Can you identify this winter head gear?

[capeofstorms]

Hi,

 

Anyone know what the correct term for the head gear in this pic is? Is it a balaclava?

Edited May 16, 2011 by capeofstorms

[Guest Frail4Life]

Hi,

 

Anyone know what the correct term for the head gear in this pic is? Is it a balaclava?

 

BUFF

It looks like a trouser leg. You fit over the head and fold in differant ways. Very usefull.

[jmaccelari]

Hi,

 

Anyone know what the correct term for the head gear in this pic is? Is it a balaclava?

Looks like a buff to me...

[tmstiles]

extreme wedgy?

[Tumbleweed]

extreme wedgy?

 

 

Post of the day!

[AndreZA]

Are you talking about the thing around his neck or the moffie cap under the helmet?

[capeofstorms]

Are you talking about the thing around his neck or the moffie cap under the helmet?

 

 

The "thingy" around his neck!

[tombeej]

As everyone says, a buff.

He's probably pulled it down just to speak to the interviewer, but it's meant to be a full face mask, like the pic below.

Nowdays, most fishermen use them too. I don't go to sea without one.

[tombeej]

Oh and if you think it interferes with breathing when covering your mouth & nose, not true - after a while you actually forget it's there.

[capeofstorms]

Thanks found some here

 

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Brands.aspx?BrandID=789

Edited May 17, 2011 by capeofstorms

[NotSoBigBen]

Check it here

 

http://www.buffwear.com/pages/technical/ways-to-wear.php

[tombeej]

One last thing from me: this is not necessarily winter gear per se. Your standard buff (esp. ones you get in SA) generally don't have any insulating qualities - it's a very fine material. Mostly meant as a sun block (and bug protector when out riding on motorcycles/bikes). We use ours exclusively for protecting our necks & faces from the sun and reflecting rays when out at sea. In terms of cycling, I've only ever used mine in the middle of summer to protect against the furnace we get on the natal north coast.

Edited May 17, 2011 by tombeej

[Tumbleweed]

One last thing from me: this is not necessarily winter gear per se. Your standard buff (esp. ones you get in SA) generally don't have any insulating qualities - it's a very fine material. Mostly meant as a sun block (and bug protector when out riding on motorcycles/bikes). We use ours exclusively for protecting our necks & faces from the sun and reflecting rays when out at sea. In terms of cycling, I've only ever used mine in the middle of summer to protect against the furnace we get on the natal north coast.

 

The Polar Buffs are perfect for winter.

 

[LeTurbo]

It could also be known as a "Snood", which is a combination of "scarf" and "hood". It's a medieval thing. These days though, the word is more usually applied to the little net thing that old ladies wrap their hair-bun in. (This small piece of useless information is brought to you with the compliments of girls in the office, because it's not my usual habit to go prowling for medieval fashion tips, and I don't have a fetish for old ladies with hair-buns.)

[Guest agteros]

Should the question not be whether the under/over the helmet straps should be sync'd with the glasses?

[tombeej]

The Polar Buffs are perfect for winter.

 

 

 

Ja, agreed. Was just saying that they're not limited to winter protection. You have summer buffs too

 

You'll likely find that in SA, buffs are generally a summer thing and are about sun protection, while in northern Europe they go more for the thick buffs for cold protection.