Shemagh, one of the most versatile gears you may carry:

[Kookork]

Interesting thread I think I'll have to cut me a few since I have less than perfect 100% cotton sheets in my fabric stash. I'm assuming that the fringe help drip water away much like the fringe on buckskin jackets.

Kookork, shemaghusefulness reminds me how handy a sarong is when you live on a beach. Towel, beach blanket, sunshade, privacy screen, & paired with the right flip flops fashion statement .

Good comparison Pelenaka.Sarong on a beach, machete in a tropical forest and shemagh on a trail are all multipurpose.

[MuddyWaters]

For the desert, yes.

For the AT, no.

[Wise Old Owl]

Will it work as a Kilt?

[Kookork]

Will it work as a Kilt?

Why not? whatever floats your boat WOO.

[RCBear]

I don't think I'd be able to wear that hiking in the south. For more than one reason.

I bet it if had the right college football emblem on it (or maybe NASCAR?), that's one reason you'd have no trouble at all in the South!

Give me a deep orange one with Clemson Tiger paws on it!

RainMan

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Sorry, none in stock. Very happy to send you one with Garnet and Black.

...And an angry Cock on it :-)

[max patch]

...And an angry Cock on it :-)

Thats what all the pink blazers should wear.

[Rain Man]

Sorry, none in stock. Very happy to send you one with Garnet and Black.

...And an angry Cock on it :-)

Is there any other kind?!

RainMan

P.S. Truly, a blaze orange Shemagh would be great for hunting season!

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[TwoSpirits]

+1 on a shemagh. Great piece of kit, although I can understand how some people will still consider it just a bandanna on sterioids. But it really is extremely versatile. I winter camp and day-hike quite a bit, and love this to protect my face from wind. Surprisingly warm, too (even though it is just cotton.) I also wrap it around my face at night to keep my wee little nose from getting cold, so I don't stuff my face down into my bag and fill it with my moist breath....

[Dogwood]

Momentarily forgetting what website I was at, and quickly reading your thread title, I thought you were promoting a new type of porno mag.

[Kookork]

Momentarily forgetting what website I was at, and quickly reading your thread title, I thought you were promoting a new type of porno mag.

LOL,You mean Shemagh for shemale?

[Namtrag]

It's funny that people assume you are a Muslim terrorist if you have a shemagh, but if you wear a bandana, no one assumes you are a bank robber

[Kookork]

It's funny that people assume you are a Muslim terrorist if you have a shemagh, but if you wear a bandana, no one assumes you are a bank robber

You are right.Hollywood has shaped many of our believes that some has no merit.

[Dogwood]

It's funny that people assume you are a Muslim terrorist if you have a shemagh....

It's only uniformed(ignorant) people. It's similar to saying people that wear a yamika are all wealthy or involved in the diamond cartels or entertainment businesses.

[Odd Man Out]

If you are looking for traditional head coverings from hot, desert countries, you can't do better than a Telpek.
The ignorant bigots don't hate you - they just laugh at you.
I actually have one of these - never had the guts to wear it hiking though.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TURKMEN-TRAD...-/271223787495


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[Namtrag]

I think that guy Rocken Rollen wore one of those when he used to hold up the John 3:16 sign at the football games. lol

[Dogwood]

Just when I thought I've seen it all. An AT thru-hiker hiking with a sleeping sheep atop his head. Gives a new meaning to counting sheep.

[Odd Man Out]

... hiking with a sleeping sheep atop his head. ...

That's a pretty accurate description. Mine is even shaggier.
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[hikerboy57]

It's funny that people assume you are a Muslim terrorist if you have a shemagh, but if you wear a bandana, no one assumes you are a bank robber

unless you have it pulled up over your mouth and nose and are carrying a six shooter

[Wise Old Owl]

Ok Kookork how big is it in inches Left x Right?

[Kookork]

Ok Kookork how big is it in inches Left x Right?

Left x Right??

40 inches by 40 inches and some of them( and not all) are thick enough to work as a Kilt.