LL Bean

[Rockport24]

if the waders only last two months of hard use, then you should get a new pair, even with hard use, that is unacceptable.

[tattoobob]

I do not feel that I am screwing the system at all, they didn't last I paid over $260 for them I would think they should last 2 years of hard use. these were leaking last November and that's when you don't need them to leak when it is cold. so really it was only a month before they leaked.

[luds]

Nice Bob

[lurch]

I am on my 3rd pair in three years. I asked the person at llbean if it was ok to return them and she told me that the waders should last you longer than a year. It is nice to see a company stand by their product.

The way I look at it is that thye can improve on their product by monitoring the "defects" in their product.

[Rockport24]

Originally Posted by tattoobob

I do not feel that I am screwing the system at all, they didn't last I paid over $260 for them I would think they should last 2 years of hard use. these were leaking last November and that's when you don't need them to leak when it is cold. so really it was only a month before they leaked.

I agree with you there, they should last at least a full season!!!
seems like llbeans idea of quality control is their return policy...

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

I agree with you there, they should last at least a full season!!!
seems like llbeans idea of quality control is their return policy...

Yeah. There's something to be said for buying something that doesn't leak or break in the first place.

Warranties are great, but so is not getting wet when you don't want to be. What good does a warranty do in the middle of the night on Block Island in early November?

Of course, the trick is finding/buying waders that don't leak so that you don't need to use the warranty or spend an entire paycheck on them...