I've had my Redington Sonic Pro Zip waders a good 5 years now, maybe more - and have been pretty satisfied with them. Lots of hard hiking on them. But it seems like some water is seeping through now and likely time to replace them.

I see they retail for $499 now - and there are also Redington Escape Zip waders for $299. Anyone tried those or compared the two? From what I can tell, the only difference are the Sonic Pros have 4 layer top and bottom, and the Escapes are 3 layer top, 4 layer bottom. And only 3 mm for the booties....while the booties are 3.5 mm for the Sonics (including 4 mm on the bottom).

Just curious if anyone has tried the Escapes....