11-13-2009, 01:50 PM
As long as Sheldon asked a question regarding tubes (ODC 420 Regular or the Light package), I thought I'd ask your opinions on waders.
I started out with the old-style rubber stockingfoot (SF) waders. I've had them for probably 20-25 years and they're still "good". I got one leak in them over that time, but they were easy to patch with a tire/innertube-type patch. Only problem is, is that they've "shrunk".![[Image: 03.gif]](http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/tsmileys2/03.gif)
But what I DID like about them was the ability to use readily available (and cheap) "scuba-fins" over the top.
I also like SF waders because I feel that I can flex my foot/ankle more while "flipping" for a better "push".
But since I put on my waders at the car, they also require me to slip on a pair of old shoes to walk down to the water. (Just something else to drag along/dry out.)
I now have a pair of neoprene SF waders that are leaking pretty good, so I'm in the market for a new pair. I like the neoprene in that they offer pretty good insulation for colder waters (jeans only down to about 48*)... but they aren't the easiest to seal if you start getting any leaks around the seams.
OK, my questions...
[ol][/ol]1. Do you use stocking-foot or boot-foot waders and why?
2. If BF waders, do you have/sense any limitation in your ability to "flipper"?
3. If BF waders, what flippers do you use with the boots? (I'd need size 13 or 14 BF waders, so am concerned that flippers wouldn't be big enough to go over the boots!)
4. I'm looking for waders that would be less than $100... and even closer to the $65-75 range, so I don't need the REAL GOOD stuff. What waders would you
recommend?
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!
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I started out with the old-style rubber stockingfoot (SF) waders. I've had them for probably 20-25 years and they're still "good". I got one leak in them over that time, but they were easy to patch with a tire/innertube-type patch. Only problem is, is that they've "shrunk".
But what I DID like about them was the ability to use readily available (and cheap) "scuba-fins" over the top.
I also like SF waders because I feel that I can flex my foot/ankle more while "flipping" for a better "push".
But since I put on my waders at the car, they also require me to slip on a pair of old shoes to walk down to the water. (Just something else to drag along/dry out.)
I now have a pair of neoprene SF waders that are leaking pretty good, so I'm in the market for a new pair. I like the neoprene in that they offer pretty good insulation for colder waters (jeans only down to about 48*)... but they aren't the easiest to seal if you start getting any leaks around the seams.
OK, my questions...
[ol][/ol]1. Do you use stocking-foot or boot-foot waders and why?
2. If BF waders, do you have/sense any limitation in your ability to "flipper"?
3. If BF waders, what flippers do you use with the boots? (I'd need size 13 or 14 BF waders, so am concerned that flippers wouldn't be big enough to go over the boots!)
4. I'm looking for waders that would be less than $100... and even closer to the $65-75 range, so I don't need the REAL GOOD stuff. What waders would you
recommend?
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!
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