diff --git a/rtv/config.py b/rtv/config.py
index 5fe3e0e..91ce2ff 100644
--- a/rtv/config.py
+++ b/rtv/config.py
@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@ class Config(object):
             'enable_media': partial(config.getboolean, 'rtv'),
             'history_size': partial(config.getint, 'rtv'),
             'oauth_redirect_port': partial(config.getint, 'rtv'),
-            'oauth_scope': lambda x: rtv[x].split(',')
+            'oauth_scope': lambda x: rtv[x].split(','),
+            'max_comment_cols': partial(config.getint, 'rtv')
         }
+
         for key, func in params.items():
             if key in rtv:
                 rtv[key] = func(key)
diff --git a/rtv/content.py b/rtv/content.py
index 7aa3b8b..9c72b33 100644
--- a/rtv/content.py
+++ b/rtv/content.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class SubmissionContent(Content):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, submission, loader, indent_size=2, max_indent_level=8,
-                 order=None):
+                 order=None, max_comment_cols=120):
 
         submission_data = self.strip_praw_submission(submission)
         comments = self.flatten_comments(submission.comments)
@@ -308,17 +308,19 @@ class SubmissionContent(Content):
         self._submission = submission
         self._submission_data = submission_data
         self._comment_data = [self.strip_praw_comment(c) for c in comments]
+        self._max_comment_cols = max_comment_cols
 
     @classmethod
     def from_url(cls, reddit, url, loader, indent_size=2, max_indent_level=8,
-                 order=None):
+                 order=None, max_comment_cols=120):
 
         url = url.replace('http:', 'https:')  # Reddit forces SSL
         # Sometimes reddit will return a 403 FORBIDDEN when trying to access an
         # np link while using OAUTH. Cause is unknown.
         url = url.replace('https://np.', 'https://www.')
         submission = reddit.get_submission(url, comment_sort=order)
-        return cls(submission, loader, indent_size, max_indent_level, order)
+        return cls(submission, loader, indent_size, max_indent_level, order,
+            max_comment_cols)
 
     @property
     def range(self):
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ class SubmissionContent(Content):
             data['offset'] = indent_level * self.indent_size
 
             if data['type'] == 'Comment':
-                width = n_cols - data['offset']
+                width = min(n_cols - data['offset'], self._max_comment_cols)
                 data['split_body'] = self.wrap_text(data['body'], width=width)
                 data['n_rows'] = len(data['split_body']) + 1
             else:
diff --git a/rtv/submission_page.py b/rtv/submission_page.py
index 2a5148c..784c25c 100644
--- a/rtv/submission_page.py
+++ b/rtv/submission_page.py
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ class SubmissionPage(Page):
         super(SubmissionPage, self).__init__(reddit, term, config, oauth)
 
         self.controller = SubmissionController(self, keymap=config.keymap)
+
         if url:
-            self.content = SubmissionContent.from_url(reddit, url, term.loader)
+            self.content = SubmissionContent.from_url(
+                reddit, url, term.loader,
+                max_comment_cols=config['max_comment_cols'])
         else:
-            self.content = SubmissionContent(submission, term.loader)
+            self.content = SubmissionContent(
+                submission, term.loader,
+                max_comment_cols=config['max_comment_cols'])
         # Start at the submission post, which is indexed as -1
         self.nav = Navigator(self.content.get, page_index=-1)
         self.selected_subreddit = None
@@ -66,7 +71,8 @@ class SubmissionPage(Page):
 
         with self.term.loader('Refreshing page'):
             self.content = SubmissionContent.from_url(
-                self.reddit, url, self.term.loader, order=order)
+                self.reddit, url, self.term.loader, order=order,
+                max_comment_cols=self.config['max_comment_cols'])
         if not self.term.loader.exception:
             self.nav = Navigator(self.content.get, page_index=-1)
 
diff --git a/rtv/subreddit_page.py b/rtv/subreddit_page.py
index e112661..2684bed 100644
--- a/rtv/subreddit_page.py
+++ b/rtv/subreddit_page.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class SubredditPage(Page):
 
         # Check that the subreddit can be submitted to
         name = self.content.name
-        if '+' in name or name in ('/r/all', '/r/front', '/r/me','/u/saved'):
+        if '+' in name or name in ('/r/all', '/r/front', '/r/me', '/u/saved'):
             self.term.show_notification("Can't post to {0}".format(name))
             return
 
@@ -272,4 +272,4 @@ class SubredditPage(Page):
             self.term.add_line(win, text, attr=Color.YELLOW)
             if data['flair']:
                 text = ' {flair}'.format(**data)
-                self.term.add_line(win, text, attr=Color.RED)
+                self.term.add_line(win, text, attr=Color.RED)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rtv/templates/rtv.cfg b/rtv/templates/rtv.cfg
index c1e9de3..5e52a80 100644
--- a/rtv/templates/rtv.cfg
+++ b/rtv/templates/rtv.cfg
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ history_size = 200
 ; Open external links using programs defined in the mailcap config.
 enable_media = False
 
+; Maximum number of columns for a comment
+max_comment_cols = 120
+
 ################
 # OAuth Settings
 ################