If you're going to spend that kind of money, why not opt for a good pair of waist highs!?
I haven't tried, "hippers" for years, still have a pair of neoprene ones tho' but never wear them.
With the "waisties" I don't have to worry about that "one and only hole, deeper than the tops of the waders" and I'll ALWAYS find the ONLY wet rock/log/grass to sit down on, any place on the stream.
If a hot day, you can also wear the waist highs as your only pants, too. Something with mere hippers, you might get arrested for doing in some parts!?!
Saint Paul-"The Highly Confused"
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson