Customer Rating: Summary: Great for backpacking Comment: I got mine for backpacking. Keeps my face warm at night (ditched my balaclava), on hot days it fans out under my hat to keep the sun off my back, and in a Mojave sand storm it served its most ancient purpose of keeping the sand out of my face. It's so much more versatile than a bandana, it's a great piece of kit for anyone interested in multi-use items. No wonder these are standard issue for US Army Rangers. Try making a sling from a bandana; this shemagh is plenty big enough for that and more. Customer Rating: Summary: Deception Comment: Do not buy the "Sand" color if you think it will look like the picture with a contrasting black. The advertizing here is an intentional deception - no-one in their right mind would buy the "Sand". US Cavalry is plainly unloading their stock through deceipt. I would give zero stars if I could. US Cavalry did not respond to my private review earlier and merely pulled their smemaghs for a few days to void the earlier review. Customer Rating: Summary: I love this Shemagh Comment: This is a high quality shemagh I have the brown and the green they are soft and nice and go with many outfit. purchase one you will like it