How to tie a Shemagh

Step 6: Other ways

There are many other ways to tie and uses for a Shemagh.

A few examples:

• Dust Protection. Cover your face on motorcycles, truck beds, and tops of chicken buses.
• Sun Protection. Great for when you’re stranded in mid-day heat without shade nearby.
• Towel. Small, lightweight, fast drying, but thick enough get the job done. Perfect for the beach.
• Warmth. Wrap it around your neck as a scarf on the top of a mountain.
• Bag. Lay it out, put stuff in middle, tie four corners together. Instant hobo sack.
• Sarong. While shorter than a normal one, it can still be wrapped around your waist.
• Sweat Rag. Great for hiking, running, or other sweat-inducing activities.
• Arm Sling. Sprain a wrist or break an arm? Perfect for temporary immobilization.
• Emergency Bandage. Help stop bleeding and protect the wound until you get to a hospital.
• Pillow. Thick & soft enough to ball up and sleep with on bus rides or camping trips.
• Weapon. Twist a big rock up in the middle, and you have an instant self-defense tool!
• Concealment. Often used to hide my Canon 7D camera when in questionable neighborhoods.
• Rope. Long enough to be rolled up to tie things together.
• Water Filter. Fold up multiple times and filter debris out of water before boiling.
• Keeping Cool. Soak in cold water and wrap around your neck.
• Signal Flag. Large enough to wave and get someone’s attention.
• Blanket. Good for covering your upper or lower body..
• Pot Holder. Take that boiling water you just filtered off the fire.
• Eye Mask. Sleep during the day or in a hostel when lights are on.

Comments

[Eacon]

The "keeping cool" actually works great with the fluffy gaze-like shemaghs. Fold and twist it into a saussage that sucks up water like a sponge and keeps your neck cool forever. Thanks for the tip!

(I hope nobody has tried out the "weapon" example yet!)

[Takelababy]

What are the best dimensions?

[DualPhase]

The smaller ones are harder to tie, especially if you have a big head like me :)