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simmy wrote:If you want a pair to last: get a pair of camo overalls and put em on over the waders. Use camo duct tape and tape the straps to the wader straps and cut off the buckles. Cut holes in bottom of pockets or cut them out all together so water drains well. They will last several seasons. Or, I like the Mack's all season and the Cabelas Warrior II for toughness and comfort.

Now that is some ingenuity right there.

To prolong the life - always store waders inside when not in use. Also spray exterior of boots with Armor-All in the offseason to eliminate dry-rot potential on the rubber. Am going on my 4th year with my Cabela's Warrior II Breathables and love 'em - mine have the 1000 gram boots but it now appears only available with 600 gram boots.

The great thing about Cabela's is all their boots come with a lifetime warranty. Yes, waders fall into the boot category. Doesn't cover holes in wader, but if you end up on the sharp end of a buck brush stob or a beaver sharpened stick the boot warranty will cover a hole in the boot. Or at least it has mine in the past. Two pair of the warrior in last 8 years.

Next pair I get will be some $140 breathable from BPS. Bonedry I believe. They have a really wide crotch seam. Not one line of narrow stitching. Also going to try some flex-seal on older waders with crotch leaks.

Blackduck wrote:Next pair I get will be some $140 breathable from BPS. Bonedry I believe. They have a really wide crotch seam. Not one line of narrow stitching. Also going to try some flex-seal on older waders with crotch leaks.

I was honestly debating on trying this in another pair of mine. Wonder if it will work

levi127 wrote:

Blackduck wrote:Next pair I get will be some $140 breathable from BPS. Bonedry I believe. They have a really wide crotch seam. Not one line of narrow stitching. Also going to try some flex-seal on older waders with crotch leaks.

I was honestly debating on trying this in another pair of mine. Wonder if it will work

I Shoo Goo my new waders inside and outside the crotch area stitchings right out tha box

I just wish there was a company that made a style of waders that a lower leg amputee could wear. The non articulating ankle of a prosthesis makes it very difficult. Has to be a small market for amputees like myself. My favorite way to hunt is in waders by a tree, can't do it anymore. Other means of hunting in flooded timber had to evolve. I still wish I could put some waders on and hunt like I was taught. Maybe one day!!!