I've been dropped a few times at Montauk. Sometimes, when you're trying to wade back in from a rock or a reef, a wave catches you just right in the back of the knees and you fold up like a cheap card table. I usually wear neoprenes there, and while I'm not portly, I have enough of a gut that my neos fit snugly. I've had problems from time to time getting back up, as other waves don't stop while you try to get your feet flat. I've never taken water into my waders---only the clothes above the waders get wet.
Of course, we're talking about knee to waist deep water here, not over-the=head deep.
When I got my Aquaskinz Evo 1, I put it on over my neoprenes, snugged it up and floated around my pool for a spell. Stayed dry.
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