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Posted: 2/22/2010 7:14:08 PM EDT
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What are those OD blanket looking scarfs that operators wrap around their face and head? I would like to pick on up but have no idea what to look for.
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Shemagh Keffiyeh  http://www.advancedoutfitters.com/product.php?q=1756 CXS |
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Voodoo Tactical has some ...
http://www.voodootactical.net/p-397-shemagh-arab-head-scarf-kafiya.aspx |
| What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? Keeps your neck warm during the winter...works well for me |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? Keeps your neck warm during the winter...works well for me When I ordered my jacket from TAD I almost ordered their Shemagh as a neck/face cover for winter shooting. I ended up going with an adult version of this kind of face mask because I wanted something that was more structured. TAD's shemagh looks cool IMO. |
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Quoted: What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? I like to drive around town with my AK muzzle sticking out the drivers side window and my head/face wrapped.. CXS |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? I like to drive around town with my AK muzzle sticking out the drivers side window and my head/face wrapped.. CXS word. but seriously, they keep you cool in hot environments, warm in cold ones, keeps the wind off you, sand out of your mouth, you can use it as a towel, handkerchief, rag, crevat, anything. oh and a cammie one also aids in camoflage. i love mine. |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? ...as a stylish personal accoutrement... |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? ...as a stylish personal accoutrement... ive had it with me on every hot ass field op, cold ass field op, and on my deployments to iraq. if it werent for the stigma around them thanks to gheys and libs wearing them all over the place, i think more people would have them. i love mine. i think it has its place in every environment. |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? I like to drive around town with my AK muzzle sticking out the drivers side window and my head/face wrapped.. CXS hey man, that's only allowed if you're driving an old beat-up piece of shit toyota truck. 
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Quoted: What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? Helps break up the sillhouette of the head as well I'd imagine. I have one from the 90's - part of a costume I had. They do actually work well in the winter. |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? My wife uses one to stay warm. She also likes how the shades of purple in the scarf match up with her parka. If you're an Amerikki that cares about how it's pronounced, just say it without the "g" sound at the end. "SHIM-ah". |
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I'm no "high speed operator" or anything, but I've got a shemagh that I got as a freebie. They're pretty useful if you apply some creativity. One use I haven't seen mentioned yet: I like to hose mine down with bug repellent in the summer, and wrap it around my neck all the way up to my mouth. Keeps the mosquitoes off my face without having a lovely combo of insect repellent and sweat dripping into my eyes. Makes time spent in the woods in warm weather a little more enjoyable.
I've also found that they can make for a decent improvised sling pad, if you have problems with your sling digging into your neck. I'm sure that some just use them as a "tacticool" fashion accessory, but shemaghs can be useful even for us lowly civilians. 
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Quoted: The plural of "Scarf" is "Scarves." I wear one all winter. It's in my clan tartan, MacClaren. On my mother's side. http://i49.tinypic.com/i1w7pz.jpg Just be glad we don't have these folks around: [Fashion Police] OH... MY.... GAWD...... Khaki hat... OD hoodie... Flecktarn "Ach, Mein Lager I gehPuken" jacket... the oldy moldy Woodland BDU[ pants... Do you know why they call them woodland? The soldiers with half of any fashion sense wished the color blind aliens that gave them to the morons in Natick would land and take them all back to whatever planet they came from... ICK ICK ICK It's the tactical equivalent to wearing polka dots with plaid. As far as your scarf? It's a family thing... I understand... but unless you're invading Tartania, leave it for your Burberry and Harris Tweed. My advice to you? Pick a pattern... any pattern, as long as it's just one... and stick with it." I have to go bleach my eys now... <prances off> [/Fashion Police] 
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? My wife uses one to stay warm. She also likes how the shades of purple in the scarf match up with her parka. If you're an Amerikki that cares about how it's pronounced, just say it without the "g" sound at the end. "SHIM-ah". كوفية is how you pronounce it and it's like "kufeeya," this is what Arabs call the scarf (typically red and white or black and white). People call the mil scarfs shemaghs, not sure where the word originates. The orange and white, purple and white, etc scarfs are what hipsters wear. Just call these scarfs "trendy." I think most people wear them because they think they look cool. There are better materials out there, like silk or wool, as someone else mentioned. |
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The plural of "Scarf" is "Scarves." I wear one all winter. It's in my clan tartan, MacClaren. On my mother's side. http://i49.tinypic.com/i1w7pz.jpg You can spell it both ways ( I had to look it up :) ) Your scarf wins! That is bad ass. I carried a small piece of my family's tartan when I was overseas. |
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Quoted: Quoted: The plural of "Scarf" is "Scarves." I wear one all winter. It's in my clan tartan, MacClaren. On my mother's side. http://i49.tinypic.com/i1w7pz.jpg You can spell it both ways ( I had to look it up :) ) Your scarf wins! That is bad ass. I carried a small piece of my family's tartan when I was overseas.  |
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What purpose do they serve? I imagine they are a garment that is designed to help keep the hot desert sun from burning your skin and to provide some protection for your head/neck during a sandstorm. I would suspect if you live in an arid, desert like environment it would be a beneficial piece of clothing. But if you life in any other type of environment, would it serve any purpose? My wife uses one to stay warm. She also likes how the shades of purple in the scarf match up with her parka. If you're an Amerikki that cares about how it's pronounced, just say it without the "g" sound at the end. "SHIM-ah". كوفية is how you pronounce it and it's like "kufeeya," this is what Arabs call the scarf (typically red and white or black and white). People call the mil scarfs shemaghs, not sure where the word originates. The orange and white, purple and white, etc scarfs are what hipsters wear. Just call these scarfs "trendy." I think most people wear them because they think they look cool. There are better materials out there, like silk or wool, as someone else mentioned. 
Not that trendy. Pretty sure its wool. |
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