Neck gaiter

A neck gaiter, comprising:

• a main body having a generally cylindrical shape;
• a plurality of openings within the main body, wherein the plurality of openings include at least two side openings and at least one back opening;
• and
• a plurality of flaps, wherein each of the plurality of flaps is partially secured to the main body along three lateral edges of a respective flap over each of the plurality of openings, wherein each of the plurality of openings is configured to receive a portion of a user's hair, the plurality of flaps including at least two side opening flaps covering the at least two side openings, and a back flap covering the at least one back opening,
• wherein each of the plurality of flaps is a vertically aligned elongate flap configured to secure the received portion of the user's hair against a portion of a user's body and substantially prevent wind from entering the main body through a respective opening, and
• wherein the at least two side opening flaps partially secured over the at least two side openings are configured to face away from a back vertical centerline of the main body, such that the at least two side opening flaps may be configured to urge the received user's hair in a direction down and away from a back region of the user wherein a fourth lateral edge of each respective flap is configured to remain open to enable a portion of the user's hair to be inserted through the respective flap, wherein the fourth lateral edge is farther from the back vertical centerline than one of the three lateral edges.