The Nomadix Bandana Towel is the kind of tiny-but-mighty bit of kit that ends up living in your pack, your running vest, your glovebox — anywhere you might need a quick, reliable helper. Made from recycled MicroSuede with UPF 50+ sun protection, it absorbs sweat on steep hikes, wipes down kit after a muddy ride, cleans up spills at camp and still dries in no time. It’s sand-resistant, odour-resistant, featherlight and compact enough to vanish into a pocket, yet tough enough for daily use outdoors. Whether you’re out on the trail, working through a gym session or just navigating the messier moments of everyday life, this bandana towel proves you don’t need something big to make a big difference.
Spend enough time living out of a duffel, chasing coastlines, or bouncing between trailheads and you start to realise something: the more you carry, the less you actually get to roam. That was the lightbulb moment for three friends — Zack Helminiak, Chace Petersen and Hunter Robinson — somewhere between desert highways and mountain passes in a packed-to-the-brim ’98 Subaru Outback. If they could own less, they’d do more. So they built a brand around that idea.
Nomadix makes the kind of gear that earns the space it takes up — versatile, durable, beautifully made products designed to replace half the stuff in your pack. Their all-in-one towels became the cult favourite that launched the brand, a single piece of kit that works for travel, camping, yoga, surf sessions and the odd river-dip rinse-off. And they didn’t cut corners to get there. Most Nomadix textiles are made from 88–100% post-consumer recycled polyester, crafted through a closed-loop process that diverts plastic bottles away from our oceans and turns them into hard-wearing fibres. They’re a proud Social Purpose Corporation, a 1% for the Planet member, and one of the outdoor industry’s loudest voices calling for better, cleaner manufacturing — from ditching PFAS in their insulated blankets to avoiding water-polluting dyes from day one.
A decade on from their scrappy Kickstarter debut, Nomadix has gone from niche towel disruptors to a global name trusted by adventurers, yogis, van-lifers and weekend warriors alike. You’ll now see their towels and puffer blankets in more than 1,000 stores across the US — including REI — proof that their philosophy resonates far beyond that original road trip. Because in a world drowning in plastic waste and throwaway gear, Nomadix is pushing for something better: fewer things, used more often, built to last longer, and made in a way that protects the places that inspire us. Own less. Do more. And go further with gear that’s ready for every adventure after.
