Rena once mentioned that she carried silk scarves (see
http://www.equipped.org/ubbthreads/showt...=true#Post29834 ) to be used for all the same reasons that a bandana is used. Silk is, of course, very thin. It also burns in stead of melting. It is the strongest natural fiber and, I think for the thickness, is warmer than cotton (didn’t/don’t aviators use silk scarves?). Further, I often wish that standard sized (22” x 22”) bandanas were a bit bigger; e.g., for use to sling an injured arm of a large person.
Since reading Rena’s article, I have been casually looking for inexpensive silk scarves—something in a gentleman’s foulard composed of subdued colors would be nice. The other day I ran across
http://reems.com/womenshop.asp?subshopid=335 and purchased the first black & white one on the page (item FF 30009). This scarf is 43” x 43” and folded it is only slightly greater in volume than a new, stiff, 22” bandana. You could cut it into 4 separate scarves roughly the size of a standard bandana. I have seen men’s ties of similar pattern—so it’s not too feminine. The pattern is irregular and, for those who like to blend in with nature, the scarf could be dyed, say, khaki to eliminate the white areas of the pattern—like military shemaghs (
http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/apparel%20main/shemagh.htm ).
The price seems very good ($23.39 + $6.00P&H) compared to
http://www.shalincraft-india.com/apparel/shawl/silk-scarves.html or whatever the local department store sells women’s scarves for—although you may run across some sale.
An inexpensive, white, silk, 35” x 35” scarf can be found for $6.39 + 6.95 P&H at
http://www.dickblick.com/zz630/00/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=5428 .
Pete
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