Hats with a light, skull caps and eye cover since 2020

MELASA USA

You get a knit beanie with a rechargeable light in the cuff, thin fleece and mesh caps that go under a helmet, balaclavas for the wind, and clear side shields for the glasses you already wear. MELASA has made headwear for dark mornings and long shifts for 6 years.

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Two people walking a dog through a snowy wood at dusk, both wearing MELASA LED beanies with the lights on

LED Beanie with Light120 lumens

Rated by owners★ 4.7 (5,097)

  • 120 lumensfour LEDs in the cuff of the LED beanie with light
  • Three brightness levelsone button on the light, pressed through the knit
  • USB rechargeablethe light unclips and charges from any USB port
  • 9 fleece-lined stylesfor the coldest shifts and walks
  • 4 liners with glasses holesthe arms of your glasses go through, not under

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Seven shelves of MELASA headwear and eye cover

Each shelf of the MELASA selection answers one need: a light for the dark, a stripe for the road, a thin layer under your helmet, mesh for the heat and a shield for your glasses.
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Pick by what your day looks like

A night shift, a frozen site, a hard hat, a pair of glasses, a hot afternoon on the roof. These pages gather the MELASA styles that answer each one.

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The MELASA styles people rate most

Start with the styles buyers rate most often in the MELASA range, at least one from every shelf, from the LED beanie to the slip-on side shields.
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MELASA LED beanies worn outdoors with the lights switched on

After dark

A MELASA light switched on, where you would use it

Our own footage of the MELASA family of hats on evening walks and in the cold. The light sits in the cuff, so the beam follows your eyes.
  • The light clips into the cuff and comes out for charging and washing
  • One press steps through the brightness levels, a long press turns it off
  • Both hands stay free for the leash, the toolbox or the handlebars
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MELASA LED Beanie with Light

Key features

What the MELASA LED beanie gives you, in figures

Here is what you get from our most rated LED beanie, from the bulbs to the hours on a charge. Every LED style we make is held to the MELASA way: the light charges from a USB port, and on most of them it pulls out of the cuff before the hat goes in the wash.
Brightness
120 lumens from four LEDs in the cuff
Modes
three brightness levels on one button
Runtime
up to 4 hours on continuous use, about 8 hours on a charge with breaks
Charging
USB cable into a car port, a laptop or a power bank
Washing
the light comes out of the cuff, then the knit goes in the wash
Colors
42 knit colors, one size that stretches

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Popular searches

MELASA, by what people look for

  • MELASA LED beanie: a light in the cuff of a warm hat

    Switch the light on and it points wherever you look, so both of your hands stay on the leash, the wrench or the grill. Pick the knit for your weather: plain acrylic, fleece-lined, longer ear covers or a reflective stripe. The light charges from any USB port.

    6 styles · $8.99 to $22.99

  • MELASA skull cap: a thin layer for under your helmet

    Fleece caps keep your ears warm on winter rides and cold shifts, and some have holes for your glasses. Mesh caps catch sweat at the brow in summer before it reaches your eyes. Both stay thin at the crown, so your helmet still sits where it should.

    13 styles · $5.99 to $19.99

  • MELASA hard hat liner: cooler under the helmet in summer

    Mesh liners sit thin under the suspension and catch sweat at your forehead. Some add a shade for the back of your neck, and some come three to a pack. Before you wear one on the job, ask the maker of your hard hat which liners it allows.

    7 styles · $5.99 to $21.82

  • MELASA beanie with light: gifts for men, women and kids

    Our hats with a rechargeable light in the cuff come in knit and fleece-lined styles for adults, a set with a neck warmer, and kids hats in smaller sizes. Charge the light before you wrap it, and it works the moment the paper comes off.

    9 styles · $8.99 to $22.99

A MELASA fleece-lined LED beanie with the light switched on

Since 2020

What MELASA makes, and for whom

For 6 years MELASA has made headwear for people who start before sunrise and finish after dark: dog walkers, delivery drivers, mechanics, cyclists, roofers and kids on the walk home from practice. You will find LED beanies in dozens of colors, fleece liners that fit under a helmet, mesh caps for summer heat, and clear side shields that slip onto the glasses you already own.

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Before you order

How to pick a MELASA style in six checks

The questions people send us most, each answered with something you can check at home before you press a button.

  1. Decide where the light has to reach

    A light in the cuff throws its beam where your face points: the path at your feet, the lock on a gate, the engine bay. If you need to be seen from the road as well, pick a style with a reflective stripe.

    Read the LED beanie guide

  2. Count the hours you are out

    A dog walk and a night shift ask different things of a battery. Run time on our LED styles goes from 2 to 8 hours on the fleece-lined reflective hat to up to 10 on the Kids LED Beanie, so compare the hat you have in mind, not its neighbor.

    Compare the LED beanies

  3. Measure your head once

    Run a tape around your head just above the ears and the eyebrows. Our liners print the range they stretch to, and a liner that is too tight under a helmet is the one you take off by lunch.

    Read the liner guide

  4. Ask the maker of your helmet

    We sell caps for wear under a hard hat or a bike helmet, but the helmet maker decides what may sit inside its shell. Read the label in your hard hat before the first shift with a liner.

    What the rules say about liners

  5. If you wear glasses, start there

    Liners with glasses holes keep the arms of your frames off your ears. Side shields close the gap at the sides of the frames you already wear, and they do not turn them into safety eyewear. Where your job calls for eye protection, goggles go over your glasses.

    Read the eye protection guide

  6. Still not sure?

    Tell us the job, the weather and the helmet or glasses you wear, and a person writes back with the style that fits.

    Ask us

From the journal

Longer reads on light, cold and heat

How bright a hat light needs to be, what goes under a hard hat, how to be seen on a dark road, and how to keep a rechargeable light in good shape.
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Questions

What people ask before buying MELASA

Where can I buy MELASA?

Press the buy button on any MELASA style and it opens the hat, cap or pack you picked, in the color or pack size you chose, at our retail partner. That is where the price is confirmed and where you check out. Payment, delivery and returns are handled there as well.

Can you wash a MELASA LED beanie?

Yes. Take the light unit out of the cuff, put the knit through a hand or machine wash, and wait until it is dry before the light goes back in. The light itself stays out of the water. The LED beanie guide shows which styles have a light that comes out.

How long does the light in your MELASA LED beanie run on a charge?

On the plain LED Beanie with Light, about 4 hours left on and 6 to 8 hours when you switch it on and off as you need it. The Fleece-Lined LED Beanie runs nearly 8 hours and the Kids LED Beanie up to 10. Every light charges from a standard USB port.

Will a MELASA liner fit under your hard hat?

Several of our cooling caps and the Microfleece Skull Cap are sold for wear under a hard hat and add little bulk. Whether your helmet allows a liner is up to its maker, so ask before you wear one on the job. Our LED beanies never go under a hard hat. The skull cap and liner guide has more.

Do MELASA side shields turn your glasses into safety glasses?

No. They add clear cover at the sides of everyday glasses with arms under 12 mm, or under 10 mm for the slim pair. On a job that requires eye protection, you need prescription safety glasses or our anti-fog goggles on top of the glasses you have. The eye protection guide explains the difference.

Which MELASA hat makes you easier to spot at night?

A hat with a reflective stripe sends headlight back to the driver, and two of our LED beanies carry a stripe all the way around as well as the light. Reflective material does the most where it moves, on wrists and ankles, so wear some there too. See the reflective beanies and the seen at night guide.

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Pick the color and the pack on the next page

Every beanie, cap, liner and shield in the MELASA range is one click from here, and you pick the exact color or pack on the next page.

Checkout, delivery and returns happen with our retail partner. Prices are from our last update.