Waders- your favorite?

[maddog2020]

LL Bean West Branch waders get my vote - awesome service and waders made in lots of sizes. Im my case I needed the small short.

If you have more $ to burn then the Simms Guide weight or their big $$ model are the nutz !!

For ankle control I like the stocking foots over bootfoots. Korkers are a must on rocks and you can use them over bootfoots as well. Typically I use my stockingfoots w/ old Patagonia Beefy boots (felt w/ carbide studs).

[Clogston29]

I've had nothing but problems with the Cabela's guide plus - never even gotten a month out of them - I probably try to do too much in them and stretch the seams. My patagonia's are holding strong after about 3.5 months (the most I've ever gotten out of waders) and that includes a weed of climbing around on BI and a few nights on Cutty. Plus you can rest assured that patagonia will take care of any issues that arise. I may pick up a pair of simms this winter and rotate the too. I'd go with beans for the warranty but they don't fit me right.

[Tagger]

I got Simms pro guide and a pair of Gralite for boulder bouncing .. Last pair of Gralite last me 15yrs heavy use . some lite patching at the end ,, boots wore out too ..
http://www.gralite.com/products/waders_hipboots.html

[missing link]

wally world waders // say that 3 times fast, cheap, had mine 3 yrs no leak there a bit stiff but the work 4 me

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I got Simms pro guide and a pair of Gralite for boulder bouncing .. Last pair of Gralite last me 15yrs heavy use . some lite patching at the end ,, boots wore out too ..
http://www.gralite.com/products/waders_hipboots.html

Your approach is ideal, I think. Sometimes we expect too much from our waders. Knowing when to put on something like Gra-lites or a wetsuit is the best way to avoid leaks.

[cow tamer]

My LL Bean west branch waders had minor leaks at the boot seam on my first use. Yes they'll replace them but there out of stock until September. Had this same out of stock problem last year when I tried to initially purchase them and had to wait months for them to restock.

[cow tamer]

Got a letter from LLBean stating that the entire lot of west branch waders were suspect and offered to return my money or get a lesser replacement type. They do not expect to get direct replacements for the west branch. This is too bad as it had an integral lace-up boot that was lightweight and you didn't have to worry about sand build-up like you do with most stocking foots.

[luds]

Cheap ones that you can easily get replaced when you send them back.