Anyone have a towel that doesn't wash up nice and fresh?
I've got a swimming towel that frankly smeels terrible now, even right after the wash. It smells stagnant, Mrs Stud won't even give it to the Dog LOL.
I thought perhaps the machine isn't rinsing thoroughly but nothing else smells, clothes are fine and smell great. I'm forced to believe that it is something to do with the water at the YMCA...perhaps even after showering I am sweating chlorine or other things into the towel.
Does anyone else have this issue or any thoughts.
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Former Member
Absolutely. Once it hits the floor or if I have to use it on my feet, it's toast. I usually avoid using it for my feet by using paper towels instead.
I wear flip flops and keep the towel.
Ohhhhhhhh I wash my towel after every swim as well. I figure with the water I am saving by showering at the pool 4 times a week, to have a clean towel daily is nothing.
No saran wrap here either. That would be one big box of saran to cover this body:lmao:
Katie
i have three towels i rotate between. rotations are usually two to three weeks long, but with (these days) two days of swimming a week, they are aired out and hang out for a few days. When they get pretty stank is when I toss them in the wash. i usually have two towels for a meet (plus chamois), and with the amount of water that ends up in them, they get dried out and then sent to the washer for some treatment w/ Tide.
as for saran wrap, i only use that when i dont have a...
err...
when i run out of wax paper to wrap my leftover food.
:dedhorse:
i have three towels i rotate between. rotations are usually two to three weeks long, but with (these days) two days of swimming a week, they are aired out and hang out for a few days. When they get pretty stank is when I toss them in the wash. i usually have two towels for a meet (plus chamois), and with the amount of water that ends up in them, they get dried out and then sent to the washer for some treatment w/ Tide.
as for saran wrap, i only use that when i dont have a...
err...
when i run out of wax paper to wrap my leftover food.
:dedhorse:
I think I should bring the towel and have you guys grade it for pungency and linger....
Swim towels are single use for us. Inevitably they wind up touching the ground or the benches and Lord only knows what sorts of crud they pick up in that time.
SCYFreestyler, you're right about grime getting picked up by towels.
As for the whole stinky towel issue?? LOL!! I was laughing while reading this whole thread, and while it's been a year since I haven't swam I will say that the best way to prevent "Stinky Towel" is to avoid leaving it in your swim-bag, no matter how tiring sets can be. There's no excuse. Usually, I take mine out of the bag and drip dry on the shower's curtain rod. I wash my towels weekly, so they smell fresh and are constantly clean. However, if your towel smells up to high heaven, it's time to replace it and discard the ill-smelling towel. There's nothing worse than a smelly Masters Swimmer.
SCYFreestyler, you're right about grime getting picked up by towels.
As for the whole stinky towel issue?? LOL!! I was laughing while reading this whole thread, and while it's been a year since I haven't swam I will say that the best way to prevent "Stinky Towel" is to avoid leaving it in your swim-bag, no matter how tiring sets can be. There's no excuse. Usually, I take mine out of the bag and drip dry on the shower's curtain rod. I wash my towels weekly, so they smell fresh and are constantly clean. However, if your towel smells up to high heaven, it's time to replace it and discard the ill-smelling towel. There's nothing worse than a smelly Masters Swimmer.
OOOOOOOOOOOH, for the love of Wilkie! I take my towel out as soon as I get home. Why does everyone insist on blaming that for the smell!
;)
Hehe this towel is bypassing rover :rofl:
