Top 10 Reasons to Carry a Shemagh for Hiking | RevHiker
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A piece of gear that has multiple purposes saves weight and bulk in your Ultralight Backpacking pack, bug out bag, bushcraft kit, or hunting gear. A shemagh is super versatile and light weight. Plus they are tacticool.
I don't care about the other reasons you mentioned, I'll get one strictly for the 25 tacticool points!
+357lockdown thats the only real reason I did it lol
You probably have a pretty headstart on tacticool points, with a name like 357 lockdown
Specially in this times of cornavirus lockdown 🤔
Same 😂
357🎯
It would be easy to come up with 200+ uses
Warm head covering
Shawl
Sunshade
Towel
Wash cloth
Sit on cold/hot surfaces
Cold compress - e.g. for sprained ankles
Ice pack
Hot compress
Wound dressing
Bandage
Sling
Tourniquet
Donut bandage - e.g. for eye
Dust mask
Face veil - combat or hunting
Tablecloth
Water filter
Gather dew - drag through wet grass and wring out
Flag
Lamp shade
Improvised bag
Belt
Fly swat
Padding - e.g. reduce chafing from backpack
Insulate a water bottle - (wrap around container to keeps drinks hot/icy for a good few hours)
Arab sheet - wet it and lay on your body in extreme heat and you sleep cool as it evaporates.
Protect eyes from snow blindness - using it to filter light
Weapon - tie a rock in it
Weapon - David and Goliath sling - cut in strips
Weapon - staff sling - far more powerful - 200m range
Weapon - bolo - cut in strips
Weapon - garrot
Pot holder
Pillow for sleeping - on its own or fill with leaves, grass, moss etc
Blanket
Sleep mask
Cheesecloth - e.g make cheese from sour milk
Collect wild edible plants
Collect rainwater - when saturated wring into e.g. canteen
Improvised footwear - pad with grass or something
Catch fish - Make small hole in centre and use as net
Water filter - many layers
Loin cloth
Use fluff from it to make fire from a spark
Fan a fire
Char some to make tinder suitable for flint and steel
Make a fire bow
Draw map on
Polish e.g. tin lid to make a mirror to signal etc
Catch insects - most abundant source of protein
Filter clay to make pots
Emergency sling - for e.g. weapon or camera
Padded wrap e.g. for camera ur lense
Bail out a leaving boat - soak, wring over the side, repeat
Use as a tumpline - Himalayan way of carrying a basket
Use as donut to carry heavy items on the head while -rotecting the spine.
Caulk a leaking boat - especially if there is some grease or fat
Use strips to mark a trail
Napkin
Curtain
Halter top - girls
Beach skirt - girls
Bikini top - girls
At a steep enough angle it will shed rain
Parasol - using a branch
Sweat rag
Cordage
Coffee filter
Clean glasses
Strain pasta
Smoke signals
Cover food from flies
Apron
Moisten and use to cover food to keep it fresh
If wet and wrapped around water container it will cool the contents by evaporation
Wicks for fat/oil candles
Filter wood ash when making wild soap
Etc, etc
That's an awesome list
You just saved me 7mins and 29 secs of my life
Yes i use mine for all these things
“Strain pasta.”
@Feldgrau Fox You're not a traveller then? I've used shemaghs and similar scarves for hundreds of uses in my 45 years of travelling around the world. How many deserts have you crossed? How many jungles have you lived in? How many mountain ranges in the world have you climbed in? How many countries have you lived in? How many oceans have you sailed across? Have you ever lived out of doors for a year? Travelling light means you have to learn to improvise and make one item do a whole host of jobs, just as they taught us in the army. The only impractical item in this conversation is you!
Shemagh because bonus tacticool points
Devil Dogs pretty much haha
I've been wearing one as a cold weather scarf for the past couple of years, and I keep one in my pack. You could also bundle or fold it and use it as a pillow. There are other videos that show the various configurations in which it can be worn.
Knowing my luck, I'd use it as my pack, then break my arm lol
hahahaha
Carry two
Hell carry four for multiple use!
You should do a top 10 reason to carry a shemage for every day use..
Good informative video.
After regular service the RAF as an armourer in the 70s, in the 80s I joined the part time TA (British National Guard) as a a REME armourer attached to an infantry regiment. Although I knew of the item I thought they were just a scarf, but It was there I first got my hands on one and used the scrim net/face veil in the field in practice, I realised how much potential a simple square of cotton netting had as a multi use piece of kit. I've still got the one issued to me and it's been an essential part of my backpacking kit for 30+ years ever since for similar reasons to those you give for the shemagh.
Some other uses and pros (only con from a shemagh I can see is no water filtering):
!. In hot weather when clothing is maybe a thin T shirt and shorts or even shirtless, on a backpacking trek of 15 - 30 miles, rubbing and chaffing can occur from a backpack's shoulder straps and hip belt. The scrim net can provide extra padding at tender spots to give relief and prevent blistering.
2. In hot weather it's a head sweat band or sunburn protective head bandanna/scarf (cooler especially when wetted because the net allows greater airflow). As the bodies greatest blood flow is through the brain this is where any cooling will have its optimum effect. very important to offset heat exhaustion/heat stroke.
3. In hot weather It works as a good fly whisk when I'm out on the trail and a swarm of flies starts following me. Bug net door for a plough shaped poncho or tarp set up for larger insects whilst still allowing vision and airflow.
5. In colder weather, because of the netting forming lots of insulating air pockets when covered by a wind break behind a hood or neck of a jacket, it is a warm head or face scarf, improvised snow mask or extra warm addable head covering.
6. As the scrim net is designed to camouflage soldiers in a concealed OP or a sniper, they are better for wildlife spotting, camouflaging a camera etc., or for hunting.
7. A good towel, as it dries quickly hung from a guy or ridge line and tied on to the outside of a backpack when you're moving..
blackboardbloke Good stuff! Thanks for sharing your uses
It also makes a great kids blanket for the car if you you are stuck. Actually not a bad lightweight half blanket for travel by bus or train either. Enough to cover your upper body and get a bit of comfort, also a bit of a cushion or pillow when folded too. I have one in my backpack everyday.
i just got one, i love it! gonna take it with me on every hike and expedition.
cool!
New subscriber here -this is the first video I have seen on your channel. Your speed and clarity of explanation is fantastic. I have started backpacking and am gathering advice on gear as mine needs adjusting. Looking forward to viewing more content.
Stoked about owning one of these SUPER BANDANNA!!
Just started wearing them. Great for staying warm in the Canadian prairie winter. I wear a neck wrap and keep a second one for a head and face wrap.
A noble beard indeed! Excellent teaching, humor and in reality...I call this a "difference maker." In Chicago, it is wicked cold and this nifty scarf has been on me or in my pack everyday. Hot, cold, wind, rain, snow, ice...this is a 100% must. Great video dude!!!
+Brian Travilla Thanks!
#11 : In case of (bush)fire: Soak the Shemagh in Water -> use it as a filter mask to not die from fume poisoning.
VaylorexTV nice!
You’ll still die from fume poisoning as the gases in the fumes that kill you, will not be filtered by a soaked cotton cloth.
Don’t try this at home.
That is a good straight to the point video with plenty of tips. Thanks for sharing.
discovered shemaghs in the Saudi desert during Gulf I. Never been without one since. worth their weight in diamonds as far as I'm concerned. And all the reasons you gave are really pretty good ones. carry on. :-)
Thanks!
And thank you for your service!
The tactic-a-cool thing is the reason why I instantly subscribed, so glad you know what those are😂😂😂😂😂
lol, thanks
I jut bought one, and I have to say that the fabric its made of is really, really nice; so soft, and not scratchy at all!
Just finished watching "Alone: congratulations on winning the whole thing, you did great.
#6 (amended)....
I roll up 5 or 6 ice cubes in mine and let them slowly melt around my neck while I'm out doing yardwork in the 100+ degree Midwest August heat... drops your (perceived) body temp several degrees for several hours
me I'm a bedouin I'm a member of the tribe of ( otaibah) and my ancestors and the other bedouin tribes have been wearing shemagh's for ages since ancient time and till this day Arabs wear shemagh. the shemagh was the ultimate tool for the bedouin in the wilderness, it was for sun protection and rain protection and dust or smoke protection and cold protection , they also can tight it over a wound that's bleeding . the possibilities with shemagh are endless thats why the bedouins were the ones who wore it and held on to it since forever
If I'm not mistaken, Silat practitioners use them as well
@@chrisvela5462 maybe in some cases possibly because it's a common thing for outdoors people and bushcraft people to wear it now a days but originally no ! , however they did wear some type of turban as a traditional wear . Hope that information helps you .
They obviously learned about the Shamagh from serving in the Middle East. 🥰
I recently bought a Palestinian keffiyeh because for one, I’m sorta obsessed with the Middle East as well as tradition with living in harsh conditions and it’s beautiful that you are Bedouin, and I believe you speak Arabic - اسلام عليكم من الامريكية -
Secondly I bought one because I work outside and in Michigan we are going through our third heat wave plus humidity which kills me, so after hearing and reading the uses as well as the benefits of keffiyehs, I wanted one and I love it so far 😁
@@mravalik وعليكم السلام well kent I'm glad you like your koffiyah and I hope it is helpful for you with all the heat and humidity and the different circumstances that face you .
Much love from a saudi Bedouin.
Nice video! The only hesitation I've ever had with the shemagh is the negative perception it may cause if you were wearing one in the U.S., for example, due to the ISIS activity happening worldwide. You might be mistakenly profiled. But you certainly can't beat the functionality! They're awesome.
TheUrbanPrepper Ya, I dont think Ill be bopping around a city with one of these wrapped around my head, but possibly in the backcountry. They have ones that say, "dont tread on me"...maybe that would counteract the stereotype lol
Love your videos urban prepper!
There are ways to tie your shemagh stylishly so that it acceptable. I wear mine even to the mall and don't get a second glance, when worn like a scarf.
stagecoachprepper Thanks! I definitely can see the scarf method working well to avoid second glances. It's the ninja look that I would be concerned about. :)
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+TheUrbanPrepper Aside from uses like the bindle pack and the sling, a Buff can do most of the same things. I absolutely love them for how lightweight, packable, and breathable they are. They go from balaclava or watch cap in winter to headband or saharaine in the summer. They also make stellar helmet liners, sleep masks and cooling neckerchiefs. You really should add one to your outdoor gear. A Buff, a shemagh, and a bandanna or two are the perfect combo for backcountry (or frontcountry!) adventures.
I bought a thin ski scarf for camping and hiking. It resembles a tube of material with both ends open. It's quite amazing how many uses it found when you put your imagination to it. I used it (of course) as a scarf to protect my neck from sun burns, tied up one of the ends to form a pouch, used it as a headband, soaked it in water for cooling and used it as a bandage during the day. At night I made it into a ski mask when it was cold. It only cost £7, and yet it found so many uses. I recommend to everyone to buy one because you never know when it might come in useful.
+DJ Shuffle Ingenuity and creativity go a long way while backpacking. Thanks for watching
Yup, it multifunction 🤙
Thanks for sharing, stay healthy for all of us & Safety First!😉🤙
I have several, in different patterns. Even though made from cotton it still works as a winter scarf. Great video thank you 😊
Good vid, lots of practical uses of a Shemagh.
MegaLaidback Thanks!
shemagh is an invaluable tool. sarongs are also a godsend. thanks for posting!
Gunghovagabond Thanks for watching!
Thank you for showing us the diverse uses of a Shemagh.
You can also trap snow and hang from a tripod down to a point and drop the melted water into a pot for boiling - loved this video. Subbed.
A Shemagh, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a brush, but very very ravenous); you can wave your Shemagh in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a Shemagh has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his Shemagh with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost." What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his Shemagh is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.
Phant4sm we miss u Douglass Adams 😪
You lovely fucker you
Nomadic Arabs wore it for mere survival. THIS is a reason to wear it too.
Monkadelic13 this resonates with me on a level that only cool and froody hoopys could possibly sass!
I literally was just talking today about reasons to carry a shemagh and I made the connection to THHGttG and the towel. It's a perfect analogy, really.
Its spring heading into summer, am outside most of the day and tired of the face and neck getting too much sun. Got a Hoo-rag, a pair of tinted goggles and a shemagh recently. So I can use the stretchy microfiber tube over my face and use the shemagh as a cover for the neck and a hat being a ball cap or a boonie, well about any hat because I'm now entirely covered up using sunglasses too. Also really helps with dust and pollen when mowing weeds and grass on the farm. Have multiple configurations possible, its basically a 42" sq", mostly cotton, cloth that is very versatile. I just ordered a couple more shemagh as they are very cool and useful, one has stars, the other has skulls. So I can wrap my noggin with it if I so choose, American style. The military adopted shemagh for many years now because they make sense. Watching a lot of RUclips videos about tying a shemagh, everyone has their own way of doing things, its great:-)
Kenneth Johnson cool stuff. Thanks for watching!
Love it, lol. The humor was excellent, but you made good points also on the main topic of this video.
December 2003, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. We got this as a X-mas gift from our FRG- Family Readiness Group. I still have mine to this day. Thanks for posting.
10th Mountain Division- Climb To Glory! 🇺🇸
brilliant video thanks for sharing !
Pretty good for keeping ticks and bugs off your neck too. It can be used to keep stuff from rubbing as well.
nice video i use an snipe vail as one one use never thought of and net to catch fish you have wash after it but can be use as that too
Lots of awesome uses, thanks!
+sig415 you're welcome, thanks for watching
Great vid! Thank you so much for this :)
Great tips Rev !
+Screww Googlle Thanks!
Great video! Seems like having a shemagh would be a super-basic addendum to any kit. Thanks!
thanks!
Great video. Remember though, any time you use a sling, make sure your hand is higher than your elbow to avoid numbness in the hand.
I finally got my shemagh I ordered today can't wait to use it for 25 tacticool points
good stuff Rev I keep one in my edc/ get home bag
unclecow thanks! Ill be picking up a couple more to keep in various bags.
FREAKING AWESOME! Thanks!
Very informative. Thanks for sharing!
DPGxBLADE Thanks!
Great suggestions and tips!
Thanks!
Very good ideas, Thank you very much
Thanks good tips on the use of Shemagh's I enjoyed the video thanks
+Peralta Insurance Thanks!
Used mine while on our last cruise as a sun block on Half moon Cay beach worked great.
resmiley1 Great! Thanks for watching!
I like how you say God bless you!
You had me at tacticool points. Just bought a green one.
Additionally its a great scarf even for civilians and everyday live as it holds a lot of air inside to keep you warm. Had been using it for over half a year now, and its super cool. Soon gotta be buying another one for hikes and trips
As a light cover it is surprising warm when draped and tucked, or worn like a shawl.
Great video, that bag tip would be cool for a survival situation!
Julian Gilmartin Thank you. I am considering trying it out on a hike to see if it would be a viable ultralight option.
Hm id be interested in hearing how it goes. I also bought a Shemagh, just now after watching your video. as always, Thanks for the response!
You better believe Ill make a video when I give it a try! lol Whether it fails or is great, Ill make a video. Thanks again for your support!
Schallom. Nice video. Good job, man
Love my Shemagh!!
Yup keeping my head and neck warm is my most popular way to use it since I choose to keep my head buzzed.
Awesome stuff! I have 4 or 5 kicking around in my various bags and kits. Great for wrapping ur neck in the winter to keep warm too.
I ordered a XGO Flame Retardant Shemagh earlier today. Have another I picked up in Egypt and another from somewhere LOL. Priceless when you need them.
UrbanSuburban Thanks for watching. Funny how a scarf could keep your neck warm haha. Sometimes the obvious is overlooked. That probably should have made it on my list lol
Deep South Experience I had no idea they make flame retardant shemaghs. What does something like that cost?
www.amazon.com/XGO-Phase-Flame-Retardant-Shemagh/dp/B007XV5R84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430793135&sr=8-1&keywords=XGO+Phase+1+Flame+Retardant+Shemagh
RevHiker
$27+ and there are some RUclips videos on them also.
LMAO at the tacticool points. You get an additional 25 points for that comment, but you lost 2 points for making it a fanny pack. LOL
rusty gray haha aww man! do I really lose points for the fanny pack?
Nice Channel and video here, I am waiting for mine to arrive this week, looks like something that I will use a lot. Subscribed.
+Otter River Outdoors Thanks!
I love carrying mine. A little extra layer on the lap when hunting is great.
its great for hunting
Thank you buddy!
I've got 2 of these. I just use them as scarfs. I didn't know any of this other stuff kinda cool 👍🏻
Very informative 💯
Great video.
+Joe Lima Thanks!
Instant thumbs up just for the tacticool points jibe.
CountDoucheula haha thanks!
I picked one up awhile back and thought I'd feel stupid using it, until I did. Now I can't imagine heading out without one. I like to spray mine with bug spray and throw it around my neck when walking through heavy mosquito areas. Works like a charm.
SW412626 I like the bug spray idea! Thank you
Cool water bottle holder, what brand is it and where do I get one?
Perfect. I knew buying one of these would have multi benefits. My wife said I wasted ten dollars, but I knew better. I’m show her this video.
dust mask?
Zack Williams thats what the original reason the brits used em
Dino Dino actually the original reason was for Palestinian farmers for protection from the sun
@@ramijihadarab6175 we all know they come from the middle east, he was talking about why the English started using them.
Go to a flea market or garage sale, buy a used flannel cotton bed sheet and cut it up 42x42. Make your own, cheap. Also make some smaller sized pieces too. Dozens of uses for a handy piece of cloth. Makes a great first aid trauma compress that can be tied on.
+James Cooper good idea, you could make some char cloth with the rest
Like WD40 and zip ties, you can find multiple uses other than what it was intended for.
+James Cooper Great idea. For summer use you can use bed sheets.
flannel cotton is effective and safe for cleaning glass. Maybe you have scrap leftover from the DIY to try it out. It's recommended for use in aviation, on the windscreens that are easier to scratch
Buy one ten bucks works better than some cut up bedsheet
I love shemaghs, I have a forest green and desert sand one. I have used them in the winter to keep warm, but not so much in the hot humid south during summer. I wonder if it would still be worth it to carry one in that climate due to the high humidity? Thanks, Adam- TheWeekendHiker.
TheWeekendHiker I think you would have to wear it loosely and more for shade in hot/humid climate. Thanks for watching
awesome video. read an article about how many ways that you can use Shemagh. they said "10"
Nice man!
Thank you.
I just bought one, looking at and being to think, how I could use it in an emergency. One of the things you could use if for is to cover your head and your digital camera to block out some of the back light on the screen.
dUDUE HOW DO YOU DO IT!! . this is so dope i have like 4 of these and never knew this
Nice, thank you
thanks
tacticool!
Lol
Even a big square scarf will work. I use this tie of scarf all the time in winter.
It keeps me nice and warm.
Buy 1.128 yards of cotton fabric & hem it.
good tips guy's thanks.!!!*
They are also very good for neck protection in airsoft (paintball) games
Toxic HG ya I could have used that during my paintball days!
It's pronounced _shemog_ by Arabic speakers.
They invented it, so that's why I pronounce it their way, however, it doesn't always work that way.
I thought the hitchhiker's guide was joking around, but towels really are the most useful tool in the galaxy. It's so versatile and light I often carry two of them.
+Vector Nuke hahaha very true
tropic multicam shemagh would be nice
I wondered about bear safety with tour ultralight pack. Can you do a vid on a) what you use to hang your food and b) how to actually do it? Love the vids!
A.L. Yoder Sure. In certain areas Im required by law to use a bear Keg, which I hate. Normally, I share one with a friend with a bigger pack. Or, like this year, I avoid those areas and hang a bear bag. Ill try to make a video on that soon. Thanks for watching!
Sweet! Thanks!
Thanks for the video.
You highlighted some great uses, so ones that i have come across is that folded over one or twice a shemagh can make a decent dust mask when its windy and of course it makes a great pillow when traveling
Just out of interest, whats the size of your Shemagh, most are 42 x 42 inchs, though others i've seen in videos, like yours, seem to be quite a bit bigger
+Michael Feeney mine is standard size. It would make a great dust mask too.
You can get a decent size shemagh like the one in this video on Amazon.
You have a majestic beard! I think i saw it on national geographic. Haha, great video anyway - i need to pick one up.
I was thinking it could be used as a scoop net for small fish, shrimp, yabbies, etc, - which would be pretty handy when hiking or camping near a creek.
+Yo Adrian haha thanks! And yes, it would work for that too. Thanks for watching!
You can also use it as a coffee filter! I haven't used a shemagh but I HAVE used a white bandanna and it worked great, except it looks like someone wiped their ass on it afterwards
I just got one the other day and i had no idea how versatile a shemagh is.
LOL @6:18 right after you said you were going to be hunting stuff in a survival situation, the cat got up and walked away. Does he know something we don't?
I love the video. I'm going to get one for my pack.
+Geoffrey Stephens lol thanks, and its a dog, unless I have a cat secretly living in my house...which I guess is possible lol
+RevHiker the dog is camouflaged. :)
I don't know if you've ever heard of a browse bed or a browse bag it's just a empty sack that you fill with leaves and pine needles and such to make a simple mattress to insulate you and keep you off the ground, well a browse pillow works much in the same way, except of course its the size of a pillow, and when you showed the use as a backpack, my first thought was filling it full of debris and wrapping it together as a pillow
Hey Revhiker Post a link to that video with the 25 reasons you were talking about. Nice vid btw
Thanks! --- Clark
+Virginia Bradley You're welcome
It can also be used as a scarf and you look tactical with it on.
Does that +25 tacticool bonus stack for each shemagh in your kit? :P
Good vid.
God bless you.
What water bottle holder did you have on your side?
Thanks!
it's made by redhead
Excellent tactical reasons carry a Shemagh, may I add it can protect your respiratory system,
11- it will help protect you to escape a fire in a forest or in a building. You can dampen it with water, cover your head and mask your face and run or crawl for your dear life..
12- Great protection against Sand Storms.
13- It can be used as a whip to scar unwanted animals, if don correctly it will make a loud crack!.
14- Can be used as signal by waving it in the air, brighter colors work better.
Creativity is your limits..
Peace.
good ones!
They're also surprisingly good weapons.
Like using it with a rock wrapped in it? huh now i got 101 uses never would have thought of that