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ReignMan
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 226
Morning newschoolers


So i just went into my gear and realized i have no ski masks. Living in Washington it gets wet and having a breathable facemask is crucial for those not so blue bird days. I have tried so many types of masks from bandanas to REI brand ninja masks. Nothing seems to work.
-Bandanas look wierd with helmets and can be a pain. Also they aren't warm.
-Fleece isn't breathable enough
-any tight woven material is prone to freezing or just not breathing at all.


So, what do you use?
Oct 4 2011 3:18PM
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ReignMan
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 226
holy spelling errors. i hit the submit to early. im so sorry.
Oct 4 2011 3:18PM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
Outdoor technology yowies
Oct 4 2011 3:23PM
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stupendous-man
Posts: 8637 - Karma: 13,293
i got a facetube thingy at the dew tour for free and it works really well (a lot like a OT yowie)
Oct 4 2011 3:28PM
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ReignMan
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 226
solid. ima get me a yowie
Oct 4 2011 3:39PM
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.ZT.
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phunkshun wear
Oct 4 2011 3:44PM
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evtic
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150313921359930&set=a.172956559929.121890.170266444929&type=1&ref=nf

Phar Mask, light and breathable.
Oct 4 2011 3:46PM
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DayMan
Posts: 4702 - Karma: 8,727
yowies are where its at
Oct 4 2011 3:49PM
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HFkiller
Posts: 68 - Karma: 10
my grandmother makes me face masks out of 2 bandanas sewn together with a little piece of fleece in the middle. works good but it will freeze solid after a while.
Oct 4 2011 4:33PM
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jibnut
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 304
I make my own. I knit them, they're awesome
Oct 4 2011 5:08PM
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_DUSTY_
Posts: 1097 - Karma: 686
I wear a face/neck tube I got at mec, it works great and rarely freezes. It's not the warmest thing in the world but if does protect against wind and is my warmer than nothing.
Oct 4 2011 5:18PM
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MRoden
Posts: 753 - Karma: 211
under armor cold gear hood. problem solved.
Oct 4 2011 7:02PM
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Caspaaa
Posts: 4830 - Karma: 1,465
yowies for sure, ordered an arctic yowie the other day but they had just been bought out by some overseas company... sales manager emailed me and hooked me up with two regular yowies and throws in a lanyard too for the price of one regular yowie. they're also easy to layer up

moral of the story-buy a yowie, you may end up with two
Oct 4 2011 7:11PM
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cheener12
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 5,884
make me one?
Oct 4 2011 7:54PM
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gravel
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Yowie... I have four... but I only actually paid for 1
Oct 4 2011 7:55PM
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Jamie_Baril
Posts: 2196 - Karma: 2,513

Coal's knit balaclavas work great for me in the pnw

Oct 4 2011 7:57PM
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lands11
Posts: 1818 - Karma: 1,677
http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/mens/accessories/pid1223223-UA-ColdGear-174-Hood/1223223-001

Best purchase I have ever made when it comes to clothing.

Oct 4 2011 8:02PM
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That_One_Dude
Posts: 1050 - Karma: 760
Regular or Arctic Yowie, no contest
Oct 4 2011 8:20PM
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SwitchMisty540
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 630
i have a serius mask that works really well.  its made out of a neoprene/fleece blend and looks like a bandana.  i find myself taking it off from time to time even on the coldest of days because my face starts to get hot.  actually now that i think of it my face is always hot...born that way i suppose 
Oct 4 2011 9:45PM
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maxwell666
Posts: 554 - Karma: 20
buff

friend gave me one for my birthday.

link thing is being slow so here is the url, but you can highlight it and right click, then click open link.

http://www.buffcanada.com/2011-2012%20Buff%20Catalogue.pdf
Oct 4 2011 10:16PM
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