Good morn... afternoon. It would seem I have slightly overslept again.
Right, down to the subject in hand.
The base of my spine has 3 less discs in it than it should and to be honest with you, the rest of the spine isn't in that good a state either and this whole area reacts VERY badly for me when it begins to get cold. And that cold doesn't have to mean "Siberian" conditions either. Even in summer after a day of wearing as little as possible, come the late evenings, if I have got my back literally covered, then all sorts of fun begins to happen for me As such, when I get around to parting with a fair chunk of money on a couple of coats (warmer & colder weather ones) I don't want to find out they have a short length, which seems to be the style of almost everything useful I can find and end up having to keep spending more money on returning the things for either a refund which takes a few weeks to get back into my account, or an exchange for something which isn't really up to par / equally short in the back.
I border 6ft 2" tall and that height is pretty evenly spread between my torso and my legs. From the top of my coccyx (part of the spine below the top of the pelvic bone) to the base of my neck is 27" / 69cm basically. Now to me, this is not all that long, but it seems that near enough every coat / jacket I come across without shopping in serious money type gents shops sits or rides up much higher than this. Yet it is the minimum area I need covered. To make matter worse, I seem to be outsize when it comes to many of the sports brands I have been finding on the web. Clothed with two thin layers, I have a 50" chest, bulbous gut and 46" waist to get covered up and that is not inclusive of a fleece or jumper.
I am hoping that I am not the only tallish and overweight person here and all recommendations of suitable clothing (preferably breathable and water resistant) are gratefully welcomed and received.
Many thanks, people.
Andy
Right, down to the subject in hand.
The base of my spine has 3 less discs in it than it should and to be honest with you, the rest of the spine isn't in that good a state either and this whole area reacts VERY badly for me when it begins to get cold. And that cold doesn't have to mean "Siberian" conditions either. Even in summer after a day of wearing as little as possible, come the late evenings, if I have got my back literally covered, then all sorts of fun begins to happen for me As such, when I get around to parting with a fair chunk of money on a couple of coats (warmer & colder weather ones) I don't want to find out they have a short length, which seems to be the style of almost everything useful I can find and end up having to keep spending more money on returning the things for either a refund which takes a few weeks to get back into my account, or an exchange for something which isn't really up to par / equally short in the back.
I border 6ft 2" tall and that height is pretty evenly spread between my torso and my legs. From the top of my coccyx (part of the spine below the top of the pelvic bone) to the base of my neck is 27" / 69cm basically. Now to me, this is not all that long, but it seems that near enough every coat / jacket I come across without shopping in serious money type gents shops sits or rides up much higher than this. Yet it is the minimum area I need covered. To make matter worse, I seem to be outsize when it comes to many of the sports brands I have been finding on the web. Clothed with two thin layers, I have a 50" chest, bulbous gut and 46" waist to get covered up and that is not inclusive of a fleece or jumper.
I am hoping that I am not the only tallish and overweight person here and all recommendations of suitable clothing (preferably breathable and water resistant) are gratefully welcomed and received.
Many thanks, people.
Andy
