12-07-2011, 05:51 PM
These are descent pair of waders in your price range from LL Bean http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/64013?fea...ue_0=Olive.
They're bootfoot not stockingfoot. I got them because the rubber sole and lack of a shoe to tie makes them very simple to disinfect between waters plus Alaska now requires rubber soles. They have held up well to very hard use for over a year. They seem as sure footed as felt to me in most situations. I don't think I've fallen once in them. And as Flygoddess said they come with an unconditional warranty. One downside is trying them on locally isn't possible without taking a chance on having to ship them back ( I've done that with another LL Bean waders years ago that were just very uncomfortable). I was at the store in Maine last fall so tried them on before buying even if I ordered through the internet so not to have to check luggage travelling. They run just a bit small at size 10.
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They're bootfoot not stockingfoot. I got them because the rubber sole and lack of a shoe to tie makes them very simple to disinfect between waters plus Alaska now requires rubber soles. They have held up well to very hard use for over a year. They seem as sure footed as felt to me in most situations. I don't think I've fallen once in them. And as Flygoddess said they come with an unconditional warranty. One downside is trying them on locally isn't possible without taking a chance on having to ship them back ( I've done that with another LL Bean waders years ago that were just very uncomfortable). I was at the store in Maine last fall so tried them on before buying even if I ordered through the internet so not to have to check luggage travelling. They run just a bit small at size 10.
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