8020™ Ultra-Light Alpaca Skull Cap

8020™ Skull Cap

Take your adventures to the next level with our Ultralight 8020™ Skull Cap. Crafted from our super soft ultralight 8020™ blend, with the breathability and warmth of alpaca, perfect for any climate. And thanks to the unique design, it fits comfortably under helmets for all your challenging activities. Lightweight and ultra-compact, it packs into any corner of your bag. Dare to go further!

Our Ultra-Light 8020™ Skull Cap utilizes our unique & precise blend of 80% Royal Alpaca fiber and 20% TENCEL™, a high-performance & sustainable blend that is comfortable, breathes exceptionally well and dries quickly. It's  the perfect choice for outdoor activities. Experience softness and comfort in all weather.

We typically ship orders within a week from date of purchase to provide time for processing and packaging as we fulfill and package every order by hand. If we have an influx of orders (i.e. when we drop new inventory), it may take up to two weeks for shipment of items.

Sizing & Fit

• One-Size-Fits-Most Skull Caps should fit adults up to a hat size of 7 3/8 (European size of 58-59). 

• The 8020 fabric is very stretchy and will fit a range of head sizes.

Care

• You don’t need to wash this garment often. Even if you are active and sweating in it, just air it out. Alpaca does not retain odors and doesn’t support bacterial growth. Since it is an animal fiber, it is susceptible to moth damage, so you will want to store it so that moths can’t get to it just like you would with wool. However, washing will not harm your beanie.

• Use a small to medium load, cold water, light cycle (regular cycle is OK), and wash with other performance fabrics & socks. We recommend to NOT wash in large loads, or with heavy fabrics like jeans/towels

• Use any normal detergent. Do not use “washing Soda”, Chlorine OR Peroxide bleaches, or “Oxygen Cleaners”

• Lay Flat for the first 3 washings, then you can tumble dry your garment on low heat in a small load with other similar items - it will only take approximately 8-10 minutes to dry. Medium to high heat, or drying in large loads with jeans/towels is not recommended. Laying flat to dry works too.
  

• The Fleece products will not exhibit much shrinkage.

• When you receive your garment it may feel a little flat or stiff from shipping and being folded. If so, you can turn your garment inside-out and put it in your dryer with no heat (i.e., the Fluff Cycle) with 3 or 4 wool dryer balls and tumble for 15-20 minutes. That will fluff-up your garment.

• If you are backpacking or traveling, and need to wash this garment for any reason, and do not have access to regular detergents:

1. Backpacking: Just rinse with stream water, let air dry, do not use detergent, follow Leave No Trace Principles

2. Traveling: you can use shampoo, mild liquid dish/hand detergent (just a drop or two) , rinse in a sink, wring out, hang dry or lay it on a towel to dry

• Check out our printable care instructions for more information.

Specifications

Construction

• The Trail Seam™ - The unique 100% Alpaca fiber fabric deserved a seam that would be worthy of Adventure. We designed our Trail Seam™ for tremendous toughness and durability, so you can be confident the gear will perform under extreme stress and prolonged usage.  Our hoodies and shirts have been thousands of miles and experienced millions and millions of rubs under backpack straps - and our Trail Seam™ has consistently met those stringent demands.

• Weft Knit - 100% Alpaca fiber is knitted into a unique fabric that provides exceptional performance.  Our special knit structure resists “running” - so if you poke a hole in it while you are in the backcountry, the hole may get slightly larger over time, but you don’t have to worry about the hole turning in to a long “run” as experienced in many lightweight knits.

• Ultra-Light (UL) - Under 1 oz! Ensures this is a piece of gear you'll never hesitate to throw in your pack. Packs so small you can almost put it anywhere.

Details

• We knit our fabrics and sew our garments in our own North Carolina, USA facility utilizing our Patent Pending process. 

• We design our own products with the help of various Southeastern USA design consultants who use state-of-the-art equipment for digitizing patterns and prototyping new products.

• Our fabrics are tested at various Southeastern USA testing labs that utilize standard ASTM Test Methods.

• We import our custom-spun yarn from our trusted partners in Peru - made to our exacting specifications.  We require our vendors to hold Fair Trade, Responsible Alpaca, and OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certifications.

• Since we have extensive Textile Manufacturing expertise, we deal directly with manufacturers - never brokers.