I'm a tall boy. I'm just a touch under 6'7". That's a bit over 2 meters.
I got callouses on my head, I have to stoop to do dishes (I look like a splayed giraffe at a watering hole), my shower does an amazing job of keeping my navel clean, I have to turn down an otherwise lovely house because the basement was built with a Portuguese family in mind, it's rough I tell ya.
Now I'm wondering who else around here is taller than average. Let's say taller than 6'2". All you lanky lads can commiserate with the injustice of stuff not fitting right, having to pay extra for sleeping bags, etc.
So what I'd like to know is, what gear have you found to be either good or bad, in regards to your height? Please state your height and what gear worked or didn't to accomodate your height. Clothes, packs, sleeping bags, etc.
Have you had luck with sleeping bags, bivvy bags, tents, packs, jackets, etc. Please list all your success stories, and ultimately stuff that came up short (ha ha). What company offers longer than average inseam lengths for instance. I guess another consideration is boots, and sizing. The one silver lining in my cloud is that I have comparatively small feet (11 1/2 - 12) but I imagine that some of you guys may have big feet. So what boots can accomodate your size?
Let's compile a list of stuff to help one another out. Civilian, military, whatever works.
For starters:
While I haven't ever used one of these packs, this company, McHale Packs, I have seen advertise packs specifically aimed at the vertically advantaged (that's the new politically correct term for being tall, doncha know. )
I know Wiggys and by extension, Drop Zone (the Canadian distributor for Wiggys) have their terrific bags available for up to 6'6"
Integral Designs have a lot of their bivvys in fairly long lengths.
I got callouses on my head, I have to stoop to do dishes (I look like a splayed giraffe at a watering hole), my shower does an amazing job of keeping my navel clean, I have to turn down an otherwise lovely house because the basement was built with a Portuguese family in mind, it's rough I tell ya.
Now I'm wondering who else around here is taller than average. Let's say taller than 6'2". All you lanky lads can commiserate with the injustice of stuff not fitting right, having to pay extra for sleeping bags, etc.
So what I'd like to know is, what gear have you found to be either good or bad, in regards to your height? Please state your height and what gear worked or didn't to accomodate your height. Clothes, packs, sleeping bags, etc.
Have you had luck with sleeping bags, bivvy bags, tents, packs, jackets, etc. Please list all your success stories, and ultimately stuff that came up short (ha ha). What company offers longer than average inseam lengths for instance. I guess another consideration is boots, and sizing. The one silver lining in my cloud is that I have comparatively small feet (11 1/2 - 12) but I imagine that some of you guys may have big feet. So what boots can accomodate your size?
Let's compile a list of stuff to help one another out. Civilian, military, whatever works.
For starters:
While I haven't ever used one of these packs, this company, McHale Packs, I have seen advertise packs specifically aimed at the vertically advantaged (that's the new politically correct term for being tall, doncha know. )
I know Wiggys and by extension, Drop Zone (the Canadian distributor for Wiggys) have their terrific bags available for up to 6'6"
Integral Designs have a lot of their bivvys in fairly long lengths.