This is a companion review covering the full sized version of the Amphibian towel.
A “technology” heading for a towel? You bet.
The Amphibian towel is a large square towel with two of the four
sizes sewn together. This forms a sort of “pita pocket” shape. The
inside of the towel is a bamboo terry and is used as the wet part for
cleaning clubs, balls etc. The outside is cotton and stays dry,
despite the inside being wet. So you clean your clubs with the inside
and dry them with the outside. Very cool.
I used to wet a large towel about half way down, so the bottom half
was wet and the top half dry. Now I can have the same single wet/dry
towel but one that keeps the two completely separate. The inside of
the Amphibian stays wet for most of a round and hot hot days may need a
small boost of water about half way through the round.
The towel is also very soft and plush. When I have some sweat to
wipe off my face or hands (from the pressure of trying to win a $2.00
nassau), the Amphibian feels very nice.
I like the spring loaded clip which mounts the towel, similar to a
mountain climbing clip. This clip is much better than those old
standard wire towel clips which bend and break. Of course you only
find that out after you’ve lost your towel.
Dry towel in the rain
On rainy days it is hard to keep a towel dry. Reversing the concept
of the Amphibian you can use the outside as the wet side and the inside
as the dry side. Since the two stay independent, the rain can soak
the outside fine and the inside is still dry!
Critiques
The only minor critique I have which isn’t a factor with the ball
version, is that it can sometimes be hard to get leverage for really
scrubbing and rubbing the wet side. There can be enough slack in the
two sides to make scrubbing difficult.
Conclusion
The full sized Amphibian is another great product from Frogger. The
fabric is as plush and soft as any golf towel I’ve ever used. The
wet/dry concept is implemented very well and works perfectly.
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