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Just a heads up about the glasses fogging; I wear 'em too, and a thin coat of any kind of oil on the inside of the lenses will keep them from fogging up
question, how the heck do you tie an overhand knot (around 2:15 ) one handed if using on your self for a splint? I have gone through a couple of shemagh's and just don't like the cotton material, so I sourced my own piece of 100% merino wool and made my own 42"x42" shemagh, so far it is holding up better and smells a heck of a lot better after a 1 to 2 week trip and heavy usage, lol. any way, great channel, Lilly :-)
To these losing their cool about Lilly using a shemagh: Shemaghs have been widely used by non-Muslim forces for decades. T.E. Lawrence wore one. SAS, LRDG, many special forces from the Western world have been using them. They're practical items, light-weighted, and like this video proves it, they've a ton of uses. Also, ask yourself this: in a survival situation, would you refuse to take an AKM rifle because it's a "damn commie gun"? If the answer is yes, then maybe you're not really fit for survival at all.
Here are a few uses: * Warm head covering - makes a huge difference in the cold * Shawl * Sunshade * Parasol * Towel * Wash cloth * Sit on cold/hot surfaces * Cold compress - to control swellings e.g. sprained ankles * Ice pack * Hot compress - soak in warm water and apply to sore muscles, joint pain. * Herbal compresses * Wound dressing * Bandage * Sling * Tourniquet * Triangular bandage for head wounds * Donut bandage - e.g. for eye * Wet dressing for burns & scalds (no more than 10% body area) * Make vaseline gauze dressings - non adherent, use for open wounds that are in the process of healing * Make honey dressings, similar to the above but have antibacterial qualities * Make splint * Make ankle brace, especially if you also have duck tape * Dust mask * Tablecloth * Water filter - remove sediment and organic material * Pad for carrying things on one's head * Clean teeth - well, better than finger * Use threads as dental floss * Gather dew * Flag * Lamp shade * Improvised bag * Belt * Fly swat * Padding - e.g. reduce chafing from backpack * Insulate a water bottle - (keeps drinks hot/icy for a foot few hours) * Arab sheet - wet it and lay on your body in extreme heat and you sleep cool * Protect eyes from snow blindness - poke small holes in it * Weapon - tie a rock / padlock in it as improvised mace * Weapon - David and Goliath sling * Weapon - staff sling * Weapon - bolo * Pot holder * Pillow for sleeping - on its own or fill with leaves, grass, moss etc * Blanket * Sleep mask * Keep flies & mosquitoes off the head * Emergency socks * 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 hole in it and use as net * Water filter * Fan a fire * Loin cloth * Use fluff from it to make fire from a spark * 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 * 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 * Polish metal to be a signalling mirror * Moistened and used as smoke mask * Face veil - camouflage * Fill with padding to improvise a lumber roll for bad backs * Tie to pole to carry belongings Dick Whittington style (hobo stick) * Beach towel * Ear muffler - loud noises * Camera / rifle sling * Extinguish e.g pan fire - wet and used to smother flames * Wrapping presents - Japanese style (I regularly do this) * Door in improvised shelter * Mask for robbing banks! * Waterboarding! * Handcuff prisoner! * Blindfold prisoner! * Gag prisoner! * Wrap vulnerable electronic equipment for protection in bag * Waist bag * Crossing electric animal fence * Make kite * Make buoyancy float - wrap empty drink bottles * Improvised hand-warmer if gloves are lost * Wrap heated stone as a bed warmer * Make sand bag * Carry eggs * Wave in front of attacking dog's face to distract it - often works while you back off * Line a basket to carry powders such as flour * Protect hand when breaking glass or knapping flint * Daiper etc * Make waterproof material by covering in grease, wax or thick oil * Make fire torch - Soak in oil, fat or kerosene * Strop knife edge * Cover shoes for better grip on ice - like old climbers putting socks over boots * Patch torn clothing or torn pack Etc, etc
When you scraped the shemagh for tender it reminded me of a tip. Did you know you can often find lint in you pockets or even belly button to use as tender?
I wear a shemagh pretty much all fall and winter! Has also come in handy filtering sediment out of water before boiling for drinking, and draping over my head when the bugs are bad. Great vid!
Thanks! I've had one of these since Gulf War I. I have a version of one in my EDC...I've even used one for first aid in a road accident...but this is the first time I've seen the scraping for tinder trick! Just shows there's always something new to learn...thanks again!
they are also good for keeping the head cool in summer so no heat stroke especially shaven headed people like me :) and you can soak them in water and sqeeeze it out into your pan to boil nice vid lilly..
Another great video Lilly. I always pick up something new from you that I had not thought of. There are so many uses such as an article of clothing, water filtration, tourniquet, etc. Keep up the good work!
Danke für das tolle Video, ich nutze meine Shemags auch bei jeder Tour. Verstehe nicht, warum hier so viele Dusliges und noch schlimmer, so viele unangebrachte Kommentare auftauchen. Flüchtlingswitze, Burka-Vergleiche und Terroristenmode..., wie armselig kann man sein? Auf jeden Fall wie immer tolle Infos, professionelle Präsentation und schöne Umgebung. Danke, Lilly. LG Goose
I carry little squeeze packets of triple antibiotic ointment in my EDC kit. It can serve as first aid ointment OR to treat a cotton ball or scraped fuzz ball like the one you used for tinder. That makes the flame last LOTS longer, less of a flash tinder than the cotton fuzz alone. It's like a small oil lamp or grease candle instead of flash tinder, and it's much easier to get a larger fire started with a longer-lasting flame. I bought a large box of 100 packets for practically nothing online, and that'll treat a LOT of tinder. It's even more economical to buy a tube of ointment, or even just use a cheap jar of generic petroleum jelly to treat a bunch of cottonballs and keep them in a sealed ziploc bag in your kit. But this way you can carry a packet or two of ointment that serves as a multitasker. If you had to, you could even make a small oil lamp using a piece of foil or scrap metal, the ointment, and a twist of cloth or string to use as a wick, and have decent emergency illumination for a while that would serve until you could light a larger fire. I have a number of shemaghs, and have already used one as a sling when I hurt my arm. I wish they didn't have an unfortunate association with middle-eastern headscarves, as they are VERY warm and economical just as hot or cold weather gear. I used to wear a keffiyeh in the SCA many moons ago because they soaked up sweat and kept the sun off my head and neck. But nowadays you'll run the chance of some dimbulb calling you a terrorist if you wear it that way. :/
I've seen a lot of the survivalist in the US use these--many returning military personnel from the middle east. We here in the US have used similar things for covering up in inclimate weather.
A very small drop of liquid dish soap on your glasses will prevent them from fogging up in cool weather. Just use your finger to spread it around and then clean the lenses with a cloth. No water! It will last for the whole day.
Nothing can prevent fogging except for ventilation (or some other means of physically removing or blocking moisture), and/or insulation (i.e. double lens) to prevent condensation. Typically both if not all three are required, which is why ski goggles make a tight seal to the face, have ventilation ports, and the good ones have a double lens. But I digress.. What I meant to say is that no coatings can prevent fogging if there is a sustained source of moisture (like your breath being directed upwards by a mask). What they can do however, is delay it, and maybe allow the moisture to evaporate off faster, once the moisture source is removed. They definitely help. But if you keep breathing on your glasses, nothing will stop them from fogging, and it will only delay fogging by a matter of seconds or at most minutes.. But with good enough ventilation, that might be enough to make a difference.
I've read that from 20% to 50% body (and more) heat can be lost from the neck and head areas depending on temperature so this is a great asset and also a natural sun shield , a wrap, as well. No sunscreen? No problem- Shemagh. Thanks Lilly - nice video.
+Walter Palmer False statistics, any similarly uncovered size will loose heat at the same rate. However there is generally more blood flowing to your brain, so probably a small amount more of heat loss.
Hi Lilly, I love your channel. How often and how do you wash/clean these? I have washed them in a net bag to keep from destroying them. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Thank you Lilly for another great instructional video. Your work is always professional yet friendly, and your videos are professionally shot and edited. So many of the UA-cam bushcraft and survival people do not know how to smile, but you seem personable. A personable disposition accompanied with an occasional natural smile (apparently this is a natural expression for you in all your videos) and an 'evident' passion for one's work is always the winning formula for marketing. It is clear to me that you possess all three. Keep up the good work! May I suggest an idea for your consideration. You might consider incorporating the "cravat" bandage as a first aid injured arm sling for your Shemagh video. The cravat arm sling 'comfortably' supports the entire forearm with an even weight distribution - this is very important. See the website I have included below for more information on the cravat sling. Also, you might consider doing a video series on wilderness first aid/CPR and the need for proper training and simulated group/family first aid practice exercises. Emphasis on building wilderness first aid and trauma kits should be emphasized. Maybe you could team up with a professional paramedic or an Emergency Medical Technician to shoot and teach in the video. I do believe you would be a qualified professional to successfully make such a quality video. Thank you again for all the videos, research, and your hard work. All the best to you.... Ganz www.prep-blog.com/2013/01/09/6-ways-to-use-triangular-bandages/
Hello Lily, I am US Army and currently deployed to the Middle East. A Shemagh is very common here and I defiantly will be adding one to my kit, thanks for the great advice. SSG McDonald
So many possibilities for shemaghs. They also look great to wear for guys in the fall and winter, even without a coat on. I like using them with a long-sleeve shirt; especially great if you need an instant pillow for a hard surface to rest your head on.
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.
I also use it to keep my back in good posture if I'm doing some strenuous. I fold it diagonally and then roll it up so it's like a rope. Then I take it across my mid back and bring it the end forward to my front, under the armpits. Then take the ends up and around the back of my neck and tie it off. You can adjust the tightness to where it feels ok for you. This saves my upper back for being hunched over for too long and causing any possible long term pain.
I love Shemagh's they are super useful and very warm. As everyone could understand the covering your face can be interpreted as aggressive behaviour so its useful if you want to keep people away from you.
Warmest thanks for all the excellent learning. Here I am thinking I have a pile of experience and I am humbled. Blessings upon your community! Cheers!!
hey lili I want to say thank you for this video. it was just awesome. shemagh is a common tool in my country but I didn't know how to use it and you just taught me. thank you so much.
Dear Lilly you could make a much better sling if you tied an overhand knot in the appex this would create a pocket for your elbow giving your injured arm much better support.
When using this as a sling for an injured arm try tieing a reef knot (Square knot in America) as this knot lies flat and is more comfortable for the casualty to wear.
These have been standard issue for British soldiers since before WWII. Since the beginning of the "War on Terror" these keffiyeh or shemagh, usually cotton and in military olive drab or khaki with black stitching, have been adopted by US troops as well, a reversal of previous policy which saw them strictly forbidden during the Gulf War. It's a practical piece of clothing for the environment and also very flexible in its use so yeah a good thing to have in a survival situation.
I picked up one after seeing your video and saw a few others recommend one too. I liked the versatility. and the glasses steaming up is something I can relate to. Really enjoy your channel.
I have to say Lilly after watching all of your videos to this point and being highly entertained and informed it seems you are reaching to find relevant content with this video. Surely you can come up with more original ideas than a scarf that has easily replaceable alternatives. I know earning a living on The Tubes of You is difficult, but just continue to be yourself and I will continue to be a fan of you and your companion Dax. Just my 2 cents worth from a fan.
good video, I use mine all the time, also keep one in the cockpit of my sailplane for those cold flights. I've also used it to haul chanterelles out of the woods.
When you make a fire try to hold the steel piece stationary and move the magnesium rod away from the tinder,it's less chance to hit the tinder and destroy it.Love your videos!Ciao!
Neat video. I love shemaghs. So versatile. I've got a bunch of them in my Jeep/get home bag, bug out bag, and even a couple as "seat covers" in my Jeep. Thanks for showing the "haversack mode" of shemaghs! I'll add that to my list of shemagh uses...
Godd vid, but don't forget about one of the most useful things about a shemagh...using it as a water filter, not sanitizing but filtering. Getting sediment and dirt, etc... Love your channel.
If water is scarce, you can dip a corner in water to clean your intimate area, then finish with the dry part of it. You can leave it wet and wrap it around your neck to cool off as the water evaporates. You can put some toothpaste on one tip and use it as a toothbrush. You can also use it in both defensive and offensive situations by strangling a living threat. Another use is: roll a decent size rock in one tip and tie it up so you can swing and bash opponents' head from a distance, two-legged or four legged. A couple of last uses : you can use it as a makeshift water filter and a tourniquet in case of bleeding injury. Ciao.
Lilly , in hotter climates 90F+ I have found a shemagah soaked in water and worn around the head and neck makes things alot morre tollerable and is a good way to prevent heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Great video, Lilly! I especially liked the scraping tinder part, might come in handy one day, since most of my kit is wool, which doesn't burn. I watched Joe's shemagh video a while ago too, really helpful. Keep up the good work and give a big cuddle to Dax for me, will you :)?
Thanks again for the great video. I purchased one for my outdoor kit after seeing it in use at some training. I like the idea of using it for the low back carry option. Keep up the great work.
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Just a heads up about the glasses fogging; I wear 'em too, and a thin coat of any kind of oil on the inside of the lenses will keep them from fogging up
or a little spit!
question, how the heck do you tie an overhand knot (around 2:15 ) one handed if using on your self for a splint? I have gone through a couple of shemagh's and just don't like the cotton material, so I sourced my own piece of 100% merino wool and made my own 42"x42" shemagh, so far it is holding up better and smells a heck of a lot better after a 1 to 2 week trip and heavy usage, lol. any way, great channel, Lilly :-)
To these losing their cool about Lilly using a shemagh:
Shemaghs have been widely used by non-Muslim forces for decades. T.E. Lawrence wore one. SAS, LRDG, many special forces from the Western world have been using them. They're practical items, light-weighted, and like this video proves it, they've a ton of uses.
Also, ask yourself this: in a survival situation, would you refuse to take an AKM rifle because it's a "damn commie gun"? If the answer is yes, then maybe you're not really fit for survival at all.
Beepestis, Wyatt Flint
Well said!
and the British Army issue ones are easy to buy as secondhand. The ignorant shall die from pride in their ignorance.
Yes, but they remain Arab/Semitic by origin, and it's not related to Islam by the way!
Beepestis Fuck you then,you are really proud to exploit Arabs.ITS NOT YOUR DRESS DONT WEAR IT
@@vitaminc864 why not arabs wear jeans why we cant wear their dresses idiot.
Here are a few uses:
* Warm head covering - makes a huge difference in the cold
* Shawl
* Sunshade
* Parasol
* Towel
* Wash cloth
* Sit on cold/hot surfaces
* Cold compress - to control swellings e.g. sprained ankles
* Ice pack
* Hot compress - soak in warm water and apply to sore muscles, joint pain.
* Herbal compresses
* Wound dressing
* Bandage
* Sling
* Tourniquet
* Triangular bandage for head wounds
* Donut bandage - e.g. for eye
* Wet dressing for burns & scalds (no more than 10% body area)
* Make vaseline gauze dressings - non adherent, use for open wounds that are in the process of healing
* Make honey dressings, similar to the above but have antibacterial qualities
* Make splint
* Make ankle brace, especially if you also have duck tape
* Dust mask
* Tablecloth
* Water filter - remove sediment and organic material
* Pad for carrying things on one's head
* Clean teeth - well, better than finger
* Use threads as dental floss
* Gather dew
* Flag
* Lamp shade
* Improvised bag
* Belt
* Fly swat
* Padding - e.g. reduce chafing from backpack
* Insulate a water bottle - (keeps drinks hot/icy for a foot few hours)
* Arab sheet - wet it and lay on your body in extreme heat and you sleep cool
* Protect eyes from snow blindness - poke small holes in it
* Weapon - tie a rock / padlock in it as improvised mace
* Weapon - David and Goliath sling
* Weapon - staff sling
* Weapon - bolo
* Pot holder
* Pillow for sleeping - on its own or fill with leaves, grass, moss etc
* Blanket
* Sleep mask
* Keep flies & mosquitoes off the head
* Emergency socks
* 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 hole in it and use as net
* Water filter
* Fan a fire
* Loin cloth
* Use fluff from it to make fire from a spark
* 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
* 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
* Polish metal to be a signalling mirror
* Moistened and used as smoke mask
* Face veil - camouflage
* Fill with padding to improvise a lumber roll for bad backs
* Tie to pole to carry belongings Dick Whittington style (hobo stick)
* Beach towel
* Ear muffler - loud noises
* Camera / rifle sling
* Extinguish e.g pan fire - wet and used to smother flames
* Wrapping presents - Japanese style (I regularly do this)
* Door in improvised shelter
* Mask for robbing banks!
* Waterboarding!
* Handcuff prisoner!
* Blindfold prisoner!
* Gag prisoner!
* Wrap vulnerable electronic equipment for protection in bag
* Waist bag
* Crossing electric animal fence
* Make kite
* Make buoyancy float - wrap empty drink bottles
* Improvised hand-warmer if gloves are lost
* Wrap heated stone as a bed warmer
* Make sand bag
* Carry eggs
* Wave in front of attacking dog's face to distract it - often works while you back off
* Line a basket to carry powders such as flour
* Protect hand when breaking glass or knapping flint
* Daiper etc
* Make waterproof material by covering in grease, wax or thick oil
* Make fire torch - Soak in oil, fat or kerosene
* Strop knife edge
* Cover shoes for better grip on ice - like old climbers putting socks over boots
* Patch torn clothing or torn pack
Etc, etc
😊 I hv collection of 10 shemaugs in India.
half of the lust repeat third tone but ok...
Use a scarf
@@leeevans6213It is a scarf
When you scraped the shemagh for tender it reminded me of a tip. Did you know you can often find lint in you pockets or even belly button to use as tender?
I wear a shemagh pretty much all fall and winter! Has also come in handy filtering sediment out of water before boiling for drinking, and draping over my head when the bugs are bad. Great vid!
DCS Living I use them for the same reasons!
Thanks! I've had one of these since Gulf War I. I have a version of one in my EDC...I've even used one for first aid in a road accident...but this is the first time I've seen the scraping for tinder trick! Just shows there's always something new to learn...thanks again!
Water filtration. keep out particulates when filling up your bottle
that is just brilliant..
I never knew that these fabrics that my brothers wear in gatherings are that useful 😂
Very informative. Thank you.
Our forefathers didn't wear them for nothing.
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they are also good for keeping the head cool in summer so no heat stroke especially shaven headed people like me :) and you can soak them in water and sqeeeze it out into your pan to boil nice vid lilly..
Thank you! And thanks Commenters!
I've been using them for years. So many uses. Keeps the sun away, the bugs away, the cold away, etc. Absolutely must have.
three things I always carry: knife, lighter, and Shemagh.
Another great video Lilly. I always pick up something new from you that I had not thought of. There are so many uses such as an article of clothing, water filtration, tourniquet, etc.
Keep up the good work!
Danke für das tolle Video, ich nutze meine Shemags auch bei jeder Tour. Verstehe nicht, warum hier so viele Dusliges und noch schlimmer, so viele unangebrachte Kommentare auftauchen. Flüchtlingswitze, Burka-Vergleiche und Terroristenmode..., wie armselig kann man sein?
Auf jeden Fall wie immer tolle Infos, professionelle Präsentation und schöne Umgebung. Danke, Lilly. LG Goose
So many great possibilities, Lilly. Thanks for the demonstration and greetings from Pittsburgh.
goo job,everywhere. Tanks lilly!
You can also use it to filter large particles from water before you boil it.
I carry little squeeze packets of triple antibiotic ointment in my EDC kit. It can serve as first aid ointment OR to treat a cotton ball or scraped fuzz ball like the one you used for tinder. That makes the flame last LOTS longer, less of a flash tinder than the cotton fuzz alone. It's like a small oil lamp or grease candle instead of flash tinder, and it's much easier to get a larger fire started with a longer-lasting flame. I bought a large box of 100 packets for practically nothing online, and that'll treat a LOT of tinder.
It's even more economical to buy a tube of ointment, or even just use a cheap jar of generic petroleum jelly to treat a bunch of cottonballs and keep them in a sealed ziploc bag in your kit. But this way you can carry a packet or two of ointment that serves as a multitasker. If you had to, you could even make a small oil lamp using a piece of foil or scrap metal, the ointment, and a twist of cloth or string to use as a wick, and have decent emergency illumination for a while that would serve until you could light a larger fire.
I have a number of shemaghs, and have already used one as a sling when I hurt my arm. I wish they didn't have an unfortunate association with middle-eastern headscarves, as they are VERY warm and economical just as hot or cold weather gear. I used to wear a keffiyeh in the SCA many moons ago because they soaked up sweat and kept the sun off my head and neck. But nowadays you'll run the chance of some dimbulb calling you a terrorist if you wear it that way. :/
I've always wondered how they tie that across their faces.
same lol
i like those bag options! ive seen people list a bunch of uses for it but youre the first one that ive come across that mentioned that. thank you!
I like the beduin wrap, it's very useful for getting the ques to clear quickly.
I've seen a lot of the survivalist in the US use these--many returning military personnel from the middle east. We here in the US have used similar things for covering up in inclimate weather.
A very small drop of liquid dish soap on your glasses will prevent them from fogging up in cool weather. Just use your finger to spread it around and then clean the lenses with a cloth. No water! It will last for the whole day.
Nothing can prevent fogging except for ventilation (or some other means of physically removing or blocking moisture), and/or insulation (i.e. double lens) to prevent condensation. Typically both if not all three are required, which is why ski goggles make a tight seal to the face, have ventilation ports, and the good ones have a double lens.
But I digress.. What I meant to say is that no coatings can prevent fogging if there is a sustained source of moisture (like your breath being directed upwards by a mask). What they can do however, is delay it, and maybe allow the moisture to evaporate off faster, once the moisture source is removed. They definitely help. But if you keep breathing on your glasses, nothing will stop them from fogging, and it will only delay fogging by a matter of seconds or at most minutes.. But with good enough ventilation, that might be enough to make a difference.
'just tie an over hand knot' *says that when tying a half hitch, a square knot, and a granny knot.*
I've read that from 20% to 50% body (and more) heat can be lost from the neck and head areas depending on temperature so this is a great asset and also a natural sun shield , a wrap, as well. No sunscreen? No problem- Shemagh. Thanks Lilly - nice video.
+Walter Palmer False statistics, any similarly uncovered size will loose heat at the same rate. However there is generally more blood flowing to your brain, so probably a small amount more of heat loss.
Very useful! Thanks for the demo Lilly!
Hi Lilly, I love your channel. How often and how do you wash/clean these? I have washed them in a net bag to keep from destroying them. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Great video, well produced and informative. I have been considering adding a Shemagh to camping and paintball gear bags.
Fantastic demonstrations! Thanks Lilly.
I have two of these and been wondering how to use this them. Been meaning to look up different uses for them for a while now. THANK YOU!!
Thank you Lilly for another great instructional video. Your work is always professional yet friendly, and your videos are professionally shot and edited. So many of the UA-cam bushcraft and survival people do not know how to smile, but you seem personable. A personable disposition accompanied with an occasional natural smile (apparently this is a natural expression for you in all your videos) and an 'evident' passion for one's work is always the winning formula for marketing. It is clear to me that you possess all three. Keep up the good work! May I suggest an idea for your consideration. You might consider incorporating the "cravat" bandage as a first aid injured arm sling for your Shemagh video. The cravat arm sling 'comfortably' supports the entire forearm with an even weight distribution - this is very important. See the website I have included below for more information on the cravat sling. Also, you might consider doing a video series on wilderness first aid/CPR and the need for proper training and simulated group/family first aid practice exercises. Emphasis on building wilderness first aid and trauma kits should be emphasized. Maybe you could team up with a professional paramedic or an Emergency Medical Technician to shoot and teach in the video. I do believe you would be a qualified professional to successfully make such a quality video. Thank you again for all the videos, research, and your hard work. All the best to you.... Ganz
www.prep-blog.com/2013/01/09/6-ways-to-use-triangular-bandages/
Мне понравилось. Особенно изготовление трута для огнива из шемага. Умничка Лили.
Hello Lily, I am US Army and currently deployed to the Middle East. A Shemagh is very common here and I defiantly will be adding one to my kit, thanks for the great advice. SSG McDonald
I used this as an US soldier in Afghanistan and it was very useful to protect my neck and mouth from the sun and sand.
Those are very useful tips Lilly, thanks for sharing. I have also used mine to hold firewood sticks as an easy way to carry them back to camp.
I love it when I want to learn something from UA-cam and my favorite UA-cam channels provide the information like survival Lilly and others.
So many possibilities for shemaghs. They also look great to wear for guys in the fall and winter, even without a coat on. I like using them with a long-sleeve shirt; especially great if you need an instant pillow for a hard surface to rest your head on.
Well done Lilly. It's so useful, saves carrying so much more. Cool.
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 You should make a fantasy game.
Phant4sm hahahahah
This is off of some book i read...... oh yeah hitch hikers guide to to the galaxy, but he used a towel.
I was going to ask, is a Shemagh the new towel? Lol
we were issued a similar piece of fabric I the marine corps while in Somalia. found a hundred uses. thanks Lilly.
I also use it to keep my back in good posture if I'm doing some strenuous. I fold it diagonally and then roll it up so it's like a rope. Then I take it across my mid back and bring it the end forward to my front, under the armpits. Then take the ends up and around the back of my neck and tie it off. You can adjust the tightness to where it feels ok for you. This saves my upper back for being hunched over for too long and causing any possible long term pain.
Cool, das Ding als Tragemöglichkeit hatte ich noch garnicht dran gedacht.
Allo Lilly. That was a very interesting video.
I will look to buy one soon. Is there a model of this made for
guys called the " Hemagh " ?
+Bill23799 lol :)
I love Shemagh's they are super useful and very warm. As everyone could understand the covering your face can be interpreted as aggressive behaviour so its useful if you want to keep people away from you.
Warmest thanks for all the excellent learning. Here I am thinking I have a pile of experience and I am humbled. Blessings upon your community! Cheers!!
hey lili
I want to say thank you for this video. it was just awesome. shemagh is a common tool in my country but I didn't know how to use it and you just taught me.
thank you so much.
Dear Lilly you could make a much better sling if you tied an overhand knot in the appex this would create a pocket for your elbow giving your injured arm much better support.
Awesome tips, thank you for sharing Lilly. Best wishes - Steve
Gracias Lilly for the friendly reminder and usages...👍
Super! Hatte sogar was drunter das ich so noch nie Bedacht habe......Danke.
A shemagh (shh magh) is a military tactical wrap however a commontime wrap (especially in the middle east) is called a Keffiyah (ke fi ah).
They are Great.I never go to the woods without one at least .Good Video.
Thank you for your time and effort in getting this information out there. Excellent.
When using this as a sling for an injured arm try tieing a reef knot (Square knot in America) as this knot lies flat and is more comfortable for the casualty to wear.
It looks nice in scarf mode, and multiple uses for one item is always good.
Thank you for the video.
These have been standard issue for British soldiers since before WWII. Since the beginning of the "War on Terror" these keffiyeh or shemagh, usually cotton and in military olive drab or khaki with black stitching, have been adopted by US troops as well, a reversal of previous policy which saw them strictly forbidden during the Gulf War. It's a practical piece of clothing for the environment and also very flexible in its use so yeah a good thing to have in a survival situation.
Well done Lilly. Very complete tutorial!!!! AMB from the deserts of Arizona ;)
I picked up one after seeing your video and saw a few others recommend one too. I liked the versatility. and the glasses steaming up is something I can relate to. Really enjoy your channel.
Can also use to filter water, as a table cloth, and as a simple ground cover or place to put things that you remove from you backpack.
I’ve ordered one earlier this week , thanks for the tips of use .. cheers Chris & Sam
Excellent tutorial. Thanks again Lilly. Be well.
Hello Lilly, thank you for sharing the many uses of a shemagh. All the best to you. 🤗
Lily this video sparked a good idea in my mind. What would you do in a survival scenario if you had a broken limb or was disabled in some way?
I was given one of these to go camping and I like the versatility of these!
I have to say Lilly after watching all of your videos to this point and being highly entertained and informed it seems you are reaching to find relevant content with this video. Surely you can come up with more original ideas than a scarf that has easily replaceable alternatives. I know earning a living on The Tubes of You is difficult, but just continue to be yourself and I will continue to be a fan of you and your companion Dax. Just my 2 cents worth from a fan.
Wonderful video! It was full of timely information and your directions were easy to follow :)
Thanks so much for the info Lilly. Enjoying your channel.
The Ninja wrap comes in handy in windy conditions, but I have yet to figure out how to keep my glasses fog free.
Interesting tutorial as always.
Good job on the shemagh. Enjoy your channel and what you do. Keep up the good work.
Lilly, you videos just keep getting better. Thank you for them. I have one question, what type of video equipment are you using?
Thank you again.
great video. You, Joe and Stephi have become my favorites. Thank you for recommending them.
Very good tips on how to use the Shemagh. Take care. atb Opal
Great info Lilly...I learned something new from you..The pocket fold is one I have not seen before..Thanks..
Thank you Lilly. Once again, very useful information.
Very informative. Thanks Lilly
My shemagh shrunk it won't wrap around my waste...LOL Great video and a handy item in the woods.
I dont think its supposed to shrink man
Awesome use of shemagh. thank you for sharing with us.
good video, I use mine all the time, also keep one in the cockpit of my sailplane for those cold flights. I've also used it to haul chanterelles out of the woods.
Sehr, sehr cool. An den Feinzunder hätte ich nicht gedacht. Danke für´s zeigen. LG Sepp
Great video as always. I use to hate these things but now always carry 2 when out and about. Too many uses to go without.
I literally JUST bought a shemagh! I love it!!!
*hands David some Pepto* If these symptoms continue, please see a doctor.
You need a psychiatrist too!
You might need a dentist too.
Excellent tutorial! Thank-you...!
When you make a fire try to hold the steel piece stationary and move the magnesium rod away from the tinder,it's less chance to hit the tinder and destroy it.Love your videos!Ciao!
+Zoran Bilbiloski you wont destroy it if you pinch it down
i have been using these since 1990,
their a great piece of kit, one over looked use is as an extra clothing layer
worn as a shawl underneath a jacket,
Neat video. I love shemaghs. So versatile. I've got a bunch of them in my Jeep/get home bag, bug out bag, and even a couple as "seat covers" in my Jeep. Thanks for showing the "haversack mode" of shemaghs! I'll add that to my list of shemagh uses...
Thanks Lilly, I just ordered one of these from Amazon, this is a great idea...can't wait to get it tomorrow!
Godd vid, but don't forget about one of the most useful things about a shemagh...using it as a water filter, not sanitizing but filtering. Getting sediment and dirt, etc... Love your channel.
If water is scarce, you can dip a corner in water to clean your intimate area, then finish with the dry part of it. You can leave it wet and wrap it around your neck to cool off as the water evaporates. You can put some toothpaste on one tip and use it as a toothbrush.
You can also use it in both defensive and offensive situations by strangling a living threat. Another use is: roll a decent size rock in one tip and tie it up so you can swing and bash opponents' head from a distance, two-legged or four legged. A couple of last uses : you can use it as a makeshift water filter and a tourniquet in case of bleeding injury. Ciao.
Your videos are great. Almost seen them all. You rock.
Lilly , in hotter climates 90F+ I have found a shemagah soaked in water and worn around the head and neck makes things alot morre tollerable and is a good way to prevent heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Cotton tinder bundle was excellent 👌
Thank you I used this today in the woods practising archery!
Great video, Lilly! I especially liked the scraping tinder part, might come in handy one day, since most of my kit is wool, which doesn't burn. I watched Joe's shemagh video a while ago too, really helpful. Keep up the good work and give a big cuddle to Dax for me, will you :)?
Another excellent video Lilly. I really like the information that you share.
Thanks again for the great video. I purchased one for my outdoor kit after seeing it in use at some training. I like the idea of using it for the low back carry option. Keep up the great work.
Great Lilly, it is impossible to not understand what you teach :-D Nice video an hug from Italy.
GREAT SURVIVAL LILLY
I love mine. it keeps me super warm in winter!!! though the north face fleece scarf is even more warmer.
Great ideas,thank you for sharing!!! All the best!
Ich glaube, Sie sind eine schöne Person.👍