06-17-2006, 03:32 PM
[cool][#0000ff]You err in your memory of the brand I referred to, as being the company with the ex Simms guy. That is Columbia. It's okay on the memory thing. If we can allow you to post without logging in, we can overlook a lapse in brand names.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The Columbia waders are still holding up well, but TubeBabe "Missus-appropriated" those. She likes the extra "fit" in my size waders.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, we both started rolling down our waders a few weeks ago. However, I got tired of having the lumpy buckles between my back and the seat. That was the final stimulation for getting out my knife. If the buckle configuration on your waders is such that you can roll them down without having bothersome lumps, then no need to perform a strapectomy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I got the Stearns just after I moved back to Utah a couple of years ago. They had a huge stack of them at Costco for $69 and I am always game for trying new stuff...if the price is right. That was cheaper than the dreaded Hodgmans, and they had some quality features...like double layers on the knees, etc.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Believe me, they have earned their original purchase, in my estimation. They have been through some tough fishing. I am not easy on waders. The pinhole leaks are only along the sewn/welded seams on the neoprene boots...not in the main waders, as Hodgmans usually are. That is a wear factor, not a design or manufacturing flaw. There are only a couple of spots, and they were easily mended. As long as my Aquaseal holds out, and there are no major seam failures, I will continue to wear them with pride.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The Columbia waders are still holding up well, but TubeBabe "Missus-appropriated" those. She likes the extra "fit" in my size waders.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, we both started rolling down our waders a few weeks ago. However, I got tired of having the lumpy buckles between my back and the seat. That was the final stimulation for getting out my knife. If the buckle configuration on your waders is such that you can roll them down without having bothersome lumps, then no need to perform a strapectomy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I got the Stearns just after I moved back to Utah a couple of years ago. They had a huge stack of them at Costco for $69 and I am always game for trying new stuff...if the price is right. That was cheaper than the dreaded Hodgmans, and they had some quality features...like double layers on the knees, etc.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Believe me, they have earned their original purchase, in my estimation. They have been through some tough fishing. I am not easy on waders. The pinhole leaks are only along the sewn/welded seams on the neoprene boots...not in the main waders, as Hodgmans usually are. That is a wear factor, not a design or manufacturing flaw. There are only a couple of spots, and they were easily mended. As long as my Aquaseal holds out, and there are no major seam failures, I will continue to wear them with pride.[/#0000ff]
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