Buff Headwear

[kevjoh]

The kids brought me for Christmas a Buff Headwear but i don't know any thing about this product. I bush walk and run. What i like to know from users is it any good or just a sales gimmick.

[Bluegum Mic]

I love mine but being female (with a mop of curls) I appreciate keeping my hair off my face. I use mine mostly as a head band/bandanna, then at night convert it to a beanie. If hot and sunny and I have my hat on I simply wrap it round my wrist and put some water on it to cool and wipe my face. I also have a merino one which I find fantastic as a neck gaiter in winter. Mine is so well loved it almost needs replacing.

[icemancometh]

They are awesome and I have a couple that I have used for years in the hills.

And it's a lot more expensive than it looks...

Check out their website for usage ideas

[Penguin]

Love mine as well.

Really good at giving some sun protection to a thinning scalp yet will allow the sweat to get out. Have used bandanas in the past, but for a multiday walk the buff material dries much faster.

Thumbs up from me.

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[icemancometh]

and won't blow off when it's windy

[pazzar]

I have seen them used as sun protection for the neck - just put it under your hat and its and instant neck protection. Much lighter than those other hats. I'm going to buy one just for that purpose. I guess they can also be used for all the other purposes listed, but it could also be used in an emergency to filter dirty water.....

[Ticklebelly]

Love it and use it constantly. In the Kayak, I always wore a cap with legionnaire and a face mask against the reflected light. Big pair of sunnies and no skin exposed at all. The buff does it better and does not get blown around. Routine is buff first over head like a sock, pull front down until I can see, cap on to hold back in place, then the sunnies.

I have bought clones for mates and they seem every bit as good but cheaper.

Ticklebelly

[rogo]

Wet it and pull it completely over your head for a cool neck. In the cold I wear mine on my head at night, you can twist them to make a double thickness skull cap

Mine is a buff but a friend has copy and it seems just as good.

[byrnesy8]

I am a big fan of the buff. I have a merino one and I use if on cold nights sleeping as I have trouble keeping my head in the hood.

[oyster_07]

Great for winter. Great for summer. Great in between. Not so great in convenience stores.

[icemancometh]

Great for winter. Great for summer. Great in between. Not so great in convenience stores.

Unless you are wanting to hold them up?

So how did you go with it?

[north-north-west]

They also make a good sleeping mask for those nights when the moon is full and bright.

Or, if you're into nefarious behaviour, a great blindfold/gag for your kidnap victim . . .

[Nuts]

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6966&p=89362&hilit=buff#p89362

[icemancometh]

They also make a good sleeping mask for those nights when the moon is full and bright.

Or, if you're into nefarious behaviour, a great blindfold/gag for your kidnap victim . . .

Some come willingly...and you may need 2 to blindfold properly in my experience!

[north-north-west]

They also make a good sleeping mask for those nights when the moon is full and bright.

Or, if you're into nefarious behaviour, a great blindfold/gag for your kidnap victim . . .

Some come willingly...and you may need 2 to blindfold properly in my experience!

None of mine, unfortunately . . .

[icemancometh]

This thread made me dig up a copy (MATT I think) I had lying around as well as a Buff legionnaire cap, if anybody is interested in one cheap.

[jacko1956]

Love my Buff - have the standard type.
Great headband for sweat and all the other points as above but I also found it excellent for around the neck and pulled up over ears under my poncho to avoid the noise and sweat issues that you can get under a poncho.

[Liamy77]

They do seem good.... but $30 -$40 seems a lot for the cut off sleeve of a jumper / skivvy??

[jacko1956]

https://www.atctrailstore.org/catalog/i ... d=1&page=2

I bought mine from the AT store. More a hiking colour than most of them....
$21.25 US but you have to pay some postage. I bundled mine with some tee shirts to minimise the individual postage (their wicking shirts feel nice to me and I hate most synthetics). About 3-4 weeks is the normal wait time for delivery.

[Stibb]

How warm and wind resistant are the original buffs? I've been looking for a balaclava for those wintery winds in your face but thought a buff might be more versatile. Not expecting thick fleece warmth but more to take the edge off the cold wind.

I've seen there's also a merino version but I fear the wind protection would be about zero. The polar buff is just a bit of fleece added at one end (?) so wouldn't really do anything more as an original for face protection. Am I correct?

Any thoughts?

[Macca81]

I only got one last week, but on Saturday morning at Mount Nelson, it was *&%$#! cold and the buff made a huge difference. Had to take it off because I was getting too hot around the head once the sun came out :p

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[Stibb]

Just what I wanted to hear

Anyone got an opinion on the other types of buffs?

EDIT Ah well, I just ordered two original buffs but I'm still curious about the merino and polar variety for the future

[icemancometh]

the other two don't feel as nice and are less versatile and more expensive. I would also say the wool is less 'durable' and more prone to getting holes. If you wanted the wool one I would get the Icebreaker Chute? Or for more warmth maybe stick on a balaclava

[Stibb]

Thanks. yeah, I'll get a balaclava if it gets too cold. Can probably combine the two

[Overlandman]

Due to all of your glowing reports, I ordered one today, from the US, $25.86, in python print,
Regards Overlandman