A bandana, any bandana, is an essential piece of survival equipment. It can be used as a backup hat,
a dew-rag to keep your head cool, dressing for a wound, sling for an injured arm,
tourniquet (not recommended by wilderness first aid experts: use pressure to stop the bleeding instead),
first pass for filtering water, hot-pad, washing cloth, towel, bag for carrying items,
signal flag and a thousand other uses. Oh, I almost forgot you can wear it around your neck to
keep you cool or warm as needed or to keep the sun of your back. Add to that the blaze orange color
of this bandana and all the printed survival information and you really have something!
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