Searches for gildan 18500 hoodie bulk, gildan 18500 hoodie wholesale, and gildan unisex hoodie 18500 are all pointing at the same product: Gildan's widely known Heavy Blend pullover hooded sweatshirt, identified in Gildan's own catalog by the style number 18500. It shows up constantly in screen printer price lists and decorator forums, which is why the number itself gets searched almost as often as the word hoodie. This post explains what the number actually refers to, and what the closest options look like for anyone printing a logo on a hoodie rather than buying wholesale by the case.
Gildan assigns a style number to every garment in its lineup, and 18500 identifies a specific cut, weight, and fabric blend: a pullover hooded sweatshirt in the Heavy Blend line. It is not a grading system, a quality tier, or a size code. Decorators and distributors use the number as shorthand in price sheets because it is faster to type than the full product name, and it removes ambiguity between similar styles (for example the zip-up version carries a different number entirely).
| Piece | Brand | Style | VIP base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic zip-up hoodie | Gildan | Zip-up, not the 18500 pullover | $41.88 |
| Comfort soft hoodie | Bear Grips | Pullover, mid-weight | $36.88 |
| Unisex performance hoodie | Champion | Pullover, heavier weight | $45.88 |
The current catalog does not list the Gildan 18500 pullover specifically. For a pullover-style hoodie, the comfort soft hoodie and Champion performance hoodie cover the lighter and heavier ends of that range, detailed further in pullover vs zip-up hoodie and the full Gildan hoodie lineup at Bear Grips.
Style numbers matter for ordering from a wholesale distributor, but for custom printing the two things that affect the finished result are fabric weight and the print method used. A mid-weight cotton-poly blend takes a direct print evenly and resists show-through, while a heavier structured fleece supports a bolder, more premium-feeling result. Neither depends on knowing a specific SKU. For a breakdown of weight terms like DryBlend, Heavy Blend, and 50/50, see the Gildan hoodie fabric and weight guide.
Print your logo on a comparable hoodie at VIP base pricing. No case minimum, no wholesale account needed.
Start FreeIt is Gildan's style number for its classic Heavy Blend pullover hooded sweatshirt, one of the most widely stocked wholesale hoodie blanks in the decorated apparel industry.
The current catalog carries the Gildan classic zip-up hoodie at $41.88 VIP base rather than the 18500 pullover. Two pullover alternatives, the comfort soft hoodie and the Champion performance hoodie, cover a similar weight range.
Just a style number. It identifies the cut and fabric blend in Gildan's catalog, it does not indicate a separate quality tier from other Gildan hoodie styles.
No wholesale style requires a bulk minimum for custom printing through Bear Grips. Single-piece ordering applies across the catalog, one hoodie or a hundred at the same base price.
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