nylon mesh scrubbers

I myself use a long handled bath brush which makes it easy to reach my back, my lower legs and feet. Do a shaking, slinging motion to remove the bulk of the water out of it. But I also use microfiber wash cloth. Microfiber is a washcloth you can easily ring out drip free. That fiber type dries considerably faster than cotton washcloths. I also use microfiber towels as well because they are very absorbent but dry very, very quickly. My microfiber bath towels are large and typically sold as beach towels. Cotton towels and washcloths take ages to dry, and are bulky to store so I do not even own any.

 

[WanderingRose]

Microfiber cleaning cloths.

 

[Cy_5th]

I've used cotton washcloths in the shower for my entire life and frankly, I'm sick of dealing with them. They are especially annoying in a camping environment because there's never a good place to store them for drying and carrying a wet one back and forth to a bath house is a pain. I know some people have ditched them completely but I tried using a loofa one time and didn't like it. Is anyone using something else they like? I want something that holds little if any water after use, dries quickly and does as good a job as a traditional washcloth.

Bar of soap for me. Just don't drop the soap. When i lived in the house it was a loofa and shower gel.

 

[maki2]

A plastic grocery store bag is good for transporting a wet towel. A suction cup with a hook is pretty handy for hanging up a wet towel. I do not know what you are traveling in. But look around and think it out for how to create or place a hook to hang a towel from. Visualize, you will figure it out.

 

[Tony's Dream]

I use skunky and other similiar wipes. They are dry and when you wet them, they lather up. I then despose of them when done.