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Old Sun Feb 25, 2007, 08:19pm
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Originally Posted by blindofficial
How do you measure what size you need for a CP? I've seen things that say from collar bone to naval (I'm a 19). However, lots of sites I've seen only go up to 16. Am I doing something wrong? I'm 6'2. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You want to be sure to cover the Xiphoid Process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphoid_process

Put a T shirt on and measure from the top of the T shirt to below the XP. I'm 5'10" and use a 13". You might want one a little larger, but try it on to be sure it covers XP. Belly button is way too far South for a CP.
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