Buff Neckwear (Issue with Rolling Down)
November 17, 2020 4:38 AM   Subscribe

I am a huge fan of the Buff neckwear products. I have maybe 4-5 of various Buff neckwear items and use them daily (for walks, activities). I love them and find them so versatile.

However lately, I have noticed that several of them are 'rolling down' at the ends. So now I am losing about an inch or so on either end of the Buff. I try to flatten it out, but they just slowly creep back to rolling up. I emailed the company and got a canned response back about proper laundry instructions (which I do correctly by handwashing and air dry flat).

Not sure if its just me with this issue or someone else might have the same issue and hopefully a potential solution?

Thanks!
posted by dbirchum to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (4 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
The edges aren't finished, so mine have done it, too -- both the nylon(?) one and a merino one.

*shrug* I actually kind of like it, because it keeps cold air from sneaking underneath. :7)
posted by wenestvedt at 6:03 AM on November 17, 2020 [1 favorite]


I cannot speak to Buff products directly, but in general the way to combat this is by ironing (on an appropriate temperature setting for the fabric).
posted by eviemath at 7:08 AM on November 17, 2020 [1 favorite]


The regular ones I own tend to do that and I don't mind because I fold the upper length anyway for neck warmth, but the Thermonet gaiters from Buff are "hemmed" by some kind of glue at the ends so they don't roll up. These gaiters are thicker and warmer.
posted by sukeban at 9:39 AM on November 17, 2020 [1 favorite]


I have very wide hips that make shirts roll up at the hem, nearly always, if the material is even remotely prone to rolling. Some of my nicer plus-sized workout shirts have a thick line sewn near the bottom of the shirt, perpendicular to the hem, to help prevent this, and it works decently well. Imagine a skinny, flexible stick holding the hem flat, only made of thread? Sorry I know zero about sewing so I can't describe it with more precision.

I've also seen people iron on wide pieces of interfacing(?) to the back of the hem to keep it flat, but I don't know how well that will work with a Buff--it probably doesn't feel great against your face.

FWIW I'm also a big Buff fan and own several, and I have less of a rolling problem with the UV Buffs than I do with the original or merino versions.
posted by rhiannonstone at 7:29 PM on November 17, 2020


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