Buff
Buff Merino Lightweight Neckwear (Solid Black)
- Warmth: 3/10 How warm it keeps your head and ears, from its type and fabric.
- Wind and rain: 1/10 How well it keeps wind and rain out, from the maker's claims and fabric.
- Weight: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack.
Lowest price we found
£20.99 at Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Go to Ultralight Outdoor Gear Compare 2 shopsA light base-layer neck tube for cool UK days and chilly nights in a tent
- Weight
- 42 g
- Type
- Neck gaiter
- Weather protection
- None
- Fabric
- 100% merino wool, 125 g/m2 (Buff's printed colours use 135 g/m2)
Where to buy
Ultralight Outdoor Gear £20.99 In stock. Free delivery. Price for Solid Black; the shop's list price is £22.99.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearBuff £22.95 In stock. Solid Black. Free delivery over £39; the cost under £39 is not on the product page.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: hat type and fabric 3/10How warm it keeps your head and ears, from its type and fabric. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Estimate from maker's specs
Wind and rain
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's wind and water claims 1/10How well it keeps wind and rain out, from the maker's claims and fabric. 1: A real weak point.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
Estimate from maker's specs: the maker's weight 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- A light base-layer neck tube for cool UK days and chilly nights in a tent
- Multi-day trips where a synthetic tube would start to smell: merino resists odour
- Wearing as a neck gaiter, headband or beanie in spring, autumn and mild winter
Strengths
- Light at 42 g (Ultralight Outdoor Gear's figure; Buff doesn't publish one)
- 100% merino wool, which Buff says naturally resists odours and breathes
- 125 g/m2 is Buff's lightest merino weight (Buff)
- Single-layer tube with only a small seam top and bottom, wearable in 10+ ways
- Made in Spain from mulesing-free merino (Ultralight Outdoor Gear's product text; Buff says 'ethically sourced')
Weaknesses
- Thin: Buff positions it as a low-profile base layer for cool weather, so it is not enough alone for hard frost or wet snow
- Hand wash and do not tumble dry, so more care than the polyester Original
- No independent hands-on test of this tube found, so durability and fit are untested
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.