Long and lean outerwear?
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Hey taller climbers, what technical outerwear do you recommend/like? I'm 6'4" and a lean 190, with +2 ape index. In most jackets the XL is the only size that will fit my length (arms and torso) but they are far too big. This is fine for ski jackets or a big puffy, but suck for climbing outerwear like a windshirt or rain jacket when I need to see whats on my harness. |
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Look at Stoic (Backcountry's brand). Their stuff fits tall, slender types. |
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mammut |
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6'5" here. Check out beyond clothing ( beyondclothing.com/). |
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I've got pretty similiar dimensions. I'm 6'4", 190lbs, with a positive ape index. |
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I'm 6'3 and my weight fluctuates between 160-165 (so i'm tall and super thin) I've found that my chest size a medium, bust most mediums aren't 6'3 anyways mountain hardwear is always to short for me. Arc'teryx is great and the fit is great lean tall guys. Patagonia is hit and miss. Rab makes stuff that fits me great, but a lot of people have to size up with them and i don't (made for really lean guys). Eddie Bauer, l.l. bean, and cabelas all make really nice stuff for tall people ultralight down jackets and gore-tex shells and such. Oh and marmot isn't to bad, but in my experience their customer service kinda sucked and their quality in my opinion is hit and miss. |
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I like Marmot. I'm 6'3 170, +4 ape. |
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I'm 6' and 165 w/ ape arms and have found great luck with Cabelas outerwear and long underwear. They are about the only place I have found that has a decent selection of Med/Tall stuff. And I've found that the Cabelas brand outerwear is some pretty good stuff- same gore-tex as the big names, but with a smaller price tag and the size i need. Their customer service is great too. Its worth ordering in to check it out if you've not tried it yet. |
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I'm 6'4'' and go between 195-200. I've had similar problems, but I just picked up an OR pac-lite gortex shell and a soft shell both XL. Not sure what models they are, but they fit well in the torso and have plenty of length in the arm with the harness on. Also gotta give props to my patagonia guidelight pants (XL) they're pretty sweet |
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Some great suggestions! Thanks for the infos. |
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I'd posted up a similar thread a couple of months ago (I'm 6'6" and slim). I'm linking that thread here too, so that you can add the helpful comments I got to these as well. |