Salopettes and short legs.

[Whiskey Bravo]

Having spent all of last week in the wind and rain of NW Scotland, it's become obvious that a new pair of salopettes are needed to keep the wet out.

Only problem being that the legs on all the pairs I tried in Oban [Gill, Henri Lloyd] finish past where my legs end! Despite the diet of the past few months, I need at least a Large size, but with shorter legs.

Has anybody got any ideas/manufacturers about where a decent pair might be obtained? I know I'm not the only sailor who's the same shape as me!

My present, very old, pair have been perfect and used for skiing/winter climbing as well as sailing. They were made by a companey called Vander but they don't seem to make them anymore.

 

[skip50]

Musto do salopettes in what they call Medium Broad, exactly the answer for me (similar problem from the sounds of it)!

Surprise, surprise, when I got mine they only did them in HPX and MPX-the two most expensive varieties.

Good luck!

 

[flipper]

Why don't you buy the ones you want, then get them altered? I'm sure a seamstress could unpick the Zips and velcro and re attach for you. Mind you you might end up with the knee patches on your shins...