Waders and emergecy dunking.

[Jmaze]

Fishing a stream in Alaska (lakestream was the name of it) I to fell off a raft and into the drink. I was wearing waders. 3.5 mill neopreme chest waders. The problem is the waders act the same as a sail. The current being as swift as it was I was unable to pull my self out of an under tow and was effectively held under water. I am somewhat apalled that someone would let there waders fill with water on a stream and in fact hasten there demise. Use of alternative flotation is the only way to avoid the problem. And even then luck and alternative assistance is the only way I survived. On that stream the life jacket was what helped enough. There is no other alternative in my opinion.
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