Tube scarf is what I’d call it. I’ve also heard them called headovers. ETA: Google Image Search headover for examples.
Gaiters go around your ankles, not your neck.
Tube scarf is what I’d call it. I’ve also heard them called headovers. ETA: Google Image Search headover for examples.
Gaiters go around your ankles, not your neck.
Even though there’s no overwhelming consensus on this, this thread’s a lifesaver - I have one of these and I’ve had no idea what it is called in any language, not even my own first language Finnish. “Tube scarf” translates well, I might just use that one.
I love those things, I have about 6 of them. I call them neckwarmers or neck gaiters. Or ‘neckthingie’ as in “Hey, did I leave my neckthingie in the car?”
We used to call them a ski tube back in the day.
I’ e never really known a name for these things, but use them for cold weather motorcycling. I have a couple of varying thicknesses, but find that I like the ones I can get from REI the best. Buff is the brandname for those.
They are know by various names by different manufacturers. Buff is available at most any sporting goods store. Smartwool calls them neck gaiter and Turtle Fur calls them tubular headwear.
Lot of different types at http://www.rei.com/search?query=headwear
We’ve always called then “gaitors” and usually buy them online at landsend.com.
This. As stated in the OP, it’s a neck gaiter. They can be tall (long) or short. A long one can be pulled up into a makeshift hat or hood.
Gaiters, unqualified (just plain “gaiter”), are for your lower legs. They help keep snow from getting into the tops of your shoes/boots. Or heavy rain.
A dickie /dicky / dickey is the faux turtleneck thing, with extended material down the front and back. It’s what Randy Quaid wore in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation:picture.
Agree with the term Neck Gaiter, which is distinct from a Buff. The neck gaiter is roughly 6" long, typically of heavier material, and warmer. A buff is made of thinner and stretchier materiel, and is more like 12" long. The buff can be used in multiple configurations.
Heh. Tubular headwear sounds like something you’d say in the '80s. “Tubular headwear, man!”
We most commonly called them neckwarmers, but I recognize gaiter too.
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Nitpick, it’s spelled “gaiter.”
I knew it didn’t look right when I wrote it.
For some people it’s called a sphincter.
I’ve been using a garment by HeadGator for cold weather commuting on my motorcycle. It claims to be a gaiter/gator + balaclava + hood + ninja mask + a few other configurations. I got it at the sporting goods store at the beginning of a ski season, and I make a point of getting a new one (or two) each autumn because after a few dozen washings they stretch out and don’t shrink back.
I even wear the stretched-out one in the summer, at which point it’s letting air flow but keeping sand and other tiny bits that come up off the road from hitting my neck. Plus it’s kept hornets out of my shirt a few times.
–G!
Smartwool makes both balaclavas and neck gaiters. I’ve never used their neck gaiters because when I get hot in a balaclava I just pull my whole head through the face hole and use it as a neck gaiter. It’s probably not the most fashionable look but I don’t really care about fashion while I’m working.
And what would “tube scarf” be in Finnish? Don’t hold back now!
If you fuss about with the etymology of gaiter, you could make an argument for calling it a wreath, which of course no one does.
“Neck goiter? You have a neck goiter?” shouted the fellow who’s head and ears were covered by a baklava.
Thank you, dear Dopers, for introducing me to the concept of the stretchy tube/scarf thing that you pull over your head & goes around your neck. I have ordered and received a red Turtle Fur gaiter and I love the thing! LOVE. I wear it in the house, even! I am perpetually cold and frequently employ scarves to keep myself toasty. I always have, even before scarves took over the world in the past couple years.
Anyway, I got my Turtle Fur thingie and I could not be happier. They even sent me cute stickers. I now have a very warm, snuggly neck. * seductive wink *
Best thing I ever bought (and I bought it on a whim as a throw in):
http://www.cyclegear.com/FREEZE-OUT-Face-Mask
It velcros in the back, so you don’t have to pull it over your head. The face part is neoprene for a little more warmth, plus the neck/chest ‘dickie’ part helps with where your jacket meets your neck and cold air would get in. I found I can pull the nose hole down to my chin to help with breathing/fog/a little less warmth. Invaluable on my MC trip in Alaska. My friends could always tell how cold the day was expected to be based on where I was wearing the mask (all the way over the nose, chin or just the neck!).
Smoke ring if it’s made out of Musk Ox wool by Eskimos(Alaskan Native People of whatever tribe)
At night, my cat is a neck warmer.