I’m tired of my waders needing to be replaced every year and understand that if I go to something like a Simms Gore-tex or similar that I may see some years rather than ‘year’ like my Hodgemans. Anybody know of any good deals out there right now? And where might they be? Do they need to be Simms, or are there comparable and perhaps less expensive options? 
Thanking you in advance,
Kelly.
There are several pretty good buys on Sierra Trading post that you might want to check out. I beleive that they have an additional 20% off today on all orders over $100.
Worth a look anyway.
Jim Smith
Kelly, Bob just bought some Patagonias, “they say” they have the best warranty in the business, but don’t know if that means they are they best waders. He had some Simms that did wear like iron, and the company re-did them after some years for about $50, fixing all the pinhole leaks.
The suggestion about Sierra Trading Post is a good one. However, the sizes they have available vary wildly over the course of the year. In case you don’t know, you can set up an email alert with them to let you know when a product comes in stock (or you can set up an alert, for example, on all fishing products by searching on “fishing” and entering your email address). Best wishes.
Here’s an option for you from Albright. They are sponsors here. $59.99 free shipping. I made a purchase last month. http://www.albrightflyfish.com/waders-boots/trinity-waders.html
I haven’t got them wet yet, but so far I’m satisfied. Buy 6 for the price of Simm’s.
Then again if I were rich and famous I’d buy the Simm’s.
i’m looking at the patagonias because they will customize them to fit my short portly small footed body! :D:D
The Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen Co. Has a $50 rebate for trade ins on Simms Waders. Check out their website. www.bluequillangler.com.
By coincidence this arrived in my email today…
[FONT=Calibri] Simms is offering free money to you the consumer starting April 14th through May 31st, 2010. This is a great time to replace those old waders and get an instant discount at time of purchase.
Here are the details:
[FONT=Calibri]? [/FONT]$50 instant rebate on G3 Guide,G3 Guide Convertible, G4 Pro and G4Z waders
[FONT=Calibri]? [/FONT]$25 instant rebate on Headwaters, Women’s Headwaters, and Headwaters Pant waders.
This promotion requires that you perform the following steps:
1 - Visit http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/recycled_wader_program.html and fill-out the necessary registration requirements. The voucher will be emailed to you with the unique wader voucher code. Print the voucher and bring it in to the shop or include it in your shipment as detailed below.
2 - Send or bring in your old waders to the shop. They can be an old pair of Simms waders or competitor’s breathable wader - regardless of the condition of the wader as well as the printed voucher. The Blue Quill Angler will send you a pre-paid UPS label via email to send your old waders and voucher back.
Include a note in the shipment with the model of waders you would like to purchase along with a contact phone number so we can give you a call to get payment information. Once we have all of the necessary information, we will process the sale and ship out your new waders free of charge. You may want to insure your package as the Blue Quill Angler in not responsible for lost packages.
Failure to include the unique voucher and old pair of waders will result in the sale of the new pair of waders not being processed. We have to send the voucher and old pair of waders to Simms once the program is over so both are required to participate.
Simms Bootfoot Waders are excluded from this offer. We cannot give you the instant rebate on any bootfoot wader!!
If there are any questions regarding this promotion, please give us a call at 800-435-5353 and reference Simms Gore-Tex Wader Promotion.
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[FONT=Arial]Jim Cannon
Blue Quill Angler
303-674-4700 or 800-435-5353 www.bluequillangler.com
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Kelly,
Here’s another link you can try. Best Regards…
http://www.nextag.com/simms-waders/search-html?nxtg=4e3c0a28050e-B8FE6E38DF18AB2A
Kelly,
Try LL Bean… Lifetime warranty… if you are not satisfied or they leak, they will replace them. Call their customer service dept. , I could not beleive that they are warranted forever, but they apparently are. I have a pair that are in their 3rd year , are as tough as the Simms guides, which they replaced, I believe they were $199 . a couple hundred less than simms
I buy waders like I buy fly line. I might like the newest color line that sells for $79 but I will settle for line that last year cost $69 and I can buy it for $25 this year. I would broden your search options to include brands like Patagonia and Cloudveil in addition to Simms. It’s like looking for realestate, if you have to have that location, you will pay for it. If you lock yourself into a particular brand and they are not on sale you will pay for it.
Consider other quality options then buy whatever is the biggest bang for the buck right now. This week it could be the Cloudveils, next week the Patagonia or Simms product. Keep your options open. I sent you a PM about a sale.
Rick
… support our State economy and buy Simms.
You know how much I fish, Kelly. Almost all the wade fishing ( except wet wading ) I’ve done the past three years has been in the same pair of Simms that I bought at Jimmy’s. In warmer wader weather, when a bit of leakage makes for more comfort, I can use the older pair of Simms that I bought six years ago.
I’ve sent the newer pair in a couple times for the $50 refresh / rehab treatment and they come back looking practically new and leak-free for another year.
You can say Simms costs more on the front end than a lot of other brands, and they do. But how many of the other brands can stand up to 100 plus days a year for three or four years and still be usable ?? On the South Fork or the Bitterroot in mid-winter ?? Maybe a couple other brands, and they will be in the same price range as Simms.
John
I would recommend Cloudveil I have had the 8x wader for 2 years (well over 200 days of use) and they are still going strong. They also have a awesome warranty with good customer service.
http://www.cloudveil.com/mens/angling/waders/8x+pro+wader--9223/
here is the new model http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/gear/newflyfishinggear_waders_2010.aspx