Absorbent sleeve

1. An absorbent sleeve configured to rest above a shoulder of a user and to enable a user to envelop a user's head, thereby enabling the user to absorb fluids disposed thereon by manual manipulation thereof, without the sleeve being in substantial contact with other parts of a user's body, consisting essentially of:

a) a cylindrical member having a cross-sectional area between about 200 cm^2 and about 450 cm^2, and a height between about 20 cm and about 30 cm, consisting essentially of:

a1) a looped layer of absorbent material;

a2) a first aperture through a first end of the cylindrical member; and

a3) a second aperture through a second end of the cylindrical member, opposite the first end;

b) a first cinch loop coupled about the first aperture of the cylindrical member and consisting essentially of:

b1) a first mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cinch loop is substantially smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

b2) a second mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cinch loop is substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

c) an elastic loop coupled about the second aperture of the cylindrical member and consisting essentially of:

c1) a first mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the elastic loop is substantially smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

c2) a second mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the elastic loop is substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

wherein the absorbent sleeve does not include a hood.

2. The sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the first cinch loop is a drawstring.

3. The sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical member includes a waterproof layer disposed on an exterior surface thereof.

4. An absorbent sleeve configured to rest above a shoulder of a user and to enable a user to envelop a user's head, thereby enabling the user to absorb fluids disposed thereon by manual manipulation thereof, without the sleeve being in substantial contact with other parts of a user's body, comprising:

a) a cylindrical member having a cross-sectional area between about 200 cm^2 and about 450 cm^2, and a height between about 20 cm and about 30 cm, comprising:

a1) a looped layer of absorbent material;

a2) a first aperture through a first end of the cylindrical member; and

a3) a second aperture through a second end of the cylindrical member, opposite the first end; and

b) a first cinch loop coupled about the first aperture of the cylindrical member and having:

b1) a first mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cinch loop is substantially smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

b2) a second mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the first cinch loop is substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

c) a second member consisting essentially of an elastic loop; and wherein the absorbent sleeve does not include a hood.

5. The sleeve of claim 4 , wherein the elastic loop is coupled about the second aperture of the cylindrical member and includes:

a) a first mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of elastic loop is substantially smaller than the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member; and

b) a second mode, wherein a cross-sectional area of the elastic loop is substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical member.

6. The sleeve of claim 4 , wherein the first cinch loop is a drawstring.

7. The sleeve of claim 4 , wherein the cylindrical member includes a waterproof layer disposed on an exterior surface thereof.