In a world where scientific discovery and exploration is slowly but surely unravelling the myriad mysteries of the universe it’s gratifying to know that some idiot can still find time to come up with such a ludicrous invention as Glow In The Dark Loo Roll. It may not be a Hadron Collider (the less said about black holes and anti-matter the better) but whilst it won’t enlighten us as to what happened at the beginning of time it will shed some light on the subject at hand and it’s a lot funnier. Like all things luminous it needs light to charge itself up so to speak and the amount of light it gets will determine how long it glows for. Why we’re bothering to get technical about it is a mystery it’s Glow In The Dark Loo Roll for heaven’s sake. As serious as a giraffe in flippers though considerably more useful and isn’t it reassuring to know that all those research grants aren’t going unwasted?

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As anyone who has ever tried to jam more than a few days worth of kit into a rucksack or beach bag will know all too well towels are the arch enemy of packing light. For something you only need once or twice a day it takes up way too much space that would be far better used for your travel speakers picnic camera mask & flippers or dare we say it a few chilled bottles of something delicious. Not only does a trad towel hog way too much space when dry but post plunge it gets everything else you’ve so carefully packed wet and somehow weighs as much as a small child. Charming as small children can occasionally be you don’t want to be carrying one around for long. The Pocket Towel is the perfect solution. Not only does it pack up absurdly small taking up less space than a lemon but it dries in nano seconds (figuratively speaking). Made from an ultra-fine woven micro fibre it unfolds to 80 x 40cm and its super-absorbency will soak up three times its weight in water. Better than a traditional towel in every way we can imagine the Pocket Towel is your ultimate travel companion (with perhaps the exception of a porter) whether you’re going to the beach for the day or the Amazon for considerably longer. It’s a backpacker’s dream and a day-tripper’s delight.

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