sadly people drown in undertows & strong currents wearing only bathing suits never mind waders! if your in a strong current and go in wearing anything its not good.
wearing waders wont make you sink like a stone as some suggest [myth]
or float upside down [air in lungs prevents this].
a guy who does this as a party piece in frank d's thread says he just floats like on an air bed in water...due to water pressure trapping air in the waders, why ....A BELT .
I never go out without my wader BELT, when I store my waders I snap the BELT to the suspenders so i dont misplace it.
A good bit of experience is to wear a light jacket [goretex]waterproof etc...
over the waders this acts as a primary water blocker , giving you [and me on a few occasions] time to recover yourself . Usually so little water is taken in due to the jacket, you only get a little soaked....
trying to get out of water soaking wearing jeans is bad enough so waders full of water isnt going to be easy so back to ....BELT.
Threaded Mode