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Norrøna Lofoten Hard shell jacket sizing
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Hi all,

Bit of an odd question, but does anyone have any experience with the Lofoten jackets?

I am probably between the small and medium. I like my jackets to be slightly, but not too, baggy.

I ordered the medium, love the sizing bar the arm lengths. If I open the cuff it almost completely covers my hand. With the cuff done up to gloves or my hand it is fine, but it obviously rides up my arm.

The small has a couple of cm off of the arms so not a dramatic reduction, but it is a little bit too tight and restrictive on my body with full layering.

Will the cuffs be a problem? I am only asking such a pithy question because I don't drop £500 on a jacket every season. Any thoughts? Puzzled
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@jamieware, I have Lofoten jackets in medium, and I'm a slim 6ft, with fairly long arms. Aside from matching the Nordic build, I'm sure the long arms are a design feature to stop sleeves pulling when you raise your arms. I would much prefer slightly baggy sleeves to my sleeves pulling.

I guess to some extent how baggy the sleeves look depends on whether you wear the cuff over or under your glove. Either way, if you use the wrist/thumb gaiter you will get a good seal.

The sleeves on my medium Arcteryx Sidewinder jacket are the same length, so it is nothing unusual.
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Many thanks, that's a really good point!
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I also have a Lofoten jacket in medium, and sometimes fall between small and medium in Norrona sizing. I like the relatively long sleeves. The asymmetric cut on the cuff means it's out of the way on the palm side so never gets in the way, and with wrist garter inside glove - glove - cuff over glove they're totally weather proof.
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Awesome! Really appreciate your advice.

Now to sort out some appropriate base layers.
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