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Hip wader upgrade

modeling the new chest waders


These new chest waders are a bit harder to put on than my old hip waders, but the extra distance and warmth makes up for the small hassle.

The boot tread is better suited for our conditions here compared to the felt bottom on the hip waders.

I went with a neoprene material from Pro Line for 180 dollars.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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Boots, hip waders, chest waders. So I guess the next "upgrade" is a wetsuit? ;-)

Personally, I would start thinking about building a bridge to save myself the hassle.

BTW, you might want to acquaint yourself with the procedures for repairing neoprene.

Comment by Roland_Smith Sun Feb 3 16:28:34 2013
Roland --- Google ads clearly agrees with you. They filled my most recent ad spot with information about scubawear.... :-)
Comment by anna Sun Feb 3 16:43:09 2013
Check solarez With UV you can fix it in minutes.
Comment by Gerry Sun Feb 3 19:45:03 2013





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