Good Points RP,

If the only thing I did was fish, I'd probably own a pair of Simms, But, Because I hunt and fish for everything, and have a limited budget, Hodgeman's get my vote.

The $ just make sense to me. $60 for a pair of waders, $5 bucks for 2 tubes of aquaseal, $50 for treaded wading shoes (hunting), $75 for felt soles (fishing), 1 hr. of my time (to coat seams)let's say $30. Equals---$220. for a set of waders that will last me 5 years. That's how long I've got out of my "disposables".

I guess it's like anything else. Wood drift boats, Old shimano reels, making you're own slinkies, etc. I don't mind doing my own maintenace on my equipment. I build my own rods, make my own spinners, slinkies, etc. I make my own arrows, tune my own bow. I build my own boats. I just like to fiddle with my equipment. It seems like these days I just don't have as much daylight to get out and fish or hunt. So, the closest thing for me to do is fiddle w/my equipment. If I bought brand new-first rate everything, (with the exception of first rate, rods, reels, hooks, line and terminal tackle) and had someone else maintain my stuff, I'd go stir crazy wating for the weekend.

Sorry, I kinda got off track here.

BTW--How tuff are the breathables? Does anyone have a kevlar laminate for those things?

Aaron

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