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Wearing waders in a boat #6572453 12/05/16 04:22 PM
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Yes or no? I have always been reluctant to wear my waders in the boat. Just wait till I get where I am going then put them on. Some have said they would actually help you stay afloat but I don't want to chance it. Anyone with first hand experience or thoughts.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572474 12/05/16 04:34 PM
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If I had a long, bumpy ride across deep, open water I probably would not wear mine in the boat.


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Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572476 12/05/16 04:35 PM
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Neoprene! They will act like a big life jacket. Yes they will fill up but that will not matter, your wet your wet. I'd still have life jacket on to help float your upper half though. I always wear mine when in the boat.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572478 12/05/16 04:39 PM
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Neoprene waders will greatly increase your buoyancy. Always wear your life jacket as well but yes neoprene floats very well. As a diver with a neoprene wetsuit, you have to load up on lead weight just to make you sink. I would not hesitate a bit to wear neoprene waders in a boat. In fact having them on may help save your life if your boat sinks. Neoprene insulates when wet. That's why divers wear them.

Breathable waders are not as boyant, but they certainly won't drag you down. They float as well. Again, wear your pfd always with them.

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Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572490 12/05/16 04:44 PM
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ALWAYs wear a wader belt in a boat. Otherwise you will not be able to swim or get back in the boat. Think about how a drift sock works.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: Sniper John] #6572495 12/05/16 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted By: Sniper John
ALWAYs wear a wader belt in a boat. Otherwise you will not be able to swim or get back in the boat. Think about how a drift sock works.


Yes, completely agree!

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572505 12/05/16 04:53 PM
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I just don't wear the waders until I get to location...

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572507 12/05/16 04:55 PM
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I actually got bored (or maybe a beer too many) and tested this years ago. It was summer time and I had a pair of leaky neoprene waders so I gave it a whirl in the pool.

You are not gonna win any races swimming in a normal position with boots that don't allow you to use your feet very much, but it was no problem at all to float and swim on my back.

I always wear waders in the boat... with a wader belt. I launch a lot by myself and it is a lot easier if I just put them on and push the boat off the trailer then tie it up while I park.


Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572521 12/05/16 05:01 PM
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A wader belt will keep your waders from ballooning out and filling with water when you try to move forward or up to get out of the water. A belt will also help trap air in your waders to better float you. If you do wear waders in the boat and you fall or get thrown in the water and it is too deep to stand up, imediately pull your knees to your chest to trap the air in your waders for more floatation. A sharp pocket knife carried in your cloths inside your waders is a consideration as it could help untangle you or get you out of your waders. Know and believe you can get yourself out of the situation, and don't panic. To panic is your death sentence.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572557 12/05/16 05:14 PM
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There are actually YouTube vids of it.

https://youtu.be/JVaVjbahApQ


And one for the non English speakers.


https://youtu.be/2m0_naq0-qc

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572564 12/05/16 05:17 PM
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Not stirring the pot asking a real question - what do you wear in the boat on a rainy/cold day if you are not wearing your waders? I never really thought of not wearing my waders in the boat (always with a wading belt) but the topic has got me thinking.

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Originally Posted By: js4242
Not stirring the pot asking a real question - what do you wear in the boat on a rainy/cold day if you are not wearing your waders? I never really thought of not wearing my waders in the boat (always with a wading belt) but the topic has got me thinking.


Mcalister wax pants and a good jacket is a what I always wear in the boat... I keep my waders in my wader bag.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6572797 12/05/16 07:06 PM
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While waders are quite buoyant just like a wetsuit, wearing them in the boat is something that you have to think twice about and know your own limits.
Sure they might help keep you closer to the surface and help you float a bit, but they are almost impossible to swim and make any ground in, plus they fill with water (even with a wader belt) so pulling yourself back into the boat is VERY difficult.
I personally wear mine in the boat, but I do so knowing that after a collect myself and calm down from initial shock of cold water I've got to come out of those things in order to make any ground towards swimming and getting back into the boat.
Ultimately, safe boating and having the sense to say "we can't go to that spot" because high winds or bad weather is what will keep you a float.


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Not unless it's raining but I do wear a PFD.


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In the boat I wear all synthetic clothes, 5mm waders coat tucked in, wader belt synched up tight, life vest, and water proof phone in easy to get to spot. If I get thrown from boat, and boat sinks which my gator trax will, my plan is to gather myself, and call 911.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6573573 12/06/16 02:06 AM
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In the early days of Ray Roberts when the lake was starting to fill and just beginning to cover the many deep borrow pits created by removing material to construct the Dam there would be these great gullys with steep banks hidden under water. Below the Dam I was walking in waders just below the Dam in muddy water about a foot deep. I stepped off into one of these hidden underwater gullys that led into a submerged borrow pit. I slid and sunk down completely dunking myself and letting any air out of my waders. These were some of the first neoprene waders on the market and very thin and did not fit well. I was wearing cotton cloths and would not be surprised if my only camo was a plaid camo cotton shirt. That long ago I was probably loaded down with more than I needed Remington nitro 6 lead shotshells too. It was slick clay with nothing to grab, waders ballooned with water every time I dug my hands into the clay trying to pull myself. It would just leave me worse than before with nothing but a handfull of slimy mud each try. The shock of the cold water with Ice around the bank had me getting weak and close to panic stage. But I had what had been my grandfather's auto 5 and I was not turning loose of it if it killed me. It ultimately saved my life. I stabbed the barrel of the shotgun down deep into the underwater bank of the steep gully and used it as a foot hold to fight my way up and out of the water. I then laid on an incline to drain the water, rested a bit in the sun, took the shotgun apart, cleaned the mud from my barrel with a stick and washing mud from the gun parts in the water, and finished my hunt.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6573576 12/06/16 02:06 AM
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Always wear your waders and you life vest. You are more at risk without BOTH. take it from someone with person experience.

two things.

1) Waders fill with water, they don't sink you only cause more "drag" while treading water the small amount of water inside will warm to your body TEMP and then maintain your temp until you can get warm AND dry.
*If flooded keep the waders on and full of water until you can get dry AND warm to postpone hypothermia!!

2) Never get on a boat without a jacket, this is my life lesson and I won't stop pushing it, myself and a friend would not be here today if we didn't put them on that day when the water looked a little bit rougher than normal....I had only started wearing the PFD during the dark boat rides the season before and usually didn't wear it on the daylight ride back at this time....went years without it at all.
I can't stress this enough. Boats sink faster than you can respond, I promise you this.

Good luck stay safe, always text a buddy or spouse on before and after your boat trips to/from the ramp, keep someone in the loop in case you don't show up, phone gets ruined etc.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6581552 12/11/16 10:23 AM
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neoprene waders help you float. I have been swimming twice, so I know first hand. They also help to keep you warm once you are in the water. The water in the waders warms up from your body heat.

Re: Wearing waders in a boat [Re: whiteowl] #6583591 12/12/16 07:32 PM
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Fishing waders are more like the breathable kind I wear. This article from around my ol stompin' grounds has me thinkin.

http://thefacts.com/article_a751d555-1122-5d30-9acc-90da7cbf5a45.html

Prayers up to the family...


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Saw that this morning. Really makes me believe it's not worth wearing thim in the boat.

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Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Fishing waders are more like the breathable kind I wear. This article from around my ol stompin' grounds has me thinkin.

http://thefacts.com/article_a751d555-1122-5d30-9acc-90da7cbf5a45.html

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Wearing breathable waders in the boat is not safe, they do not float or warm either, and pressure of the water makes them cling to your legs and getting them off in the water would not be easy. 5mm neoprene waders in the boat is best.

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If you are wearing a wader belt properly as I do then no problem. I would rather get dumped wearing my waders and a wader belt and than my clothes and PFD.

A wader belt will save your life, not wearing one can cost you your life. If I did not wear one my best friend and I would have died on a hunt six years ago.

WEAR A WADER BELT!!!!


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I wear waders. keeps you dry from spray. I got curious one summer and jumped in the water with waders..... hard to make forward progress swimming but didnt feel like it was making me sink

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