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40 Ways to Use Your Bandana
As you travel , especially to our neck of the woods in Big Sky Country, Montana arrying only your backpack or other small bag you want to be prepared for as many eventualities as possible. Since you can't possibly carry all the things you might need, I counsel you to stock up on bandanas instead. With a supply of these, you can get by in at least 40 different situations.s
It's a headband, etc...
Use as a dish cloth
Use as a headband
It's a picnic napkin
It's a first-aid tourniquet
Tie a ponytail
Use as a hankie
Carry your lunch
It's a pillow cover
Play tug of war with new travel friends
Stay cool - just wet and tie round your neck.
It's a bracelet, etc...
Connect with travel partners in a crowd
Clean your camera lens
It becomes a placemat
Shine your shoes
Tie extra stuff to your knapsack
Polish your fruit
Wear as a funky bracelet
Collect shells on the beach, berries in the woods
Cover your nose in a dust storm
Wipe away sweat or .. (hopefully not)..tears
It's a blindfold, etc...
Use as a belt
Use as a bandage
Use as a washcloth
It serves as a sling
Wear as a "sleep" blindfold
Shoo away bugs
Cover your nose or mouth from foul smells
Stay clean sitting on dusty surfaces
Wrap a gift
Protect your head from the sun
It's a necklace, etc...
Disguise your voice on the phone
Wear as a necklace
Fill with ice and use as compress
Clean your sunglasses
Mark a trail
Cheer at a concert or sporting event
Wipe the windshield of your rental car
Unveil a surprise
Wrap breakable gifts in your knapsack
And finally, always carry a supply of new bandanas in your backpack.
They're inexpensive, they take up no room at all and they make fabulous
gifts and icebreakers for those other travellers you meet along the
way. Tell them about this "bandana" list. See if together you can dream
up new uses.