SHAMAGH Omani way

[kayaker]

Couple months back someone posted a link of a step by step guide on how to wear the famous shamagh in a particular way. Now I wonder is there is a similar page which explains on how to wear the shamagh the East African way or can a member describe the protocol?

Im talking about something like this:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/RyanWoods/z_sfa12.jpg

Cheers,
Ryan

[dave81]

At first I thought it was a picture of 2 Afghan men, until I noticed the M-4 and the boots.
Could it be....D3LT4??!!?!?

OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!1!!one!

Seriously, though, nice pic.

PS: In Iraq, it seems that any way you can wrap the thing around your head so that it doesn't fall off, is kosher.

[KillerBD]

http://www.bellum.nu/armoury/shemagh.html
This should help.

[Weasel]

That´s the well known style. RyanWoods asked for the other style.

[sgt mike]

What about how the Muj wear their turbans? There must be something to it.

[kayaker]

Argyll probably knows..IIRC I was a pic of him wearin it like that...

Dave please man... this is one of the few serious sections on the site. And you being in Iraq dont you know how to wear one the Omani style?

Sgt Mike, please elaborate, dont know what you mean,...

Thanks for teh PM Weasel!

DW58, thanks for editin the thread. Can you keep a close mate so it doesnt go off topic?


Cheers,
Ryan

[Demigod-17]

thats realy hard to find, i'll have a poke about i'd like to know too, i can't even do it the normal way
http://www.uploadit.biz/uploads/images/picture_01865280.jpg

[Minjin]

A little off topic, and I apologize, but what manner of holster is that chap using?

[ZaakM433]

Its not the way in the photo but www.militarymorons.com also has a step by step for the other way.

[kayaker]

Its not the way in the photo but www.militarymorons.com (http://www.militarymorons.com) also has a step by step for the other way.

had a look on their site (looks great...!) but cant find the smamagh instructions under mil clothin or outdoor clothin... can you send me in the right direction bud?

[Ghostryder]

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7479/sfafghanslc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's another angle

[Weasel]

had a look on their site (looks great...!) but cant find the smamagh instructions under mil clothin or outdoor clothin... can you send me in the right direction bud?

Direct link:

http://www.militarymorons.com/gear/img/howtotie2.jpg

But that´s not what you are searching for, I guess.

[kayaker]

Cheers! But no, it is not. Really lookin for the omani way. Im sure someone on this board knows.... Royal must do. Maybe its time I PM him!

[lightfire]

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7479/sfafghanslc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's another angle

OMG!!OMG!!!11
the OMGD3Lta guy can't be GWB!!!The face,the eyes,this can't be him, can it??!!rofl

[sgt mike]

Like thisfile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Mike%20Kristensen.YOUR-5JDKPADXRD/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/taliban_weapon.jpg

[sgt mike]

OOPS! The picture didn't send.

[sgt mike]

OOPS! picture didn't send. Taliban with turbans basically.

[Ghostryder]

OMG!!OMG!!!11
the OMGD3Lta guy can't be GWB!!!The face,the eyes,this can't be him, can it??!!rofl

Looks more like Indiana Jones to me,

Anyway, I;ve been looking around, it seems that all if not most Afghans wrap it like that

[Ghostryder]

Here we go:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1672/46441ye2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Ghostryder]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/lifestyles/links/turbans_27.html

damn, im on fire!

[Ghostryder]

I rock this thread

Ok, here it is. It's called a "Lungee" or "Longi" in the 'stan which just means "Turban". Different colors can signify different things. These versions seem to be tied around what is known as the "Kufi", pictured below:

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1196/satqy01diryw4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

still no word on how to tie it.

[Ghostryder]

One more thing,

Does anybody remember that show that ran on the military channel for a while called something like "America's special forces"?

It was split in two sections: the first covering SF in stan, the second on SEALs.

In the first segment there was a clip of a reserve SF who's day job was a rancher who went "local" to map a mine field. He wore a dishdasha, a kufi^, and looked exactly like an afghan.

Lungee FTW!

[kayaker]

Like thisfile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Mike%20Kristensen.YOUR-5JDKPADXRD/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/taliban_weapon.jpg

you have to host it first or load it up to the net (go to post replay advanced then manage attachement) but you can link it direct to the pc...

[kayaker]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/lifestyles/links/turbans_27.html

damn, im on fire!

thanks, but all irrelivant to the subject of wearing a shamagh the way they do in Oman.

[retrobob]

Spoke to mate of mine who's been both a 'loan service' and contract officer to the SAF(Sultan's Armed Forces) and he says: 'take the shemagh fold it in half(triangular),make two or three folds about the width of your forehead and wrap it 'round your head taking the top triangle and tucking it into the long ends at the back like a bandana and tie it off with one or two turns being careful not to tie it too tight,tucking the gash ends underneath at the back.The shemagh 'wrap' should be slightly higher at the front and not even all round like a turban.Omanis, both civilian and soldiers will often iron in three concertina 'folds' to give it a more 'pukka'(smarter) appearance at the front'.
What might be helpful also is any pictures of HM Sultan Qaboos who's shemag is always perfectly formed,also any pictures of the SAF's Bisley team.Hope this helps

[exarmyguard]

Don't be wearing that at the airport...you may be grounded.

[kayaker]

Spoke to mate of mine who's been both a 'loan service' and contract officer to the SAF(Sultan's Armed Forces) and he says: 'take the shemagh fold it in half(triangular),make two or three folds about the width of your forehead and wrap it 'round your head taking the top triangle and tucking it into the long ends at the back like a bandana and tie it off with one or two turns being careful not to tie it too tight,tucking the gash ends underneath at the back.The shemagh 'wrap' should be slightly higher at the front and not even all round like a turban.Omanis, both civilian and soldiers will often iron in three concertina 'folds' to give it a more 'pukka'(smarter) appearance at the front'.
What might be helpful also is any pictures of HM Sultan Qaboos who's shemag is always perfectly formed,also any pictures of the SAF's Bisley team.Hope this helps

Thats a great help thank you! I tried it and started googlin the pics... the results were meager but I am glad to know the way the omani people wear their shamagh now.

[Beer Monster]

Thats a great help thank you! I tried it and started googlin the pics... the results were meager but I am glad to know the way the omani people wear their shamagh now.

There is another method. It's how the Tuareg in central/north Africa tie it. It's very simple and gives a similar result. However, the shape of the cloth used is slightly different not sure if it would work with a Shamagh but worth a shot. Having used both on numerous occasions I acutally prefer the Tuareg version as I think it more efficient/effective than a shamagh ...... just my 2pence.

You need a piece of cloth about 1.5 to 2 feet wide (or if wider fold in half) and between 5 or 6 feet long. Place it over you head with a short length (maybe 1.5 feet) hanging down onto your left shoulder and the rest hanging down over your right shoulder. Take the longer section on your right shoulder and start twisting it. Carry on twisting it until it "grips" your head in a similar fashion to the way women wear a towel wrapped round their head when they come out of the shower ........ except yours is on the side of the head not the front! Now take the tightly twisted longer piece and wrap it around your head over the short piece that is dangling down the other side. Obviously the longer the piece of cloth the larger the number of times you can wrap it around ....... personal preference I suppose. Once you've reached the end you can just tuck the loose bit under the other twists to secure. The shorter length hanging on your left shoulder can now be pulled across your face if you want to keep the dust out and tucked into the twists on right side of your face.

Does that make sense? ....

Link to photo of face uncovered (http://www.h4ppy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Tuareg%20with%20fertility%20cave%20carving-779195.JPG) (note short length hanging free)

And covered (http://blobs.shoppay.be/subgroups/132-geisel-tuareg.jpg).

[kayaker]

Cheers Beer monster! It does make sense. Id like to get hold of a long piece of cloth and try the Tuareg version.

Actually grabbin the shamagh now, see if it works with one rotation...!

[kayaker]

...no, way too short. :(

Another reason to visit the continent down south!

[Catch22]

FFL issues long cotton scarves in tan or olive just suitable for the wrapping method Beer Monster described. But still I find Shemagh/Kuffiya more useful for the cold European climate.

[LaoSexMachine]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9556/45qn6.jpg


The Texas way.

[Royal]

FFL issues long cotton scarves in tan or olive just suitable for the wrapping method Beer Monster described. But still I find Shemagh/Kuffiya more useful for the cold European climate.

It's not just the legion. They're French standard issue and come in sand, OD & (I think CE Cam).

For dust they're streets ahead of a shemagh, for cold a shemagh is better. I've got one in the garage somewhere, they cost a couple of euros in a French PX.

[Royal]

Cheers! But no, it is not. Really lookin for the omani way. Im sure someone on this board knows.... Royal must do. Maybe its time I PM him!

For the Omani stuff - If you know anyone at Beaconsfield they have some nifty Omani Army posters on the classroom walls in ALW with all their gear on. Failing that Google the TOS - Trucial Oman Scouts...

www.onceamarinealwaysamarine.co.uk/omanscout.htm

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~royalty/pix/sultan_qaboos2.jpg

Just don't mis****ounce his Majesty's name...

Oh & BTW, the French issue one comes with an instruction card...

[ibstolidude]

It's not just the legion. They're French standard issue and come in sand, OD & (I think CE Cam).
but do they match the "BDU" shorts? Shorts in combat are awesome.

[Royal]

but do they match the "BDU" shorts? Shorts in combat are awesome.

You mean these?

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jeep_man/Tchad4.jpg

I always preferred the Rhodesian look - it's got the '70s retro thang, and well, empire, sundowners on the veradnda and all that old boy. Makes one pine for the old days...

http://members.tripod.com/selousscouts/light_scout.jpg

[ibstolidude]

I always preferred the Rhodesian look - it's got the '70s retro thang, and well, empire, sundowners on the veradnda and all that old boy. Makes one pine for the old days...
Hey, if you are a man among men you can pull it off; I know I wouldn't say sheeot.

[Beer Monster]

It's not just the legion. They're French standard issue and come in sand, OD & (I think CE Cam).

For dust they're streets ahead of a shemagh, for cold a shemagh is better. I've got one in the garage somewhere, they cost a couple of euros in a French PX.

True. Shemagh is warmer, I kind of assumed it was for hot/dusty conditions. I use a (now very old and faded) east African kikoy of indeterminate colour. One useful tip is that when sleeping in hot climates without air-con you can put the scarf under a water tap for a few minutes and then lay it over you (as it's almost body length) and the evaporation will keep you cool allowing you to get to sleep more easily. Makes things that little bit more comfortable.

These guys are flogging them in the UK as "desert face veils (http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/dpcns4nx.html)".

Just as a point of interest. I was in Oman earlier this year and whilst driving up this wadi (http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/beer_monster/Jebel_edited.jpg)at the base of the Jebel Akhdar near Tanuf I came across a boulder with "SAS" spray painted in English on the side! Was it some British soldiers having a laugh on Ex Saif Sareea or was it from the 1957 -59?! Makes you think ......

[kayaker]

For the Omani stuff - If you know anyone at Beaconsfield they have some nifty Omani Army posters on the classroom walls in ALW with all their gear on. Failing that Google the TOS - Trucial Oman Scouts...

www.onceamarinealwaysamarine.co.uk/omanscout.htm (http://www.onceamarinealwaysamarine.co.uk/omanscout.htm)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eroyalty/pix/sultan_qaboos2.jpg

Just don't mis****ounce his Majesty's name...

Oh & BTW, the French issue one comes with an instruction card...

Appreciated Royal

[devil99]

There is another method. It's how the Tuareg in central/north Africa tie it. It's very simple and gives a similar result. However, the shape of the cloth used is slightly different not sure if it would work with a Shamagh but worth a shot. Having used both on numerous occasions I acutally prefer the Tuareg version as I think it more efficient/effective than a shamagh ...... just my 2pence.

You need a piece of cloth about 1.5 to 2 feet wide (or if wider fold in half) and between 5 or 6 feet long. Place it over you head with a short length (maybe 1.5 feet) hanging down onto your left shoulder and the rest hanging down over your right shoulder. Take the longer section on your right shoulder and start twisting it. Carry on twisting it until it "grips" your head in a similar fashion to the way women wear a towel wrapped round their head when they come out of the shower ........ except yours is on the side of the head not the front! Now take the tightly twisted longer piece and wrap it around your head over the short piece that is dangling down the other side. Obviously the longer the piece of cloth the larger the number of times you can wrap it around ....... personal preference I suppose. Once you've reached the end you can just tuck the loose bit under the other twists to secure. The shorter length hanging on your left shoulder can now be pulled across your face if you want to keep the dust out and tucked into the twists on right side of your face.

Does that make sense? ....

Link to photo of face uncovered (http://www.h4ppy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Tuareg%20with%20fertility%20cave%20carving-779195.JPG) (note short length hanging free)

And covered (http://blobs.shoppay.be/subgroups/132-geisel-tuareg.jpg).

Great advice.:hug:

[khukuri]

For colder climates shemagh
for desert I love the tuareg cind!! beats everything!

[DE_Six]

If it can help anyone looking to acquire one, the french issue desert scarf is called a "cheche".