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Adventure Smart Towel – Quick-Drying, Lightweight & Antibacterial Towel for Travel, Sports and Outdoors
Looking for the best travel towel for outdoor, sports or backpacking? The Adventure Smart Towel is the ideal choice. This lightweight 100% cotton towel is quick-drying, super absorbent and antibacterial - perfect for everything from hiking and camping to fitness and beach holidays.
Designed for adventurers and travelers, the towel combines functionality and comfort. The towel has a beautiful contrasting edge and a smart elastic hanging loop makes it easy to hang up and pack away. We have chosen an environmentally friendly approach without unnecessary packaging - you only get what is most important: a durable, quality cotton towel that will last for years.
Advantages of Adventure Smart Towel:
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100% natural cotton – no synthetic fibers
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Quick-drying towel – perfect for travel and sports
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Antibacterial treatment – stays fresher longer
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Extremely absorbent – absorbs water efficiently
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Lightweight design – weighs only 109g (Small) / 340g (Large)
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Soft and breathable – comfortable against the skin
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Oeko-Tex certified – free from harmful chemicals
Whether you're into hiking, climbing, surfing, fitness or world travel, the Adventure Smart Towel is the perfect choice. It's travel-friendly, quick-drying, durable and antibacterial - the ultimate towel for all your adventures.
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ABOUT STAY FRESH TECHNOLOGY
Nordifakt products use Polygiene StayFresh technology. It's a smart way of saying that we treat our products with a special silver-based textile treatment. This treatment is super advanced – it prevents 99.9% of bacteria from growing on our products. We add this treatment towards the end of the production process. And guess what? Tests in both real-life situations and laboratories prove that it continues to work throughout the product's entire lifespan. So you can stay fresh and clean for longer!
BENEFITS
● Eliminates 99.9% of bacteria
● Neutralizes odors
● Fabric stays fresh
● Reduces the need for washing, which saves water and energy
● Extends the life of textiles
Stay Fresh technology certificates
We produce in Portugal (EU), thereby ensuring compliance with the world's strictest chemical requirements for textiles. Our products also meet the rigorous standards of STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® and are BlueSign™ approved.
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Frequently asked questions
Adventure Smart Towel
100% cotton — no synthetic fibers and no microfibers. The cotton provides a soft, natural feel against the skin, and the texture creates a large surface area that can absorb a lot of water. The towel is OEKO-TEX® certified, meaning it has been tested to be free of harmful substances.
It is designed to dry significantly faster than a regular cotton towel. Hang it up using the elastic loop so that air can circulate on both sides — that way, it will be dry again in no time.
StayFresh is a silver-based antibacterial treatment that inhibits the growth of the bacteria that cause bad odors in textiles. The treatment combats 99.9% of bacterial growth in the fabric, so the towel stays fresh between uses — even when you use it for several days in a row without access to a washing machine.
Yes. The treatment is applied during the actual production of the textile and is documented to be effective for the entire lifespan of the product — it does not wash out and does not need to be reapplied.
There is no fixed rule, but because the treatment prevents odor-causing bacteria from growing, most people can use the towel for several days in a row without it starting to smell. Wash it when it has become dirty — not just because it has been used.
Wash at 30 °C with similar colors. Avoid fabric softener — it leaves a coating on the fibers and reduces absorbency. Avoid tumble drying and avoid bleach. Because you can use 30 degrees instead of 60, you save both water and energy over time.
Choose the small one if you are packing ultralight — hiking, bikepacking, training, and carry-on luggage. Choose the large one if you prioritize comfort: beach, campsite, van life, or family use. Many people choose the small one for the trip and the large one for the car or the tent.
Microfiber dries quickly, but often feels rubbery against the skin, absorbs less water at a time, and typically loses its properties after a relatively short time. Furthermore, synthetic fibers shed microplastics when washed. The Adventure Smart Towel is pure cotton: softer against the skin, higher water capacity — and it can be wrung out and used again immediately.
Hiking, cycling, bikepacking, camping, climbing, surfing, swimming, fitness and yoga, travel with carry-on, festivals and everyday use. This is a towel light enough to take with you — and robust enough to last for years.
No. The OEKO-TEX® certification means that the textile has been tested for harmful substances, and the cotton is soft against the skin. The treatment is embedded in the fibers and is not released onto the skin.
It is made to last for years rather than being a disposable item. It typically becomes softer with use, and the antibacterial effect stays with the product throughout its life.
Copenhagen Towel & Skagen Towel
Same cotton, same certification, same antibacterial treatment — the difference is in the weave and weight. Copenhagen is lightweight and honeycomb-woven: it dries quickly and takes up little space. Skagen is plush in an 800-gram quality: thicker, heavier, and more luxurious to wrap yourself in. In short, Copenhagen for quick drying, Skagen for comfort.
Copenhagen: towel 53 × 80 cm and bath towel 80 × 150 cm.
Skagen: face cloth 30 × 30 cm, towel 45 × 80 cm and bath towel 76 × 142 cm.
Both series are also available as towel sets.
Far less often than regular towels, which are recommended to be washed at 60 degrees after 2-3 uses. StayFresh prevents bacteria from growing, so most people can get by with approximately one wash per month.
Wash at 30 degrees or colder with mild detergent, air dry or tumble dry on low heat. Avoid bleach and fabric softener, which seal the fibers and ruin the absorbency.
No. The treatment is applied during the production of the textile itself and lasts for the lifetime of the product. It does not need to be refreshed.
Yes. The treatment is only active within the material and does not affect the skin's natural bacteria. All products are OEKO-TEX® certified — Skagen under STANDARD 100, certificate no. 10201CIT (Citeve).
No, and that is the whole point. Regular towels get musty because the moisture feeds the bacteria — here, there is no bacteria to feed. Hang the towel spread out rather than folded double, so it dries the fastest.