Technical Gear For Skinny People
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I'm not sure who technical clothing companies are modeling after but season after season, clothing seems to get boxier and sloppier. |
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Check out Outdoor Research. I just bought the Halogen Hoody from them and the fit is thin in the torso and long in the arms. I also have fit issues with Patagonia being way boxy! |
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i also find that OR fits well for us tall and thin folks |
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Also sometimes have issues finding clothing which fits (same height as you, maybe a few 8 or 10 lbs heavier), though typically I've found the fit of Patagonia clothes to be acceptable, though this may have changed in the last year or two since I purchased anything major from them. |
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NWalpine clothing tends to be long and lean. Don't think they make a down jacket. The belay jacket made out of primaloft is quite warm though. |
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Alvaro Arnal wrote:Check out Outdoor Research. I just bought the Halogen Hoody from them and the fit is thin in the torso and long in the arms. I also have fit issues with Patagonia being way boxy!Hey Alvaro, I forgot to put that OR seems to fit the best out of the big name brands. I own the Halogen, Incandescent Hoody, and Maestro in Small and they all fit well. The Incandescent fits the best and I've actually gotten compliments from other saying it fits well. I really like OR but I wanted to branch out and see if there were any other brands out there. As far as ultralite goes, they produce the Filament and I might have to look into that. Thanks for the responses guys. |
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I find rab to have a good fit and is also top notch. |
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I've purchased some of the new Black Diamond gear and love the fit. Also try the North Face micro thunder down jacket, the fit of last years model was slim, not sure about this years. |
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Beyond clothing makes grea custom sized gear FYI |
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Danomcq wrote:Beyond clothing makes grea custom sized gear FYINot sure what's going on with Beyond. Seems like they've been rebuilding their web site but it's been out of action for several months. |
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I don't know but the navy gave me a bunch of stuff from them and their gear is pretty bad ass |
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I've found that REI brand normally has longer sleeves and torso. It might just be in their shells though. |
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I can also whole-heartedly recommend Outdoor Research, as well as Rab, and Mammut. I'm not as tall as you are and definitely not as skinny (5'9" 170, muscular build, 43" chest with broad shoulders, 32" waist and gorilla arms) but I agree that the companies you mentioned have definitely changed the way their products fit. |
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I not quite as tall, but are 5.10 feet, and 140lbs, 30in wiest and 40 in chest. I find that NWalpine sappoletts (spelling?) fit well in a "small" but just a tad snug in the chest for me , out door research, MontBell and RAB are built for slim people as well. |
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We're very similar dimensions. I'm 6' 4", 175. In general Euro brands are your friend (i find Millet to fit a bit boxier though). I wear a lot of Marmot stuff now, fits me pretty darn well. First ascent stuff is great, I have the Medium Tall in the Microtherm hoody, fits like a dream. Perfect length, not baggy in the body. I'll throw one more brand out there I've been super happy with. Salomon. I don't have a lot of experience with their stuff, but I got a softshell to rock climb in and I love the fit. Exactly what I was looking for, Darbon light I think is the model. Here's a pic of the fit on me. Unfortunately, I can't find a pic of me in the microtherm, but I say go for it. |
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Montbell might also be a good choice. I have their old thermawrap, it fits me perfect (6', 155 pounds), however, some of their heavier down coats were a bit big. So it must vary piece to piece. |
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Hobo wrote:I'm not sure who technical clothing companies are modeling after but season after season, clothing seems to get boxier and sloppier. I'm 6'0 135lbs with 37" chest, 33" sleeve, 31" waist, and 21" torso. It seems like it is impossible to find anything that actually fits.Your numbers are off the left side of the "bell curve". It's highly unlikely any large production company is using your numbers for their patterns. An average 6' male with a "small frame" is said to weigh 149-160lbs. You're a flag pole! I've been wearing Pata and Marmot for 15 years and haven't noticed much in the way of sizing changes. I'm nearly always a large in Jackets. |
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Hobo wrote:Arcteryx used to have a more technical fit, but last year it seems like they changed their fit from technical mountain fit to 'American' fit.Absolutely! I am 6'4" and 180lbs and used to love Arcteryx jackets until a few years ago. Everything I try from them now is way more baggy and with shorter arms. I've pretty much given up on them until they start making their tops in tall sizes. BTW, I've made that request from them a few times. Perhaps if more of us flagpoles hassled them to make tall sizes, they eventually would. Activism sometimes works! |
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Companies gotta make a buck. Face it, there are many more fat people then skinny people. Heck, there are many more fat people then simply athletic people. Over the past few years, it was sad to see almost every big name outdoor company to make fluid transition from "hardcore stuff for the mountains" to "a nice shell for a slightly overweight suburbanite". |
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Dead bird seems to better fit my fellow AZNs these days .... And most of use arent exactly tall and skinny Azn grandmas were pushing their grandkids to run into the tent so they could chases after them and jump the line Interestingly enough some MEC gear tends towards long/slim ... It sute doesnt fit me ;) |
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Marek Sapkovski wrote:Companies gotta make a buck. Face it, there are many more fat people then skinny people. Heck, there are many more fat people then simply athletic people. Over the past few years, it was sad to see almost every big name outdoor company to make fluid transition from "hardcore stuff for the mountains" to "a nice shell for a slightly overweight suburbanite". An executive from the clothing industry once said "as soon they start making black jackets for urban wear, the size usually goes the wrong way too".While I'll 100% agree that the clothes for fat people (of which there certainly are many) trend is real, I don't think people on here appreciate that many of the stats for people posted are on the skinny/very skinny side of the body size realm. There are a LOT of large frame athletes out there who need the more barrel chested sizing vs the silly tight "athletic cut". At my most fit (6' tall) I could NEVER get below 178lbs. I was 7-8% body fat and still sported a 44in chest with 36in sleeve. I consider myself a medium large framed guy and Pata and Marmot were always a better fit the Arcteryx etc. That's still holds today IMO |