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Originally Posted by tysdad115
I never used anything on my LL Bean waders and they stayed in my vehicle all season, ultimately they end up leaking in the crotch area and I return them. The poor girl behind the counter doesnt even look at them they stink so bad, I just drop them into a double bag for her and they give me my new pair.
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That is awesome!
I have simms waders. I get the lower cost ones I think they are under $200.
I am in the camp where I do as little as possible in regards to
maintenance of all of my surf gear. I sort of do a feeble attempt at
hosing down my gear with fresh water. I don't have a ton of leisure
time, so the way I look at it I am buying back time by not fussing
too much with my equipment. The simms waders are over 6 years
old and do not leak. It sort of proves that there are no ill effects to
my neglect. Maybe if I took care of them, they would last forever.
If I break down the cost/per year i have used these waders, I am
getting a cost of $33 dollars a year so far. If I spent any time or
money on them...that cost will just increase.
The way I look at it, waders are not a long term investment and
eventually i will do something stupid in them like tear them beyond
repair jumping a fence ....or blow out the crotch doing some sort of
interpretive dance off a rock.
I am also the type who never washes their car.
I read the OTW article on these products and reasoning behind
them. Its a good sales pitch, but I kind of wonder about the
breathability argument. My waders are filthy with blood, dirt, and I
am sure the gortex is coated with enough sea salt to make it
non-permeable. Won't these coatings and sprays just seal the gook
into the waders even more? Is the article more for sweetwater anglers?
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