One of the great things about buffs was the lack of seams. Saw one of these 3 or 4 months ago and the great big seam down the middle really let it down. I'll stick with my old school buff thank you.
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 Yes, the original Buff really strikes me as a product that needs no tinkering with, variation or 'improvement'. (except possibly some of the patterns!! )
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 I have a friend who is knitting me a seamless one  ... I'll be 102 by the time she finishes it!
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 In merino by hand? Now that is a scary thought. Really thin thread on that stuff Unsurprisingly perhaps various of the specalist merino folk have been doing this for a little while, Chocolate Fish and Icebreaker at least but likely plenty of other people.
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 As I understand it, there is no central seam on the merino wool Buff. I'll confirm that once our test sample arrives.
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 I've seen no seam... Bloody hefty price tag, though, it seems a bit gimmicky to me.
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 Ah but stuff it over your head in a bivvy and it earns its way - excellent bit of kit...
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 better than the £3 off a stall hat/balaclava?
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or 21 outdoors jackets?
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I usually find 3 jackets is the most I can wear at one time. 21 is really going some!
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21? how dare you!!! why would anyone have such a paucity of jacket choice? (and i still can't find out the vinegar/fruit ratio for making fruit chutney/pickle)
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 That's disgusting. You've always come across as a man with a social conscience, Parky. Don't you realise there are potatoes out there right this minute without any jackets at all? Or do you just not care? 
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i don't like potatoes so i don't care. canker to the lot of them. but you have made me consider my social conscience sean. i shall have to have a rummage and sell some.
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to get the number down to 21?
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or thereabouts...in a discworld type approximation
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 Hey I just got mine -- -no seam, no worries. What's wild is that it's easily 30" long! Get two and you could use them as tights at night.
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 Excellent idea Hebairt!
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For 42 quid you could just buy some icebreaker tights and wear them on yer head 
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some sense at last...
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 I saw the Merino Wool Buff in REI yesterday. There are no seems. Price $27 roughly equates to 17 quid. Doesn't particularly seem stretchy in the hands, I checked Buff's website claims to be stretchy. My existing Buffs are very much stretchy. Also made me look around at current Buffs in general and I see they have added anti-pong to their general line (a treatment called "Polygiene").
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