They will never win any awards for comfort, but I have my worn Royal brand rubber coated fabric boot waders since 1980, wearing the heels completely off and having to rebuild the heels and have yet to have a single leak in them.

I almost died when I paid $60 wholesale for them 23 years ago, but they are the toughtest waders I have ever owned.

If you are climbing through berry brambles and brush on a regular basis, these are the waders that will last a lifetime.

On a comfort level, I'd take a pair of breathable waders. I bought a pair of waist high breathable guide pants last year for a 60 mile canoe trip with multiple portages and lived in them for four days. They were perfect and will be my regular wading gear in the future except when I'm fishing some of my favorite berry bramble banked rivers.