Stopped at the Orvis shop yesterday and picked up their catalog. Their new Clearwater Endura breathable waders are advertised as "tougher and less costly". They are now $129.95.
I've got the "Less tough" Clearwaters and love 'em. just my 2 cents worth. Allan > on 1/13/04 9:31 PM, Tom Davenport at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You could do what I did about three years ago... donate them the > charity and buy some breathable waders. > > Breathable waders are warmer in all seasons, weigh MUCH less if your > hiking at all, easier to pack, and make wading safer. I'll never go > back to my cold, heavy, leaky neoprenes. > > I tried three brands of breathables on my way to getting a Gortex pair, > and I didn't notice a lot of difference between the breathability of > the various breathable fabrics. There can be a BIG difference in > quality of construction, however, and that is where to put your money. > > > On Jan 11, 2004, at 8:05 PM, William Andreas wrote: > >> For the live of me I cannot figure out a way to find the holes in my >> neoprene waders. I have tried filling them with water, air, halogen >> lights but never been able to >> a) find the hole and mark it >> b) clean up after the exploration process, like water, preserving the >> mark locating the hole >> c) put enough goop on it to fill the hole and not abraid my inner >> garments >> >> I have may 5 or 6 holes not on seams that occured when I attempted to >> scale out a taelus slope of sharp rock and climbed on my knees. I >> don't do that anymore and have gone to gore-tex or PVC. but I would >> love not to throw the damn things away because I couldn't find the >> holes!!! >> >> Anyone suggest anything? >> >> Bill -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
