Extra long sleeved base layer tops

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Recommendations please! I am 5’ 10” with very long arms and they all come up a little short - I like thumbholes in some such garments but the holes are usually half way up my wrist!

Really need a few super stretchy lighter/breathable ones for outdoor exercise and maybe a few thermal /merino or similar? Would be ideal if they were nice and good enough to wear as a normal top day to day at home /out to the shops/on video calls…must be very soft and comfy, I have sensory issues with anything slightly restrictive or scratchy, definitely no tight and high necks. Not asking for much am I 😂

I’m the same, long legs too. I just buy mens large. Sometimes need to nip them in a bit under the boobs but I find only mens really fit for length.

Uniqlo have quite long sleeves. I always have to push them up.

I have the same problem with sleeves being too short and having cold wrists. I have some nice Gap sports tops which are a really soft (synthetic) fabric with long sleeves and thumb holes. Not sure if they still do them.

Annoyingly Gap don't seem to do them anymore but they're v similar to these Sweaty Betty tops www.sweatybetty.com/athlete-seamless-gym-long-sleeve-top-5059121384600.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwv4SaBhBPEiwA9YzZvJjcU3JUDDgTAzp9DHoD9W3Uw58UVc2-J9-H8r-31PbJgcX8lEYMxBoCqzIQAvD_BwE&oldpid=5059121384600

Merino wool tops from Cos

Uniqlo for everyday / thin base layers. Also SOME M&S ones (I like the scoop neck ones).

Icebreaker for merino wool thermals that can be a top in their own right but they are pricey(ish).

Interestingly, the hands down best thin base layer I have (I can spend a lot of time outdoors for work and need to be ‘free’!) is a silk one from Lands End. My mum bought it for me when I was heading to Norway for work. I was v sceptical - it’s amazing. Super thin, super warm, super comfortable.

I’m 5’9 with long limbs too.

Uniqlo Heatech - wouldn't be with them!

Patagonia and Smartwool are pretty long limbed, and worry the investment. I still wear a Patagonia baselayer I bought in 1996!

@WhereAreWeNow that SB one is actually very nice and on sale - brand usually fits me well so might take a punt! Thanks 😊

I have a couple of Uniqlo jumpers which are a little short in the sleeve so had ruled them out tbh…

I have quite a few of the Hush extra long, stretchy cotton tops, sleeves are also long, they are really good quality and wash and last well.

That’s interesting @shewhomustbeEbayed as I like Hush stuff but don’t find it good quality/ doesn’t wash well! Maybe only certain things

Should read "worth" the investment.

The Uniqlo heat tech are quite long armed - rather than the jumpers (the ones that come in a packet)

ASOS are great as they do a "tall" range but in all different sizes from a size 4 upwards!

I live in Uniqlo heat tech tops from about September to April but I don't find them very long in the arm. Not sure they'd be long enough for OP.

Decathlon have unisex ones so might be worth checking out

OP I am a little shorter than you but have ridiculously long arms. I've just bought a heatgen top from M&S to try and the sleeves are plenty long enough for me - even slightly too long. Worth a try?

Lindex do lovely merino base layers. I’m 5’10” too and they fit well. Except the sleeves don’t have the thumb loop cuff. But COS have some of those in at the moment.

Have you looked at Bam- Bamboo Clothing?
bambooclothing.co.uk/

Suprisingly primark has good basic long sleeves. They're long in the body and arms

Suprisingly primark has good basic long sleeves. They're long in the body and arms

Mens ones for the extra arm length?