Best Buff/Neckwarmer there is?

[itaa]

Recently I bought a cheapo £2 neckwarmer to try this garment type out, and Instantly fell in love with it ( well with the idea/function of one ,not the crap synthetic one I bought).

Can you suggest which one is a really nice one, MUST BE Merino or Cashmere,
I looked at the Original Buff one http://www.wiggle.co.uk/buff-merino-wool/
however seems like its really really thin from the reviews online , my current cheapo is also really thin and it just lets the wind through... Must be something that is at least 55cm+ long, The Originall BUFF one is 65cm which would be ideal however not really sure if its suitable for any colder/windier days due to how thin it is.

I'm also playing around with the idea of just getting some cashmere jumper from thriftshop and making one myself as you can't really buy cashmere ones due to how expensive/rare they are, I have a few merino and a few cashmere jumpers, the cashmere is so so much warmer/better than merino when cycling even tho merino already is very gut material.

 

[The Rover]

Just in case you’ve forgotten that you’ve already asked this before!

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/anyone-wearing-neck-warmers-buff.226444/#post-5035615

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Just in case you’ve forgotten that you’ve already asked this before!

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/anyone-wearing-neck-warmers-buff.226444/#post-5035615

Never in the field of buff wearing has so much research been done...

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=118892

 

[Jason]

I have a cheap 3 pack. When it gets real cold , I wear 2

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Alpkit or eBay. The Alpkit has been best for a merino so far. The EDZ stuff seems to grow holes and they won’t confirm whether their products are mulesing friendly. An abhorrent practice so I don’t buy their stuff anymore.

Unless merino states it is mulesing ethical or words to that effect, I don’t touch it.

 

[vickster]

Why does it need to be merino or cashmere?

Icebreaker for merino? Double thickness
https://uk.icebreaker.com/en/accessories/apex-chute-flurry/104020.html?dwvar_104020_color=001

The fleece lined polar buffs (from Buff) are extremely warm, too much for the London area I found (OP in Finland tho IIRC)

 

[jongooligan]

https://bambooclothing.co.uk/shop/luxe-bamboo-neck-tube-black/
Long, soft, warm.

 

[ianrauk]

My favourite and best one is the original Cycle Chat Buff from a good few years back.

 

[MichaelW2]

I had a merino buff but the moths likes it. I am back to a fleece headover.

 

[andrew_s]

When I worked in the antarctic, back in the mid 1980s, we were issued with an early buff-alike (probably army issue headovers, not the same as current), made of polypropylene, but a couple of gauges thicker than HH Lifa.
When it was properly cold, I'd use 3 or 4 of them - one round the face over the bridge of the nose, doubles, with a bandanna between the layers by way of windproofing, one round the neck, one folded in 4 as an earband, and one in skullcap mode if I wasn't wearing any alternative.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Merino isn't windproof in a single layer so get long one and triple it up.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Why does it need to be merino or cashmere?

Icebreaker for merino? Double thickness
https://uk.icebreaker.com/en/accessories/apex-chute-flurry/104020.html?dwvar_104020_color=001

The fleece lined polar buffs (from Buff) are extremely warm, too much for the London area I found (OP in Finland tho IIRC)

Like much merino sports wear it is a merino man-made mix.

 

[vickster]

Granted a women’s one (for slimmer necks presumably) but this is 100% merino

https://www.velovixen.com/findra-st...MIkdyGvOT61wIViT8bCh07zwGzEAQYDiABEgJvJfD_BwE

 

[vickster]

I got one of these for a fiver last year, 100% merino and v warm

http://stitchmilane.bigcartel.com/product/bike-twist-snood-cream-and-navy