Sub Zero Beanie

Name: Equator T Shirt. Granite edition
Brand: Vollebak
SKU: TPS063BLKXSM
Price: 125.00 CHF
Availability: InStock

Designed to help keep you warm even in sub zero temperatures.

CHF 195

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Engineered from two incredibly powerful natural insulators – lambswool and superfine alpaca wool – the Sub Zero Beanie is designed to help keep you warm even in sub zero temperatures.

Alpaca wool is one of the most extraordinary natural materials on the planet. It’s as soft as cashmere, warmer than sheep’s wool, and contains no lanolin so it’s hypoallergenic. Native to the Andean plateau of South America, alpacas have evolved over millennia to survive the harsh conditions of the mountains where altitudes vary between 3,500 and 5,000 metres, and intensely hot days are followed by sub zero nights.

We then blend it with organic lambswool for stretch and durability, and spin our yarn in Sesia, a carbon neutral mill in the foothills of the Italian Alps.

Equator T Shirt

Designed to not stick to you, even in extreme heat.

CHF 125

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Technical Details

Material made in Italy: 100% mercerised Pima cotton

Highly breathable

Fast drying

Material weighs 140g/m2

T shirt weighs 130 grams

Machine wash 30°C

Constructed in Portugal

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Made with silk-like Pima cotton

While cotton has been cultivated for over 5,000 years, not all cottons are equal. Today upland cotton makes up about 90% of global cotton production, and it’s used for most cotton t shirts. Pima cotton is rarer and only makes up a fraction of all the cotton produced worldwide – under 5%. But it's not only softer and lighter than regular cotton, it’s also more resistant to pilling, fraying and tearing.

Pima cotton is super soft and strong

The fine strands that make up a raw piece of cotton are called staples, and the longer these strands are, the stronger and silkier the cotton will be. Pima cotton is one of the few types of cotton which has extra long staples. On a practical level it means there are fewer edges when the fibres are knitted into fabric, because there are fewer strands. And this is what produces a material that’s really soft and really strong at the same time.

The cotton is mercerised to keep you cool

In hot and humid conditions, the last thing you want is for your clothes to cling to you and stick to your skin, so the Equator T Shirt goes through a process called mercerisation. Designed to make the t shirt feel even smoother and silkier, it also helps it hold its shape and structure in the heat. So instead of sticking to you, it’s designed to keep a gap between your skin and the material, so that air can still move between your body and the t shirt to help cool you down.

It’s ultralight and fast drying from rain and humidity

Humidity and rainstorms are going to soak you one way or another at the equator, so the key is about drying really fast, rather than trying to avoid getting wet. The t shirt is ultra lightweight at 130 grams, so it dries quickly. It means the shirt is at home in a rainforest as it is in the city.