The Gear Aid Cooling Towel is a 15 x 36 in microfiber towel that drops below ambient temperature using water alone — no ice, no freezer, no batteries. Wet it with a small amount of water, wring it out, and snap it a few times. The water-activated Cool Mesh fabric pulls heat off your skin through evaporation and stays cool for up to two hours per soak. When it warms back up, re-wet, wring, and snap again. It is fully reusable.
At 2.3 oz the towel folds into the included 7 x 5.5 in mesh bag, so it stows in a pack pocket, a glovebox, or a door pouch and weighs almost nothing in your kit. A silver-ion antimicrobial treatment fights the bacteria that make damp gear stink, so it holds up over a long, sweaty day better than a cotton rag. Color is coyote.
One trade-off worth knowing: this is evaporative cooling, so it works hardest in dry heat. In high humidity the effect is milder and you will re-wet more often. Drape it around your neck on a hot trail, use it as a headwrap under a cap, or hang it over your shoulders after a workout. Comes with the towel and the mesh storage bag.
