How to Measure Your Torso Length

Torso length is still a useful starting point, especially if you're shopping for a new backpack.

How to Measure

  1. Tilt your head forward and find the bony bump at the base of your neck (your C7 vertebra).
  2. Place your hands on the top of your hip bones (iliac crest) with your thumbs pointing toward your spine.
  3. Imagine a line connecting your thumbs across your back.
  4. Measure from the C7 vertebra to that line.