Breathable Wader Review

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by kippy

....I bought gravel guards for mine but still get some water between the waders and the boots....

kippy, gravel guards aren't made to stop water...they stop "gravel/sand/debris" from getting within the seam of the ankle. That point is a pivoting point and any debris trapped in those wrinkles will wear out the neo in that area....best thing is to swim nekked

[snake slinger]

my cabelas breathable are really breathing now.last nite landing a fish in the surf i grabed the leader and pulled the fish to me i was trying to get my hand in its mouth and it shook its head and stuck a treble threw my waders.i must have looked real dumb with a plug stuck to me and a fish.

[FormerUser]

After tonight I can't find fault with my G-IIs or for that matter the NRS Endurance top I bought last month.After 3hrs in the driving rain and big waves I stayed dry.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by snake slinger

my cabelas breathable are really breathing now.last nite landing a fish in the surf i grabed the leader and pulled the fish to me i was trying to get my hand in its mouth and it shook its head and stuck a treble threw my waders.i must have looked real dumb with a plug stuck to me and a fish.

Hook holes are possibly the easiest repair when it comes to breathables, they are easy to see and unless it's a big hole just a dab of Aquaseal should make them as good as new.

[snake slinger]

thank you pete do you guys carry that?

[Pete_G]

We've got it.

[fishaholic18]

I've been pretty happy with my breathables from LLBean also. I know Canalman has ripped 3 pairs and had them all replaced no questions asked. Are you guys causing trouble again on here?

[Pete_G]

I guess just for market research reasons I'm interested in this, but how many people actually patch their breathables if and when they get a rip or puncture? No matter what the wader I'm good for at least one treble, one barnacle, and one random hole in my waders in an average year, all of which I patch.

With UV activated wader sealants, repairs for small holes in breathables is literally a 2 minute operation. A little longer if you use Aquaseal.

Sometimes it seems like a lot of returns are done just because the customer can. This kind of goes back to my other point in this thread, I hate downtime. Even a couple of days frustrates me. I have 3 pairs of waders just in case one goes down in an unrepairable death...

That and I like my waders to look used. I hate looking like a n00b in brand new waders.