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Ok so my collection of clothing for stick insects is going quite well now. Still I have a couple of things I've not really found, so was wondering if anyone knew of examples of any of the following:

(note we're not talking moderately/rationally long sleeved here, we're talking slightly silly )

1)  reasonable lightish weight, long sleeved synthetic base layers

(Merino and power stretch I have. The merino keeps getting worn for everday wear and ending in the wash ).

2) Simple microfleeces

(asides from Norrona that is )

thanks 

Yes - Marmot Moab long sleeve tops. Marmot

To put sleeve length into perspective I have long arms and usually have to use XLor even XXL for some waterproof kit if I am to have good winter seal with gloves.

The cut of this top means a L is OK. I was very pleased. They are / were half price (£15-17) in Outdoor Warehouse in Windermere but they have a website too.

Fleeces - still looking! Montane XL too short usually but I have had good success with Patagonia but have to have XL which is big in body.

Dickies make a bamboo long sleeve top that is stupidly long, both in the sleeves and body, its also really soft and stretchy, quite nice really.

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Ok thanks all. iirc Rohan are rationally cut nowadays but certianly not real sleeve length nowadays. Bamboo I have in some socks etc. Comfy but doesn't really seem to dry fast enough for this. (notably slower than merino.). Marmot I'll look into

Microfleeces do seem slightly tricky. Even the companies which generally do do longer armed cuts seem not to do them for their basic microfleeces. I suppose because of the semi casual sales they attract.

If after tall/thin then Norrona will do it, but there's a serious price tag involved. 

I'd forgotten them. Being Nordic and firmly non casual must be a decent chance. They even seem to have a semi normal line (the string stuff would look rather odd on the way to the walk ).

I have thought at times that their string stuff would be ideal under lined windshirts and the like. It must hold so little moisture.

Problems now solved via a slightly surprising cut in Haglofs intense zip top and a thin power dry thing from Norrona.

That one is interesting - its like someone took a slightly thinner R1 jacket and then cut the raised squares into really thin rectangles.  200g overall in small and something like 50/50 raised fabric/the thin face fabric.

No idea how well it'll work but it does at least fit me properly (Could see it being either quite good or falling apart. Or both )

At the other end of the tall, thin person is the legs. If you're ever looking for longer length trousers then look at keela. Theyre the only make to fit me perfectly. Even the waist is right as well as the length. My other trousers are Lowe Alpine but they are loose at the waist and still about 1" shorter than I'd prefer.

One point to note with Keela is to buy twice as much of them when you buy their trousers. The reason is that thee next batch in the shop might be a diffferent shape. I've just gone back to the same store to buy the same trousers as mine have finally started to look odls and worn so need replacing. Anyway the same size doesn't fit me now. I do have a good local retailer who is ordering a few pairs in long leg length in a few waist sizes. They know they will sell as they get quite a few people coming in for longer leg length trousers. Its funny how some retailers see a need and make the extra effort to meet  it. The  result there are a group of customers who keep coming back to the only place to sell fitting trousers. Sometimes the smaller independants are worth supporting.

I'm afraid that I'm well off the extreme end of fit in terms of legs (So made to measure folk are my friend there.).

Still a slight moan does seem to be in order for my slightly saner shaped brethren. Take Haglofs. They do a large swathe of their trousers in both long and short leg lengths. Including the soft shell ones this year it seems.

The normal and short leg lengths seem to be relatively easy to find this year. The long leg option though?

I like the term long leg where manufacturers are concerned. Take Rohan for example their long length for 34" waist is 33" in normal trousers in a highstreet retailer the long length for the same trousers is 34". On top of that outdoor trousers leg length seem to be measured differently to street trousers or jeans. I have found trousers with the same waist and leg length as my well fitting jeans yet they were about 1-2" shorter despite the label saying the same size.

Personally I think you can not trust outdoor clothing manufacturers sizes but really must try everything on. This means traipsing around gear shops looking at as many brands and stuff as possible. What a chore!

Yup  

The companies seem somewhat divided on whether to treat leg length as proportional to waist length or not. I've not seen the population statistics so no idea which is more likely to be best.