06-19-2009, 11:15 PM
Well, I guess you'd have to say I'm hard on waders. [:/] Don't know how I'm so tough on em other than I use em a lot throughout the year, Don't go through heavy brush and stuff??? Because of this I decided I'd be trouble and money ahead by not buying cheap neoprene and going to Simms Gore Tex. My neoprens would only last a couple of years.
Well,---------------, now I'm not so sure. [:/] 4 years ago I broke down and spent the extra nickels on some Simms Lt. Wt. stocking foot guys. It wasn't long before I started getting pin hole and seam leaks, (1-2 yrs.) and started in on the isopropyl alcohol and aqua seal regime. Am still doing it. I can more or less stop the serious leaks but in the butt and knee bending area I stilll come out damp after 6-8 hrs of tubing. [mad]
My question is, is gore tex really that much better or are there some other breathable products out there that are just as good and hopefully tougher and maybeless expensive??? Do I need to step up to some really tough guide or heavier models with a lot more nickels to get the durability and maintenance free performance??? [frown] Help please, I don't have many nickels.[frown]
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Well,---------------, now I'm not so sure. [:/] 4 years ago I broke down and spent the extra nickels on some Simms Lt. Wt. stocking foot guys. It wasn't long before I started getting pin hole and seam leaks, (1-2 yrs.) and started in on the isopropyl alcohol and aqua seal regime. Am still doing it. I can more or less stop the serious leaks but in the butt and knee bending area I stilll come out damp after 6-8 hrs of tubing. [mad]
My question is, is gore tex really that much better or are there some other breathable products out there that are just as good and hopefully tougher and maybeless expensive??? Do I need to step up to some really tough guide or heavier models with a lot more nickels to get the durability and maintenance free performance??? [frown] Help please, I don't have many nickels.[frown]
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