# What's the stretchy tube/scarf thing called that you pull over your head & goes around your neck?

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**Created:** [January 10, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stretchy-tube-scarf-thing-called-that-you-pull-over-your-head-goes-around-your-neck/709497 "2015-01-10T19:56:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stretchy-tube-scarf-thing-called-that-you-pull-over-your-head-goes-around-your-neck/709497/41 "2015-01-17T20:33:47Z")

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The army here calls it a ‘headover’ and a Google Image search brings up many pictures of it.  
The National Stock Number, for those who care for such things, is 8405-99-130-2605.

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