Killer Waders

[Brian Carragher]

My understanding of a wading belt Phil is just as you think it is, a belt strapped around your middle to prevent the sudden inward rush of water. Put your trust in your neoprene chesties as if you're wearing them they act as a bouyancy aid rather than the wrongly held belief that they drag you down.

The same applies to waders , they don't drag you down. As long as you don't try and put your arms above your head and keep them by your side and skull on your back rather than swim then you're as safe as houses. The problem comes when you raise your arms and the centre of balance in your body changes and you will go down. If that happens don't panic and keep your hands by your side and the natural bouyancy of your body will float you back to the surface. Your natural reaction is to try and swim underwater but you must resist it and you're safe.

I talk from experience having been in a boat some ten miles from shore wearing big thick black rubber thigh boots when the boat went down and I'm still here. Two others in the boat were wearing the same type of waders and they survived the experience as well

[Sportsman]

You'll have to excuse my ignorance here, but I've just googled wading belts and can't really see what they add in the way of safety?

 

Is it simply a case of them slowing down the ingress of water into the waders in the event of a dunking thereby aiding their bouyancy due to the trapped air?

 

Sorry to be a dunce on this one.

 

I'd like to learn more here as even wading in still waters can be dangerous...........I always use a wading pole (usually a sturdy 5' net handle) when wading and have come across some VERY serious silt issues in lakes......this stuff on its own could take your life, but floating out of trouble rather than trying to walk out of trouble could well be a viable option here with the right safety tackle and having the faith in the bouyancy your chesties might offer.

 

Hi Phil

Your right, I would rather float out than have my feet anchored in silt and mud.

Read this for the definitive word on waders.

 

http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/killerwader.shtml

 

After mice ate the feet out of my neoprene chesties (teach me to hang them up properly after use ! ) I had to buy a new pair and I am sorry to say I've gone "Realtree" from these people.

 

http://www.sharkgroup.co.uk/country_neoprene.html

 

At 30 quid a pair for 3ml stocking foot chesties the price is right, they arrived a couple of days ago and they look well made. Hope to try them out in the float tube sometime this week.

I am toying with the idea of the realtree suit as well, or do you think it will make me look a bit "carpy"

Edited January 14, 2007 by Sportsman

[izzetafox]

Check the post from Neil about two thirds down the page and watch the video clip.

 

It is a long winded thread but if you have the time read it all. It certainlay explodes a few myths about ' Killer Waders.'

 

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.p...wader&st=40