[pct-l] Bandanas vs Headaches

[Craig Stanton]

I tore the arm off an old cotton tshirt and use that around my neck.  
because it's cotton it holds water really well and keeps cold,  
totally washable and easy to get a new one when yet another tshirt  
wears out.

~Craig



On 20/01/2007, at 1:54 PM, Kevin Corcoran wrote:

> Switchback wrote:
>
>> I thought I could start a new  old trend.  Years ago a lot of  
>> hikers used
>> bandanas, but not too much  anymore.  It was worth a try.  I have  
>> a lot of
>> GotToGo's  bandanas.  I have them displayed in my garage.  Pretty   
>> neat.
>>
>> Switchback the Bandana
>
> 	On my desert backpack trips I've found that a wet bandana
> around my neck provides comfort.  As a migraine sufferer, I'll get
> one if I get only a little dehydrated, but a sunburn on my neck or
> face will really do me in.  If you find that you get headaches on the
> trail a lot, in addition to a brimmed hat try wearing a dampened
> bandana.  I tie a loose knot at the ends, so it forms a wide loop and
> my front collar is unobstructed. (Trail pirates, on the other hand,
> only wear them over the tops of their heads, of course with the
> accessory eyepatch...)
>
> 	In fact I used to always get bad headaches on trips.  I still
> get them sometimes but have learned to mitigate the triggers. If any
> others want to share headache knowledge, I'd be happy to engage in
> discussion off-line...
>
> Kevin "Where's My Imitrex Tablets" Corcoran
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