Need help choosing waders

[vmabuck]

I was happy with my Cloudveils but for obvious reasons I will have to switch here soon.

I will be going Simms G4 zipper front...

[Jack Hise]

Whatever you buy make sure they fit properly!! You should be able to lift your leg high enough to put your foot on the seat of a kitchen chair. If not you will soon have seams leaking!

[vmabuck]

Whatever you buy make sure they fit properly!!

But even more important than that:

Make sure you look fly in them!!!

[Orthoman]

I also had Cloudveil after about 10 years of Simms. The Simms were fine and I never had a problem with them , they were just getting old and I was worried about having a problem - I gave to my son and he still wears them. I decided to try Cloud Veil and had similar leak problems. Each time the customer service was very good about replacing them but I got tired of going through all the hassles. Still have them with lost of Aquasil patching lots of little leaks - and they still leak. I went back to Simms for the G4 guide wt. -- and had custom feet put in them. Yes they are expensive but I would rather spend the money to get what appears so far to be a good product than a moderate amount of money for junk. I have had them for a hear now and so far so good.

You have do what you have to do within the budget. I avoided the zipper for the same reason mentioned above -- seems to me to be a weak point and eventually a leak source.

Good luck, I'm sure you will get lots of good and diverse opionions

[JohnScott]

...I avoided the zipper for the same reason mentioned above -- seems to me to be ... a leak source....

Isn't that the point ??

[starfish]

Thanks everyone.

I ended up going with the Headwaters waders. I decided that the upgraded materials and fact that they're sewn in the US was more important to me than the zipper.

Jeff

[herefishy]

Good one, John. Big chuckle

[fly_caster99]

Does anyone have any experiences (positive or negative) on Patagonia's Water-Master Waders?