04-17-2006, 02:48 AM
I have gone swimming with two kinds of waders just so I knew what it was like just in case, and I can attest they do not drag you down when filled with water. My guess is people drown when they panic and try too hard to swim, then they get exausted and go under. With the rubber waders it was impossible to swim in a conventional manner for me, it would tire me out quickly without getting anywere if I kept at it. I found that if I just leaned back and did a sort of a backstroke with my hands, not trying to kick, i could move along pretty good no problem.
With the neoprenes I could swim just fine, in fact they help float and do not fill up too much, plus the water that does get in warms up almost like a wetsuit keeping me warm. The lakewater was around 60 degrees, but when I emptied my waders out that water felt 20 degrees warmer!
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With the neoprenes I could swim just fine, in fact they help float and do not fill up too much, plus the water that does get in warms up almost like a wetsuit keeping me warm. The lakewater was around 60 degrees, but when I emptied my waders out that water felt 20 degrees warmer!
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