Neck Gaiters in True Black, Classic Brown, Drab Green and Natural White (Undyed and Unbleached) are shipping now at $USD $125
As always, and 100% Wool ... nothing else. And for the first time, we are knitting from a numbered batch ... .
Our Neck Gaiter is a Scarf, a Gaiter, a Balaclava, Voyageur-Style Toque, Watch Cap and Leg- or Arm-Warmer in one. The knitting enables the Gaiter to stretch to whatever size is needed, without squeezing, but at the same time the Gaiter still springs back to its original size and shape when taken off. It is significant that the "spring" of the Gaiter causes it to protect the entire neck and not collapse and just sort of pile-up at the bottom of the neck.
Neck Gaiters are knitted, not woven, and therefore (except for the) very different from our other products, from the beginning of the product cycle through completion.
The Wool:
- 100% American
- Fine 19 micron (19.5 millionths of a meter)
- Two-ply, worsted yarn
- Note that the sourcing and processing of our woven products are separate and different, and the resulting yarns and products have important differences.
Features:
- The Gaiter is a tube that measures 42 inches by 9.5 inches (107 cm by 24 cm) when laid out flat. Of course, it would be twice as wide if it were not a tube. So there is quite a bit of wool
- The Knit technique maximizes dead air space (insulation), stretch and spring, without any synthetic elastic
- Opened ends for 6 inches (15 cm) at top and bottom of tube for more chest coverage when doubled as a Gaiter or balaclava
- Hand washable and dryable. These gaiters are made from non-superwashed wool, so machine-washing is a no-no, unless you really want a lot of shrinkage
- The Gaiter is compressible and easily packed
Off Label Uses:
- One through-hiker showed us how to turn the Gaiter into a
- Some more off-label uses, from another long-term Military Vet and outdoorsman: pillow; seat cushion (better than a cold rock!); foot warmers; handwarmers; bath towel (I don't understand that one, because the Gaiter won't absorb water the way a towel should)
- Here are another couple of uses from a USMC Vet (THANKS, TJ!): "Good morning y'all and happy Saturday!! I am out camping and found another use for the neck gaiter! Works great to wrap a dehydrated meal bag in as you let it rehydrate for 20 mins ! And wow is it still piping hot after 40 mins wrap up." TJ also told us the Gaiters help keep drinks cold
- Tim L from North Carolina pointed out that one layer of the Gaiter makes serviceable sunglasses! Also, the amount of light filtered out by the wool can be adjusted by stretching the Gaiter more, or less. THANKS TIM!!
- Callie Russell, contestant on History Channel's survival competition, told us the Gaiter can also be used as a kidney warmer and as a skirt!
The Neck Gaiters weigh 7.3 ounces (202 grams)
- If you would like to make the gaiter smaller or to fit more snugly, wash the gaiter very gently by hand and dry flat. This process can be repeated
- Please click for more pictures and details about our knitted items and components ... Gaiters and Watch Caps, plus the Cuffs of our
- Our Neck Gaiters are knitted by of Brooklyn, New York. Their Whole Garment® knitting machines create a seamless 3D knit with a very clean finish. These leading-edge knitting machines, when production is really properly tuned, virtually eliminate waste through their pull-based system, creating less than 1% excess material during the production of each Gaiter.
(sent to us before the Review feature below was added). All these older reviews refer to Gaiters made with superwashed wool. We are eliminating from our processing and our garments as many industrial and unnatural chemicals as possible, so superwashing is history for us.
Updated 21 November 2024 --- Ralph
