Survival Scarf / Shemagh Combo.

[Ozmundo]

Personally i find the shemaghs a little too bulky when used as a scarf and a little too small when used as a head covering.
I prefer a cheche. Made of thin cotton, 5 or 6 feet long and about 2 feet wide or so.
It's long enough to wrap round the head and tuck in with some spare to use as a face covering for those desert trips.
thin enough to not get uncomfortable when wearing as a scarf too.

There is a rumour the French Forgein Legion chaps used to wash their face with one end, their bum with the other end and clean the gun with the middle section - just don't get the ends mixed up!
Not convinced on this myself...

To me that explains the constant pinkeye they all have. Maybe the gassy beer at their barracks, was to help with exfoliation….

 

[TeeDee]

Personally i find the shemaghs a little too bulky when used as a scarf and a little too small when used as a head covering.
I prefer a cheche. Made of thin cotton, 5 or 6 feet long and about 2 feet wide or so.
It's long enough to wrap round the head and tuck in with some spare to use as a face covering for those desert trips.
thin enough to not get uncomfortable when wearing as a scarf too.

There is a rumour the French Forgein Legion chaps used to wash their face with one end, their bum with the other end and clean the gun with the middle section - just don't get the ends mixed up!
Not convinced on this myself...

 

[SCOMAN]

Never got on with a shemagh and I've bought a few, Algeria, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan. I always felt the material lacking. The idea's okay just not the material.

I've just read this back to myself and note the 'ideas okay'... it seems to have worked for most of the Middle East for a couple of centuries of two. Idiot.

 

[TeeDee]

I think the general 'vibe' between Mors large Scarf ,smaller survival scarf Arabian Shemagh , Cheche is that a general piece of material that can offer multi-use attire and utility IS possible.

As to what size and form that may take I'm not too sure. I do tend wear Shemaghs a fair bit in this country but fancy it could be improved in some way.

 

[MikeLA]

See you got some useful size information. To be honest had a lot of kit clear out and mine wasn’t used very much.
Worth I try experimenting though.

 

[MikeLA]

I like my scrim scarf but can’t wear the green one, wouldn’t feel right wearing it in civi street so mines black. Fits in the pocket and is warm and comfortable around the neck.
My shemagh is used a little less but again never found the right colour.

 

[TeeDee]

RANDOM DIMS.

Neil design is 5m Length ( no width mentioned )

The Tuff possum measures 17" x 58" https://www.americanoutdoor.guide/news/carry-kit-confidence/

Kepharts 2 1/2 feet wide by 6 1/4 feet long

" 6' 6" x 3' "Survival Scarf" to a 2' x 4' military scarf, to a 22" x 22" bandana..."

Shemaghs seems to vary from 44" x 44" to 47" x 47"


Another suggestion for the full length Mors Scarf is "Height plus a hand , Shoulder width plus a hand "

 

[TeeDee]

Useful kit does not have to be expensive

In several of my posts I have referred to and you will have seen two pieces of material that I carry with me. One piece is a 220 x 160cm sheet of Pertex and the other a piece of rip-stop nylon se…

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[TeeDee]

Currently what I'm thinking - open to feedback and ideas. This maybe too long in effect. -

 

[TeeDee]

Actually I've just realised I tend to wear Shemaghs a fair bit but never wear them folded like a rectangle but rolled up along the hypotenuse.


Back to the drawing board!!

 

[Ozmundo]

Can I pinch your pattern to have an experiment?

I’ll have to order fabric that is less than 1000d Cordura, sacrilege!

 

[TeeDee]

Update to the post.

XL Multipurpose Survival Scarf – Tuff Possum Gear

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[demented dale]

So I'm quite a fan of my Shemagh , not in a pretending I'm a sneaky-beaky PMC desert ninja , but more in a tie around my neck like one of Baden's Scouts , its a useful bit of kit to carry for a small multitude of use and adds quite a level of warmth and insulation if correctly wrapped around the neck.

So for some time I've been wondering if I could create a more enhanced version? something with even more uses and specifically made to be a multi use item for woodland trips and 'travelling light' type survival exercises.

Now I've just watched this vid on the Survival Scarf as defined by Mr K.

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So , an open design question to try and incorporate the two ( Scarf and Shemagh ), what features would you try and include? material? design? anything else??

lol. survival scarf? whatever next. Made me laugh. I might work on a pair of survival underpants

 

[TeeDee]

lol. survival scarf? whatever next. Made me laugh. I might work on a pair of survival underpants

Old idea to be fair.

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< Hmmm the sharing feature has been disabled on the above but if you search for Mors Kochanksi survival scarf you should find the original >

( Must admit I didn't realise you DID wear underpants ?? )

 

[demented dale]

Old idea to be fair.

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< Hmmm the sharing feature has been disabled on the above but if you search for Mors Kochanksi survival scarf you should find the original >

( Must admit I didn't realise you DID wear underpants ?? )

Update to the post.

XL Multipurpose Survival Scarf – Tuff Possum Gear

tuffpossumgear.com

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i like that.brilliant. adapt or die. lol x

 

[demented dale]

I had a shemagh when I was hitch hiking round europe in the 80s. It was my towel. pillow, a bag, picnic cloth. mozzy net and a scarf. Cost me £2 off one of the senegalse street sellers in Italy. Had it years. Ime just looking at the one I got now which is presently acting as the door curtain on my tent x