Chest Wader performance

[Denis Kansier Sr.]

My chest waders are the 3mm insulated neoprene, 'foam-style', not the rubber style and I'd like to know if anyone else has experienced dampness as if they leaked.<br /><br />These are about 3 years old and have been stored hanging with the boots in the upright position.<br /><br />If they have a leak, how do you find it??

 

[ebbtide176]

Re: Chest Wader performance

how about putting the water hose inside them, folding them shut at the top, duct taping them to seal the water and build up a little pressure?<br /><br />and then maybe sprinkin some talcum powder, flour, etc on the outside? would that show a leaky spot?<br /><br />that is, if you've noticed water getting in after wading in streams. otherwise you might just be noticing condensation from the location they're stored in. you know, kinda like laying a plastic sheet over a hole in the ground to collect dew...