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Waders #5550455 01/19/15 12:23 AM
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Bought my pair of waders this year. Drake waterfowl mst 2.0. Love them, great fit. Anyways how do people store waders for the offseason.

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Give the boots a super thin coat of olive oil and hang them in the guest room closet.

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I dry mine out in the sun for a day and then hang them in my garage or store them in a locker box.


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Originally Posted By: Inky Doc
Give the boots a super thin coat of olive oil and hang them in the guest room closet.


Add a little oregano, garlic and lemon- Bake for 45 minutes at 475- until tender


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Give the boots a super thin coat of olive oil and hang them in the guest room closet.


Add a little oregano, garlic and lemon- Bake for 45 minutes at 475- until tender




Don't forget to inject with a secret butter sauce, also


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I dry mine out in the sun for a day and then hang them in my garage or store them in a locker box.


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Give the boots a super thin coat of olive oil and hang them in the guest room closet.


Add a little oregano, garlic and lemon- Bake for 45 minutes at 475- until tender




Don't forget to inject with a secret butter sauce, also


I use olive oil because it has a much more pleasant scent than oils made specifically to lengthen the life of the rubber.

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I armor all the boots and hang them till next season. If I miss a season I stuff them with crumbled newspaper and put them in the closet.........

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I clean and dry them and then put them back in the box that they came in. Then they go in a spare bedroom with all the other crap.


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Pitch them in a corner


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Storing them in the garage or attic where summer temps reach 100+ for several days is just going to ruin your waders. I keep my original box and store them in the guest closet over the off season. I usually clean them good and dry them out first. Waders should last for years if properly stored (if you buy good waders).

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Wash them off,put armor all on the boots then put in the closet. Used to store in the garage but had issues with the boots rotting and seams splitting. Seem to last longer when I keep them inside.

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The best thing you can do is wash off the mud after each hunt and hang them. If you keep them clean, take the mud off of them, and hang them up using boot hangers (store inside in summer), you will be fine. I currently have two pair of waders, one of which is over 10 years old (Cabelas brand) and they are holding up just fine. I bought some new LaCrosse waders last summer will do the same with them. I've been storing waders this way for 20+ years. Eventually they all will need to be replaced because they will breakdown or tear, but you should be ok for a long while by just keeping them clean after hunts.

Personally I wouldn't put anything on them, especially armorall. From my personal experience, armorall contributed to cracked dashes in two of my old vehicles. From what I've read as well as trusted people I have talked to, the stuff is garbage and helped shorten the life of my dashes (one was a 5 year old Tahoe). If you ever get your car detailed at a nice detail shop, you will notice they do not put anything on your dash...they just clean it. There's a good reason for that.

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I don't use armor-all on my dash because when it heats up in the sun it puts a film on the windshield.

I also don't treat my wader boots, just spray them off each hunt and hang them to dry in the sun for a few hours.


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just bought some Supermags and the instructions reccomend using a protectant and specifically mentions "such as Armorall" confused2


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Use armorall.

Car dashes and waders don't have squat in common. Unless you wear your waders in the Mojave Desert in August.

Re: Waders [Re: aerangis] #5554116 01/20/15 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted By: aerangis
Use armorall.

Car dashes and waders don't have squat in common. Unless you wear your waders in the Mojave Desert in August.


Interesting train of thought, but the common denominator you missed was that armorall, whether used on vinyl or rubber, can have a tendency to dry out the material it is applied to, which is why you constantly reapply it, most commonly to car dashes and tires.

You are better off keeping your waders clean and hung up indoors and out of sunlight, but if you prefer an extra shine, then shine on!

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BTW I'm pretty sure they meant to use Armorall on the rubber boot only.


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I wash mine, dry them on a boot dryer, roll up a towel in each boot top, fold them up and put them in a tote. Been working for 10+ yrs, no Armor All or olive oil and never an issue.


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