Gildan G185B - Youth Heavy Blend™ 50/50 Hoodie - Navy

The Gildan G185B, listed by Gildan as the 18500B Heavy Blend, is the youth cut of the highest-volume blank pullover hoodie in the US decoration market, an 8 oz 50/50 cotton-polyester fleece with a double-lined hood, front pouch pocket and a tear-away label, built to the same Heavy Blend spec as the adult G185 in a kids size range. It is the budget youth hoodie a shop reaches for when a program needs CPSIA-compliant kids fleece at a working unit cost, the default for school spirit wear, youth sports teams, camps, and any youth fleece run where double-needle durability and a matched adult body matter. For children's safety the hood has no drawstring, and the 18500B carries a CPSIA tracking label. It runs on Gildan's air-jet spun yarn, which lays down a finer, smoother face than open-end fleece and reduces pilling, so the print sits clean on a youth body.

The composition is the detail that decides the underbase, because the G185B is not one substrate across the colour range. Solid colours are 50/50 cotton-polyester, but Sport Grey and the heather shades (including Heather Sport Dark Green, Heather Sport Dark Maroon, Heather Sport Dark Navy, Heather Sport Royal and Heather Sport Scarlet Red) run 60/40 polyester/cotton, so they carry more polyester and more dye migration risk than the solids, and need the heavier poly-block. For screen printing, the air-jet face takes plastisol cleanly, on the 50/50 solids run a low-bleed underbase on dark and reactive-dye colours and cure at the lower end of the ink range to control migration, and step the poly-block up on the 60/40 heathers. The 8 oz body sits flat for front, back and sleeve placements. For DTF, the 50/50 fleece bonds well with transfer adhesives and the polyester improves adhesion over 100% cotton, and the heavier 8 oz weight stays stable through the press cycle. For embroidery, the 8 oz fleece supports a left-chest or full-front design with a cut-away backing scaled to the stitch count; the double-lined hood rules out hood-interior placements, so plan on the body or external hood face. For vinyl and HTV, the smoother air-jet face holds vinyl edges well at standard time and temperature. Discharge and water-based inks do not apply, since the 50% polyester limits the result; route to a plastisol with a poly-block. DTG does not apply, since it is uncommon on heavy 50/50 fleece. Sublimation does not apply either, since a 50/50 blend gives only a faded pastel transfer rather than full sublimation colour.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: G185B (also listed as Gildan 18500B Heavy Blend Youth Hooded Sweatshirt)
• Fabric: 50% cotton / 50% polyester fleece in solid colours; Sport Grey and heather colours run 60% polyester / 40% cotton. Air-jet spun yarn for a smoother print face and reduced pilling
• Weight: 8 oz/yd2
• Construction: Pullover. Double-lined hood with no drawstring for children's safety. Front pouch pocket. Set-in sleeves. 1x1 athletic rib with spandex at cuffs and waistband. Double-needle stitching. Tear-away label.
• Fit: Youth, standard fit
• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL (youth)
• Compliance: CPSIA tracking label compliant for children's apparel
• Colors available: 32 shades from White, Sport Grey and Carolina Blue to Black, Navy, Maroon and Forest, including heathered shades (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; fleece hoodies pack fewer units per case than tees, so confirm current packing for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash warm. Tumble dry medium. Do not bleach.

The reorder note specific to this style: the G185B is the youth cut of the adult G185 in the same 8 oz Heavy Blend fleece, so a mixed adult-and-youth program can run the same artwork and ink set across both bodies for a matched team order, and you should confirm whether your colourway is a solid 50/50 or a 60/40 heather before a repeat run because the underbase and ink choice differ between the two. Pair the G185B with the adult Gildan G185 to size a hoodie program from kids to adults on one fleece, and reach for the Jerzees 996Y NuBlend when the lowest possible unit cost on a youth hoodie decides the order. TheClothingSpace stocks the G185B 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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