Wild Rags- The purpose, ways to wear and the knots keep them tied.

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Wild Rags - The purpose, ways to wear and the knots to use to keep them tied.

[@Jay_Mac1775]

My brain: cowboy shemagh

[@houragents5490]

Pretty much. Bandanas, shemaghs, wild rags. People around the world found out how handy a square piece of fabric is.

[@cimmons541]

I've inherited scarves from my Uncle who was a cowboy. Recently, he passed around Thanksgiving unfortunately, so he never got the chance to show me how to tie em. I'm glad you could help me with different knots and can't wait to wear em in his honor ❤ Carry a photo of him in and wherever I go.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Sorry to hear of your loss. I am happy that his wild rags found a good home, with someone who can appreciate them and the man that wore them. Much obliged for you checking out my educational channel. Best regards, TE

[@jaredthomas9125]

Love how you don’t try and make people feel a fool you just explain

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank you for the fantastic feedback and thanks for watching. Cheers- Travis

[@txlongarm]

Throwing in a bit of history is always a good idea.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank you kindly. Cheers - Travis

[@Steven-hf7rg]

I like how cotton absorbs sweat creating an extra cooling property while I'm working in the blistering AZ 🌞

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

We have a ranch hand that does the same thing. He loves his cotton when he is working and uses his silk wild rags when he is getting dressed up for town. Much obliged for the comment and the “why” of your technique. -TE

[@KateVines-sb4ry]

Thank you SO much. I am horrible with knots. I have watched a ton of videos today on how to tie a wild rag. My favorite is of course the most difficult one to tie. You explained it so I understand it! Thank you!!!

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank yo for watching and for the wonderful feedback. I hope you enjoy that knot as much as I do when wearing it with my wild rag. Cheers-TE

[@antoinefoulard7372]

Roy Rogers is my hero because of how he wore beautiful silk neckerchiefs.

[@Deej496]

I love my wild rags... I wear them all year around. Nice to have on hot days on the trails, dipped in the creek and tied loosely for a refreshing cool effect. In winter they feel so cozy tied more snuggly against the cold winds and sleet up here in the North Woods of Wisconsin. Another great video. Thank you!

[@laurogarza4953]

We don't wear them in south Texas or other thick brush would catch and kill a cowboy. Cotton works better down here and they are most often kept in a shirt pocket.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thanks for the input. Here in Arizona we do the same at times. Everything you just pointed out is the truth. Cheer- TE

[@alexeiabbott7839]

Thank you. My dad showed me the Montana tie. I had to watch you video. Thank you.

[@travwrangler9433]

That is fantastic. Thanks for watching! Cheers - Travis

[@PPCSmusic]

Very interesting, Travis! Thank you!

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank you for watching and being a part of my channel. :)

[@grassblade63]

These silk wild rags are essential gear for me. I wear them all the time. In the winter, I equate the warming effect of a wild rag as about equal to wearing another jacket. They're amazing. In the warm weather, I still like to wear them, but tie them much more loosely, usually with a Buckaroo knot. I probably have 10 of them, and they get used.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

You bet. Nothing like a silk wild rag. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers. -TE

[@foretell6819]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 where’d you buy yours? Wanna get some 100% silk but reliable rags from a good small company

[@Meallion98]

That's nice

[@minglim-pollard1167]

Many thanks Travis, You are a great teacher and well informed on tradition, Go well NZ

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

You're welcome and thank you for the wonderful comment. Much obliged for watching this channel. Stay safe and cheers - Travis

[@Funny12Girl]

thanks for using two colors

[@viceb7]

TIL that a cinch knot is the same as a Windsor! 😂 I had no idea I knew how to tie a tie all my life

[@aylamiller5752]

Very helpful! I live in Washington state where it can get very cold sometimes, so it's led me to looking for a wild rag! Thank you so much.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

You're welcome and thank you for the interest. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. -TE

[@aylamiller5752]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 I'll be sure to update you once I receive mine in the mail! Do you by any chance sell wild rags too? Love to support your channel!

[@aylamiller5752]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 I got my wild rag a little over a month and a half ago. Been wearing it everyday since.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

@@aylamiller5752 Glad you're enjoying the wild rag. They're most excellent. Thanks for the wonderful feedback! -TE

[@billhaney8160]

Thank you for this video, sir.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Much obliged for the positive feedback.

[@zeeemog3532]

Excellent video!

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank you kindly and for watching my channel.-TE

[@me-ds2il]

The way you wear it at ab. 7:40 is my favorite for cold windy weather but you've got to pull more fabric to sit btwn the knot & the neck

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Good stuff. Thanks for leaving a comment. -Travis

[@theeddorian]

The other name I learned for the buckaroo knot was the foursquare knot.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Good deal. Thanks for sharing! Cheers - Travis

[@MrMikey1273]

I so hate other scarf materials, I definitely need to try one this winter.

[@chefkdowg]

The klint Eastwood look is similar to edwardian /Victorian times of the orginal tie.

[@kennethdickinson2591]

I have to be honest: I’ve been working with horses outdoors in North Texas for almost five years now and had never heard of a “wild rag” until about a week ago. I’ve been using cotton bandannas in the summer and wool scarves in winter, but a silk wild rag seems like it would serve for both summer and winter. Does it matter much what sort of silk they’re made from? Yours look like a shiny, finished silk; would a raw silk serve just as well?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Kenneth, Good input and questions. I have never wore a raw silk material. I just normally pick up a wild rag from a vender booth at a cowboy event or a western store. All of them are finished silk. They are wonderful to wear in the heat or winter. Most of the time I only wear one in the cold months cause they are warm. If I was in your boots, I would definitely give one a try. I am sure that you can google them on line and find a great one. Cheers-TE

[@kirkhill1320]

Same here, never heard of using silk. Need to graba few now.

[@Melvorgazh]

Very nice hat too :)

[@philburdine2484]

12:30 Thanks Travis!

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

You bet. Glad I could help.

[@aloofguy184]

thanks

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thanks for watching. Cheers - Travis

[@ricdonato4328]

Hi Travis, interesting video, very much I enjoyed the demonstration. Suggestion, when capturing a video ALWAYS have your camera horizontal. Watching your video is like looking through a keyhole or wearing horse blinders; the left and right sides are cut off. Every TV screen, movie theater screen, computer monitor screen, and the like, are in a horizontal format. Thus, when capturing a video, you want your images filling the screen left and right; horizontal camera provides it. Also, we see our world more horizontal than vertical. Hope this helps you and other KZbin content creators.

[@General_Crock]

Vertical is the way, Boomer Ric, majority of folk are probably watching on a phone. Heck, I'm a boomer and that's what I use.

[@lckgilmo43]

In really hot climates two cotton bandanas can save your life. Soak both rags in cool water. Tie one around your forehead, the other around your neck. When they dry out repeat soaking. It'll help keep your body cool. Heat stroke is pure hell and could kill you.

[@monabo1]

Good vid

[@benjiporraz7418]

Just found your video after buying a bandana to help deal with dust while bottle hunting, thank you for showing how to tie it, and any idea where you found your hat?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy friend. Thanks for checking out my video. You can find more useful videos on this channel. To include a full video on my hat and where to get one like it. Please check it out. You will like it. Take care. - TE

[@Melvorgazh]

That hat is one of the best 5 I ever saw on YT What brand and model is it @Elliston?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, it isn't a custom one. It is a Serratelli. I have a video on this channel talking bout this hat while I was visiting Buckaroo Business. Please check out the video and thank you for watching this channel. Cheers-TE

[@Melvorgazh]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 Thanks a lot. Sorry for late response. I didn’t see or forgot to answer before.

[@jeffbarnhart4404]

might want to correct your time frame. Rags were worn by some Vaqueros in the early 1800's and became more popular in the late 1860's on cattle drives. yes, 1880 is when silk became more popular, but wild rags exsited long before 1880.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thanks for the add on and comments. Cheers - Travis

[@oliviae21617]

Where did you get the first wild rag? i love the color and monotone pattern.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, thank you for watching this channel. I have had that first wild rag for over twenty years and don’t remember where I picked it up. But don’t be discouraged. I have seen them for sale in Boot Barns across the U.S. and also in the Wild West Mercantile. I hope this helps you out. Cheers - Travis

[@johnzellers495]

I tried to do this with a 35 X 35 cotton. I found out it doesn't work. They material is way too thick. Can you or do you show in a video on how to wear and tie the big cotton bandanas. I use the slides to wear the 26 and 27 inch cotton bandanas. I have a 21 inch neck.

[@darienschriver7561]

Travis, I have an issue when wearing my Rag [the first method you showed] where it spins around my neck throughout the day, is there a way you tie that to keep it centered?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Darien, They're are several factors that can be causing that. I have noticed that when that happens to me it is because I have tied it to loose or I have beard stubble and that it normally turns in the direction that I always look. Most of the time the knot slips to my right, due to me always looking that direction over my shoulder. To mitigate the chance of that happening. I just tighten the knot folds closer to my neck. This will cut down the percentage of it wanting to rotate. Unfortunately nothing that I know will 100 percent stop the rotation. IT is just something that you live with. Cheers- TE

[@davidgregg2778]

I have that same problem .

[@jackslapp9073]

The only sure fix to keep it from spinning around your neck is to tuck the V inside your shirt. I usually put the bandana or wild rag on before putting my shirt on. The shirt will help hold it in place. You can leave the V inside the shirt and pull the knotted part outside the shirt at the throat. That is, if you wear the wild rag with the double wrap around and V in front of the throat. If you wear it with the V in back, outside the shirt, and just tie the ends in front, you can pull the two ends under the button downed portion of a collar. If you have a button-down collar. Of course, having it spin around so that the V hangs in front and the knot in back wasn't unusual either. That is where you want it when using it as a dust mask. Or, in some cases, as a bib. A third option for a bandana or wild rag is to put it on before the shirt with the V in back, tie the knot, then put your shirt on and pull the knotted ends out at the throat of the shirt. That is the most secure method. Wearing it inside the shirt kept the rough wool or sweaty cotton of the shirt collar off the neck. And, still insulates in winter. In cooler weather, if you wear a vest, jacket, or coat for outer wear, that will help hold the bandana or wild rag in place when wearing it outside the shirt with the V in back, but under the vest or jacket. Some folks, when wearing it outside the shirt will also tuck the tied ends between the top two buttons of the shirt to help prevent it from spinning and to keep the ends out of their coffee cup. Or, once the knot is tied, tuck one end inside the shirt at the throat and bring it back out under the top button and tie a second knot with the other end, then tuck both ends inside the shirt. (Hopefully I got all that said right.)

[@seankusmc163]

Do you wear those wild rags in summer or transition to something lighter like a bandanna?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

I wear my wild rag in the summer too. I just wear it very loose and not tight to my neck. If you watch some of my other videos on this channel, you'll see me wearing one in the summer. Cheers - Travis

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

Man I really like that hat you have on sir can I get the name of it

[@biscuit6749]

What size wild rag is the silver/grey one? The one used at 5:30 in the video? Thanks

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

It is a 36”x36” I hope this helps you out and thanks for watching the channel. -TE

[@biscuit6749]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 Yup perfect, thank you!

[@DarthRevanProductions6249]

a lot of these wild rags are bigger than mine. i have a small one which could choke if i do some of these. could you make one for smaller ones?

[@GOTDRAGONS]

Are all the wild rags shown in this demonstration 36x36?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, yes they are.

[@dlibby4979]

Silk scaft, the duct tape of the cowboys tool kit

[@Melvorgazh]

Hi from Belgium, How is it common to have a kerchief in Buchanan tartan? And linen? Would it be as good as silk? Cheers, God bless.

[@AntonAlatriste]

The only difference i can see is that silk is a little warmer than linen , but the fabric and color should match your own clothing so its not weird using different colors

[@Melvorgazh]

@@AntonAlatriste Alright, So linen is maybe better during the Summer but for the rest of the year silk is better then? I went to 2nd hand clothing shops those last few days and it’s easy to find a fancy 75cm+ square of nice fabric. I’ll have to be patient a bit. Cheers from Brussels

[@Melvorgazh]

Hi again, Do you have a video on how to handwash the precious silk wild rag? With natural products perhaps? I heard shampoo in lukewarm water and then a little bit of white vinegar in the rinsing water is good. But I haven’t seen any good video showing it well. I only swear by silk nowadays 😊 It’s comfie, fun, cool and elegantly classy :) 😎 Cheers from Belgium @Elliston

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, we are working on your video. Should be completed by the end of of next week. Cheers-TE

[@Melvorgazh]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 Elliston, waoow! Grant 😺 Yep, I only swear by silk now 😛 I heard it that it doesn’t need much washing. But I shall enjoy watching all your tips ... Have a nice week. God bless.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

@@Melvorgazh Your requested video has been posted. Enjoy and have a very nice weekend. Cheers- TE

[@grassblade63]

I just wash mine in the washing machine with the other clothes, and dry 'em in the dryer. They're all silk and suffer no ill effects from this.

[@jonathanbellows113]

Would Scully Wah Maker line be a good brand?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, you bet. I wouldn’t be bashful wearing one of their silk wild rags. You can also find good wild rags at shepherd.com or scully western wear. Cheers - TE

[@danoesq2]

What size did you use for the Clint Eastwood look?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, the one used in the video is a 36"x36" wild rag. I hope this helps you out and thank you for watching my channel. Cheers - TE

[@danoesq2]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 thnx

[@1neAdam12]

I want the hat. Is that considered a Bolero? Who makes the one you have?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, I have a video on this channel covering all aspects of this awesome hat. I purchased this hat at Buckaroo Business in Montana. It is a buckaroo style hat. I am positive that if you give them a call, they can help you out. Also, thank you for watching this channel. Cheers - TE

[@1neAdam12]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 Thank ya much!

[@ontae1986]

I love ur hat. Where'd you get her?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHexe5SohtaJoK8 Check out my video. Thanks for watching. Cheers -TE

[@ontae1986]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 Just what I'm lookin fer. Thanks brother

[@julianzakaria2083]

❤️❤️❤️☀️😘😘

[@behemoth1able]

That’s a nice hat! What’s it called? Hat review video please!

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank you. You can find a video on my channel labeled... Answer: Where did I get my felt cowboy hat? Hope this helps you out. Cheers- Travis

[@RobertoHernandez-ln5sb]

What size is the red?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Howdy, it is 32”x34” Cheers-TE

[@yourmom1302]

I am not very familiar with horses. What emergency would require me to blindfold a horse?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Here are some examples, sometimes when shoeing a nervous horse you can put a blindfold on a horse and it will calm down. When a barn is on fire and the horse can see the flames you can put a blindfold on to remove that sensory from the horse and lead them to safety without them being hyped up. In the old days, cowboys would blind fold a green horse when mounting in order to safely get on one before a horse got wise to what was happening. You can also blindfold a horse before administrating shots or drawing blood. I hope these examples help you. Cheers- TE

[@peterjensen4101]

Kan den bruges til at kneble med

[@samb7652]

Cowboy turtleneck...

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Nice!

[@cpt.moroni3092]

Who made your hat?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Thank you for the interest on my lid. Short answer is that it is a Serratelli out of Buckaroo Business. Long answer...I will be posting a video in the near future. They're lots of interest in this old hat of mine. Stay tuned thanks for checking out my channel.

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

Video posted. Cheers-TE

[@lesliepark3370]

Did I hear you say vittles? 😊

[@Texo_McKevo]

I swear I have a hard time with the four not

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

What part are you having issues with?

[@Texo_McKevo]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 honestly everything I’m not good with knots unless it’s the dress tie knot that’s the most easy one for me

[@Texo_McKevo]

@@ellistonequinesolutions3795 oh and everytime I look up (how to clean a wild rag) it gives me how to tie. Can you do one on how to clean inside honestly use a bar of soap and then hang it. Any other options?

[@ellistonequinesolutions3795]

@@Texo_McKevo Thanks for the idea. I will for sure, add that to my list of videos. Thank you for watching my channel.