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08-16-2005, 01:42 PM
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Location: MA
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LL bean breathables
Anyone else here that got those breathable bean waders that were on sale have any leaking??? Mine have been leaking where the breathable material meets with the neoprene foot material and in the crotch. Havent had em for more then a few months, have been using them a bit though 4-7 nights a week.
Last edited by cheferson; 08-16-2005 at 01:55 PM..
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08-16-2005, 01:59 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Chef:
2 of my friends have had the bean breathables for a couple of years. They both are on their 3rd pair each. They both have leaked in the same place you mentioned. SEND EM BACK. it is a known defect.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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08-16-2005, 02:25 PM
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ALready talked to them , they said they havent had a problem with em . Sending me a new pair that will be here thursday anyway, with a return postage. Great customer service, no hassle at all, dont even have to be without waders for a day.
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08-16-2005, 02:59 PM
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Oh man get the SIMMS G3s, I have worn mine now since mid may 7 nights a week, just like the day I baught them!!
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08-16-2005, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
Oh man get the SIMMS G3s, I have worn mine now since mid may 7 nights a week, just like the day I baught them!!
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At $420+ dollars...no thanks.That's way beyond what I can shell out. |
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08-16-2005, 04:25 PM
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WHats the deal with warranty/customer service at simms?
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08-16-2005, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
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Chef-
Last spring I bought a pair of the LL Bean Gore Tex "Wicked Tough" waders at $329.00 and between then and this spring I went through 4 pairs – all but one leaked at the wader/neoprene foot seam. And I do not fish 4-7 days per week.
While they replaced all pairs with no questions asked via 2-day mail, I had had it with those waders and this spring I bought a pair of the Simms G-3’s. No problems yet.
I said this before but I think the problem is where the waders are manufactured.
As of 2003/2004, LL Bean no longer made their waders in the USA. They are made overseas. That explained the drop in price from their old Gore Tex waders (the Kevlar ones) to these "Wicked Tough" ones. I definitely think it explains the leaking problems.
LL Bean may have saved money but the quality went way down.
I think only Simms is left of the major wader-companies making waders in the USA.
The LL Bean warranty/customer service is second to none though.
Joe
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