Alpha/Octa Hat V2 (Stock)

In stock and available. In stock items typically ship out within a week.

One size fits most.

These are a redesigned version of our Alpha/Octa hats. We removed the elastic band and utilized fabric stretch instead. This increased comfort and reduced weight. They are about .01oz lighter than the ones with the band.

Help us make use of all our Alpha Direct / Octa scraps here in the shop! These hats are a great ultralight head insulation piece. They’re ideal for use with a shell jacket hood. Combined with a shell hood, one of the 4004 (90gsm) hats can provide quite a bit of insulation but by removing the hood and leaving the hat on, it provides very little insulation. This is the beauty in the design of this fabric. You can stay comfortable in a wide range of conditions by adjusting the shell but leaving the insulation layer alone. Octa 80 and AD120 hats work much better as a stand alone hat without a hood than AD90. With a shell hood they are very warm. With the hood off, they still provide good insulation, but with lots of breathability. AD90 should be thought of more as a mid-layer hat.

Octa 80 hats weigh around- 0.4oz