Buff, shemagh, bandana and other which do you own

[8thsinner]

I have been thinking over the last few days of shrinking my kit again and one of the things which I considered is cloth.

I have all three of the above.
I use a doubled up buff as a head covering/hair net for work.

Bandana I keep on my belt and usually gets used to dry my hands, lift hot oven plates etc

Shemagh, I haven't carried in urban scapes for a while because of the definitive army look.

I think each and every one damned handy for ttrips into the woods because of the versatility of each one.

Heres a few links I have found too on their use but I have found more ways even than this....

http://www.journeywoman.com/travel101/bandana.html

http://www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/bandanarollinghitch.htm

http://www.imsplus.com/ims24a.html

http://gollan.pwaresearch.com/hp/bandana.html

http://www.alopeciaboy.net/Bandanas.html

http://www.bandannaclub.com/Tie-Bandanna.htm

http://www.bellum.nu/armoury/shemagh.html


Additionally
http://www.env.go.jp/en/focus/attach/060403-5.pdf

I found this cool and interesting.

 

[Geuf]

I use the Shemag as I actually think it isn't that military looking, but still greenisch/blackish. But the other thing I use is a Dutch army collarshawl (I don't know the exact translation ). It's a tube you pull over your head with two incisions half way. That way two slabs will fall over your torso ( front and back) No wind will come in and you can use it like a sort of balaclava. It's a good piece of kit.

 

[John Fenna]

Add an "all four" option!
John

 

[Goose]

I think a shemagh is the most versatile, one of the uses I put it to is as an improvised bag. You can now get shemaghs with other patterns as they seem to have become a fashion accessory now.

 

[JohnC]

Shemagh for me.. I've used it a s a tablecloth, bag, midge defense etc. I do have one of the buffs as well, but tend to add that in rather than have it with me all the time.

 

[Tor helge]

I use the Shemag as I actually think it isn't that military looking, but still greenisch/blackish. But the other thing I use is a Dutch army collarshawl (I don't know the exact translation ). It's a tube you pull over your head with two incisions half way. That way two slabs will fall over your torso ( front and back) No wind will come in and you can use it like a sort of balaclava. It's a good piece of kit.

This is in use with the norwegian army as well under the very norwegian name "headover" .
I have several of them. Some wool and some cotton.
Very good piece of kit.

Tor

 

[Buckshot]

I have all four !
The 'other' being a cheche
Bascially a shemagh that's a rectangle rather than a square. Easier to tie and use for other jobs like taking a hot pot off the stove...

Mark

 

[JohnC]

BTW I do like the wrap link...

 

[BOD]

What about an Arafat?

 

[BorderReiver]

I voted buff as that's carried most often.

If heading for a desert,the buff is left and the shemagh goes.

 

[Squidders]

Add a version for none

 

[fred gordon]

I really like the shemagh. A friend brought me back 4, in different colours, when he was in Saudi. Have their uses in both winter and summer.

 

[grumit]

i have a bandana shemagh and buff aswell as an og army version of a buff

 

[Klenchblaize]

I have a Buff camo version (if that is not a contradiction!) of what I call funky neck tubes. Never been seen in public with it though as I consider I look a right plonker however I adorn my self with the thing! Put it down to the perils of shopping at Bluewater and fooling oneself that Free Spirit (a subsidiary of Blacks?) is a bushcraft outfitters!

Cheers

 

[Geuf]

This is in use with the norwegian army as well under the very norwegian name "headover" .
I have several of them. Some wool and some cotton.
Very good piece of kit.

Tor

Do they also have the front- and backflaps? And in wich colours do they come? If you would like it, we can swap one. I have a olivegreen dutch army one. The one on the photo that I posted doesn't resemble it very well. It doesn't have the front- backflaps nor the right colour. But I'm unable to find a proper picture. Pm me if you're interested. If not, that's cool too.

 

[8thsinner]

I do not know how to edit the poll details, also I am only interested in the opinions of people who do have one or the other not none, sorry.

 

[Biddlesby]

I agree. If somebody owns none of those things, their opinion is totally worthless.

..just joking..

I chose buff because I don't own any of the others. Great for cycling too. Would love a shemagh though.

 

[Greg]

I love my shemagh (I have two, one green/black and one desert) which I find extremely useful in various ways, but for those cold winters nights I can't go without my nomex/fleece hood (balaclava) to keep my ears and nose warm!!

I do also own a similar headover/buff to the one shown earlier, its made from wool/nomex which I find can be a bit itchy! but its still a great bit of kit.

If your wondering why I have a nomex hood and headover, I get them issued at work so they're freebies!

 

[Mikey P]

Schemagh, use it daily for work. And it's starting to get a bit warm out here...

 

[sargey]

another vote for the headover, and the cheche, (pronounced "shesh")

cheers, and.