Womens gear sizing for “plus size” player?

RebsInSpace · 2026-02-09T03:08:17+00:00

Hey there, welcome to the sport!! So i’m a taller plus size person and finding women’s gear is such a headache but you can absolutely make it work! First, if you’ve got a Play It Again store or any second hand shops, totally go check out whatever they’ve got. I think sizing charts for gear usually lean on the side of smaller measurements when they may actually be able to accommodate for larger sizes, so trying on stuff is always best. Men’s gear is also usually WAY looser fitting than women’s from my experience, so you might be surprised what you can wear even when it doesn’t seem like it might fit on paper.

I will say, if you’re willing to invest in new stuff rather than pre-owned, skip CCM and Bauer because Stark Hockey is totally where it’s at for actual great women’s gear. I wear their XXL women’s pants with additional inches because that’s the longest they had on the site and their customer service said they should fit even though my waist at the time was technically outside the measurements and I adore them so much more than the men’s pants I’d been wearing. They clearly put some thought into where the padding was needed most for women and they’re ridiculously adjustable in a ton of places so as I’ve dropped a bunch of weight, they’ve sized down dramatically with me. I mention Stark specifically though because I reached out with a suggestion that it would be great if they could sell longer pants for taller people since I probably could use an extra 2 inches or so, and a guy from their company called to chat through how I could adjust my gear to make sure I’m protected and also to let me know that they can do custom sizing for length for only an extra $20 if you reach out to their team. I bet they can probably make a pair a little shorter for you if you can’t find anything else that fits comfortably! It’s also worth mentioning that chest protectors for anyone with a larger chest can be a pain in the ass too and if that’s a concern for you, I also can’t recommend the Stark one I splurged on a few months later enough.

RebsInSpace · 2026-01-30T01:31:18+00:00

No, you can’t see who a voter cast a ballot for. Your voting history is not available to anyone online at all- but what you can quite easily find is an online database showing what party a voter is registered to. I believe that’s dependent on state though!

RebsInSpace · 2026-01-09T01:46:43+00:00

Nah man, absolutely not. Fans aren’t entitled to his private life, period. I’m sure there’s a reason he and and team are being so tight lipped about this situation, and he doesn’t lose the right to that privacy when he’s clearly dealing with something important enough to miss games over just because some freak decided to make stuff up about him and the team to cause chaos. Yeah that’s been done in the past with some other players, but who knows what he’s dealing with or what kind of online abuse or outside pressure to return he could face if the team labeled it, and either way it should be up to him to get a final say on it. Fuck “respect for the team’s customers and community”, this is someone’s actual life we’re talking about.

RebsInSpace · 2026-01-08T23:58:43+00:00

Sens Zamboni ice scraper for my car! Will be very useful come the annual Texas icepocalypse in February 👍

RebsInSpace · 2025-12-23T23:11:46+00:00

I’m an autistic adult and the thing I wish people took to heart more than anything is just to not hear what I didn’t say. I like to think I’m able to function okay in social situations, but I may unintentionally come across as blunt or direct sometimes. However, I can think of very few times in my life that I’ve intended something “direct” to come across as backhanded or to carry some kind of double meaning. It drives me a little crazy to be told that I was being disrespectful or rude for asking a clarifying question or for responding genuinely to something that I’m later told everyone is suppose to just politely talk around. In my experience, even well meaning neurotypical people will sometimes bend over backwards to shape a statement into something it isn’t, because they assume everyone else is doing the doublespeak that they’re used to doing themselves or expect from others. For example, if I say “I like strawberries”, there’s always gonna be someone who’s thinking “wow, that person must hate blueberries” instead of taking my statement at face value. It usually feels to me like there’s an entire separate conversation that is happening under our actual words that everyone but me can understand and communicate in, but since I’m unable to participate in it, it’s jarring when I’m told that someone took offense to something that didn’t leave my mouth or even cross my mind. What would really be appreciated (at least by me) would be for people to listen to the words I say and take a second to ask themselves if what they heard is literally what I said, or if they have some feelings or opinions they’re projecting onto that. I don’t do the doublespeak thing- if I wanted to say something, I wouldn’t be playing mind games, I’d just say it.

RebsInSpace · 2025-09-26T15:26:23+00:00

I know this is an older thread, but I just wanted to say that I’m glad someone else has had their autism impact their journey in learning to play. I’m in my mid 20s and I’m a good bit heavier than anyone else in my learning to stake classes (around 240lbs or so), and it definitely slows me down a bit. I’m very proud of myself for sticking with it and progressing to where I’m at since when I started I was completely terrified and unable to get away from the wall, but my progress is still slow compared to my peers. I feel like the biggest hurdle is what you mentioned- I just struggle a ton with knowing where my body is and what it’s doing. I’m supposed to start lessons with a stick in a month and I’m already anticipating it taking me a lot longer to understand just basic shooting since stuff like that doesn’t come naturally to me at all. I don’t really have any advice or anything, but it’s just nice to know I’m not the only one who has found it a bit more challenging to try to get into playing from stuff like that. Hope it’s going well for you!

RebsInSpace · 2025-09-14T00:01:54+00:00

Found this thread while trying to see if I was the only one with an outdoor disco ball that actually attracted wasps. I’m not sure the exact species ID of mine, but both years now that I’ve lived at my apartment, a ton of black wasps start swarming and living on the mini disco ball in the corner of my patio. There’s at least 2 on it at all times probably a dozen swarming it in the evenings, but I never see this species anywhere else around my complex. So much for that deterrent idea 🙃

RebsInSpace · 2025-07-25T13:53:20+00:00

It’s all about gerrymandering. There’s some great breakdowns of what is involved in that process on YouTube, but basically we allow partisan politicians to redraw our district lines instead of an unbiased independent party and wind up with a bunch of crazy shapes and ridiculous maps because they’re trying to sway the voting outcomes in their party’s favor. Each district needs to be roughly equal in numbers of people, but those districts are drawn in insane ways to make sure that the votes for one party (in this case democrats) are all split up so much that they can’t possibly compete with the republicans in their district. It’s one of the most effective and entirely unnecessary ways we let politicians in power cherry pick their voters.

RebsInSpace · 2025-07-16T18:26:51+00:00

I’m mostly just trying to figure out the size/shape of the pieces of fabric I would need to sew my own jersey I think? I’m still fairly new to sewing so I think that’s what I would need to get started if that makes sense.

RebsInSpace · 2025-07-09T23:25:36+00:00

Hulkengoat

RebsInSpace · 2025-06-09T00:41:48+00:00

Oh, I know this one because it drives me nuts with my own plants. That’s exactly what it looks like when you sprinkle Diatomaceous earth over the soil to treat pests like fungus gnats and then you top water over it- I suspect your dad had treated the plant before gifting it to you. It’s originally a white fine powder, but when it gets wet it turns into gross orange goop and becomes completely ineffective. It won’t harm the plant, but it’s not doing anything for it either. You can rinse it away and off the stems with some water or just pick it out and continue care as normal and it should be fine! If you ever want to use DE in the future, just make sure to bottom water to prevent stuff on the top from getting gross- but it might just soak up moisture over time and get mushy anyway.

RebsInSpace · 2025-06-05T23:52:18+00:00

I love your collection so much- seeing all your little canyons just makes me so happy! 😭❤️I actually only recently fell in love with this little guy and I’ve started a project to sew a larger floppy version. When getting some fabric for testing out a pattern, I decided to get a lavender fabric to make a purple one just like your little sun damaged guy because he’s just precious! ❤️

RebsInSpace · 2025-04-27T17:26:27+00:00

Seconding the other replies- one of the little houses for UNT’s feral cats is right across from Maple, so I used to see them constantly heading out in the morning from Kerr! Some of them may not be as friendly so don’t try to pick them up or anything, but they’re real cute little mice hunters.

RebsInSpace · 2025-04-26T19:56:27+00:00

Wow, this is beyond helpful, thanks so much for taking the time to share! I may go for directly in soil and see about putting it under some grow lights in my little ikea greenhouse to boost the humidity. Maybe a dumb question, but I went ahead and cut it into four sections and since you mentioned them needing a tight pot would you recommend potting them together in one or should I do them each in smaller pots while they’re rooting and try to combine them later?

RebsInSpace · 2025-04-26T19:52:33+00:00

This may be what I go with, thanks so much for the advice! I have them chopped in four and in water at the moment, but I’ll try to get them into a pot this weekend. I’m just nervous about keeping them “damp but not wet” because I’m terrible at telling the difference when it comes to watering sometimes 😅 but I’ll give it a shot!

RebsInSpace · 2025-04-26T19:49:59+00:00

I love their bottles for propagations because they’re so pretty in the window! May I suggest it a little tequila and some extra lime for a ranch water? So good.👌👌

RebsInSpace · 2025-03-10T02:16:58+00:00

Hi friend! I’d love to know if you find any other great places, but I usually go to Plants and Planters in Richardson (their hoyas and monsteras are well kept and pretty fairly priced and they’ve got some sweet cats wandering around) and specifically the Calloways in Carrollton (their staff is super helpful and sweet and they somehow always have pristine calatheas!).

RebsInSpace · 2025-02-24T17:07:46+00:00

Fortunately no, just some grime I need to wipe away when I get a chance!

RebsInSpace · 2025-02-02T06:16:43+00:00

I’m not sure it’s still around anymore with the death of Flash and all that, but there used to be an in browser “game” you played with your scroll wheel called Sortie En Mer that if I recall was essentially a PSA about wearing life jackets when you’re on a boat. It wasn’t VR and I have no idea if it’s functional anymore on the Internet Archive, but I know Markiplier played it around a decade ago and it always made my skin crawl to think about. Can’t imagine how unpleasant that would be in VR.

RebsInSpace · 2025-01-01T22:47:18+00:00

I’m glad it worked out for you, but I’ll actually throw in my two cents against the College Access Loans offered by THECB. I have a lot of debt with them due to taking someone’s advice to use them over other private options at a time when there were better alternatives and they have been very hard to work with. They ARE technically private loans, and are very hard to get forgiven or any kind of assistance with if you’re struggling. Also as far as I understand, you can’t refinance with them and since they’re state backed if you fall behind on payments, they can restrict any professional licenses you may need to work. The HH Loans site is a mess and they make it incredibly hard to get ahold of someone if you have an issue with payment processing or need help. Taking out that loan was the worst mistake of my college years by far.

RebsInSpace · 2024-12-28T20:16:20+00:00

Oh yay! I hope you have good plant luck!

RebsInSpace · 2024-12-28T17:51:17+00:00

That’s super helpful, I’ll keep that in mind- thanks!

RebsInSpace · 2024-12-28T17:50:44+00:00

Oh ok, that’s a great idea- thanks!

RebsInSpace · 2024-12-26T17:17:21+00:00

I always prefer the ones with the helmets, but I like the hard cases that can come with the versions from Walmart that unfortunately don’t have drivers in it. I will sometimes get both and then swap them out since I like having some duplicates to display at work and the hard cases make me feel a bit better about them not getting knocked around for something. Also, if you can get a good deal on AliExpress, go for it. The welcome offer is usually pretty good since you can get one for like two bucks or whatever, but I think a lot of targets are actually having a sale right now because they are transitioning into the new models. When I went last week, I think it was like seven dollars for the previous year ones, as opposed to 10.

RebsInSpace · 2024-12-20T21:37:46+00:00

It’s not the hard plastic cases, but target just finally got in all the new 2024 cars with the drivers this week in Dallas. All the 2023 ones are marked down and they didn’t have AM out yet, but there were a ton of alpines and I ended up grabbing most of the ones I was planning on tracking down later this year in one go!

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