I could’ve sworn I’d seen EDC posts on the subject, but have found very little with the above keywords.

I’ve been carrying “folded-up cloth squares” of various sorts since I was 16. I believe I started when I was working on NGO projects in Paraguay, and just kept doing it. Though I’ve been doing this for 10 years now, I’ve never really put much thought into the actual cloth itself. I just carried whatever I had. Earlier mostly cotton paisley bandanas from chain stores, and later desert or woodland camo ones from the PX.

Mine are getting pretty worn, and I feel a little “wannabe” or “has-been” carrying camo ones as a civilian college student. Might be time to drop a few bucks and buy a half-dozen good quality cloths.

Anyone have any particular useful types of handkerchief that I should check out, aside from the run-o-the-mill stuff?

My cheapies have been great for all kinds of mundane tasks, and decorum prohibits description of how much nastiness they’ve been through. Amazing how they come out of the washer as clean as a whistle.

Priorities:
— under $10 ea, preferably less
— durable as heck (shouldn’t be a problem, even the cheapies last years)
— good coloration for disguising nastiness
— folds and carries nice and flat

Thanks for any recommendation.

-MV