Gildan G182 - Unisex Heavy Blend™ 50/50 Sweatpants - Sport Gray

The Gildan G182 is the Heavy Blend Sweatpant with elasticized cuffs, built on the same 8 oz 50/50 cotton/poly fleece that runs through the G180 Crewneck and G185 Pullover Hoodie. It is the fleece bottom for any program that sells a matched sweatsuit rather than a single top: school and team warm-ups, league sweatsuits, corporate loungewear sets, spirit-wear bundles, and the pant half of a Heavy Blend top-and-bottom order placed in one colour family. The air-jet spun yarn gives the face a smoother, lower-pill finish than a basic fleece, and the 20-singles construction holds a clean print surface through repeated wash cycles. The covered elastic waistband carries an inside drawcord, the elasticized cuffs keep the leg gathered at the ankle (unlike an open-bottom hem that drapes loose), and the seamless sides eliminate a side-seam interruption on the hip and thigh print zone.

The G182 decorates like the rest of the Heavy Blend 50/50 fleece family, but the print placement rule on a pant is hip and thigh rather than chest. For DTF, the transfer bonds at standard heat-press settings and is the most practical route on a sweatpant: a hip logo, a leg-length name-and-number run, or a thigh graphic all press cleanly on the seamless face. Set the press firmly so the film seats into the brushed nap, and lay the artwork clear of the elastic waistband and the elasticized cuff. For embroidery, the 8 oz fleece is dense enough to carry a moderate-to-heavy stitch count on the hip or thigh hooped over a cut-away backing, and the seamless side panel gives a clean uninterrupted field. For screen printing, the 50/50 fleece takes plastisol, but a single pant leg needs to be loaded onto a sleeve or leg platen to print flat: lay a poly-blocking underbase on dark and navy grounds, cure at a moderate-to-low temperature, and use a slightly thicker ink deposit so the brushed nap does not show through. For vinyl, the hip and thigh panel presses names and numbers cleanly at a controlled temperature with a firm press. For DTG, the 50% cotton holds pre-treat, but the tubular pant leg is the hardest body to lay flat on a DTG platen, so DTF or screen is the realistic production route. Water-based and discharge inks are limited: the 50% polyester will not discharge and leaves only a faded tonal result. The Ash colourway (99/1 cotton/poly) is the one exception where discharge prints closer to a true strip.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: G182 / 18200 (Heavy Blend Sweatpants, the elasticized-cuff bottom in the Heavy Blend fleece family)
• Fabric: 50% cotton / 50% polyester Heavy Blend fleece, air-jet spun yarn, 20 singles
• Weight: 8 oz/yd2
• Construction: Covered elastic waistband with drawcord, elasticized cuffs, seamless sides, double-needle bottom hems, brushed interior, tear-away label
• Fit: Unisex classic fit, elasticized-cuff leg
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
• Colors available: 9 colours across solids and near-solids (check current availability on the product page)
• Blend exceptions: Ash is 99/1 cotton/poly (near-full cotton, discharges more fully than the 50/50 solids)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case with volume discounts
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note on this style: the elasticized cuffs hold their shape across wash cycles better than an open-bottom hem and keep the ankle gathered for a cleaner fit on a team or uniform run. Pair the G182 with the Gildan G180 Heavy Blend Crewneck or the G185 Heavy Blend Hoodie to run a complete matched sweatsuit in one colour and one fabric, and step up to the Gildan G183 Open-Bottom Sweatpant with Pockets if the program calls for side pockets and a loose hem instead. TheClothingSpace stocks the G182 at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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