How buff can you get?

For some reason I think my readers, yeah you, might be interested in this geeky post.

Something I ordered off the web a week or so ago arrived today. It's called a buff.

It's actually the third I've bought. The first is still knocking around somewhere, but I forgot to take it with me on a camping holiday a while back, and missed having it enough to buy a second to tide me over.

They seem to have evolved a bit since my first one. . .

When I bought the first one, it was just a tubular, seam-free bit of fabric that could be folded up in a few interesting ways: Neck scarf and sweatband being the obvious ones, balaclava and skull-cap being the more elaborate ones.

Now, though, they've evolved further: My second one was made out of "Coolmax" microfibre - still cunningly woven so there were no seams and yet no fraying; but now it was fast-wicking, windproof, and 95% UV-resistant!

You could also get ones specifically for colder conditions, with Polartec added at the end. Polartec, as I know from lots of dry technical reading about scuba diving undersuits, is the fastest-wicking material known to man (I have an undersuit made out of it. . .)

Anyway: They're very good & versatile things to have. They fit easily in a pocket, and in summer they keep off the sun and wick away sweat; in the winter they keep in the warmth and keep off the rain/snow.

Boring disclaimer: No I have no financial interest in Buff products nor received any remuneration for plugging their products. However, should they feel obligated to give me a few free samples, I would entertain accepting them.

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