[kurtataltos]

My father in law saw my zippered Guidelite Hodgmans and said he had to get a pair. Fine. I bought mine several years ago. Apparently....they no longer make them. Anyone know why? Just curiosity as mine work great. Inquiring minds and all that.... enjoy.

 

[freestoneangler]

Hodgeman's designers quickly realized the fatal flaw of putting a leak source into a pair of waders?

 

[Old406Kid]

Hodgeman's designers quickly realized the fatal flaw of putting a leak source into a pair of waders?

At my age a "quick leak source" in waders has taken on a whole new meaning.

 

[kurtataltos]

Never have had a leak, at the zipper or otherwise, with these waders.

 

[SilverFly]

Maybe there was a "we've got a bleeder!" mishap that led to a lawsuit.

 

[MotoBoat]

Maybe there was a "we've got a bleeder!" mishap that led to a lawsuit.

Was Frank or Da beans the source of the bleed? Claaasic movie for sure! What was the name of the dude that did not like his ears touched?

 

[Jim F.]

At my age a "quick leak source" in waders has taken on a whole new meaning.

Thanks for making me spew beer out my nose . . . and now I have to take a whiz. . .

 

[kurtataltos]

Anyone have a comment on quality or sizing (running large or small) of the LLBean Kennebec waders?

 

[C&CRods]

Anyone have a comment on quality or sizing (running large or small) of the LLBean Kennebec waders?

I got the Dryft zippered waders this year. Have 20 days in the so far and no problem. Affordable as far as zippered goes and super comfy

 

[Jim F.]

I know nothing about Kennebecs, but my Redington Sonic Dry waders are on the 3rd year of hard use with nary an issue.

 

[kurtataltos]

Acquired a pair of Simms Freestone Z waders (zippered version...hence the "Z") from Backwoods.com. After looking around at the sizing options, fit, cost, warranty, opinions on the board, etc., I bought them for $309 delivered, no tax. Normal retail is $399 so that seemed like a decent price, particularly since no one else was discounting them. I am sure there are "better" $600-700 waders but that just seemed to be an excessive to me. So we will see how it goes.