Anybody ever take a dunking with waders on?

[Redsoxticket]

Where would you cut the waders in case of an emergency ?

Also, would you use a blunt tip scuba type knife or point tip knife ?

[tattoobob]

I would cut the straps first if that didn't work just make a hole so the water would flow threw instead of filling and pulling you down. and it has been proven that waders under water don't fill fast and most people die because they panic and struggle and drown due to being worn out and then can't swim once and if they get out of them. If you notice when in the water your wader will get really tight around you, almost like reverse suction. I really don't think it is a big problem unless you panic and struggle. and if you are in nonmoving water I don't think there would be a problem.

[Mike P]

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.