Blades, it's nice to get free waders, and aquaseal will temporarily fix the leak, but I have to agree that Hodgeman's suck unless that's all someone can afford, then some waders are better than no waders, unless of course they leak really bad and you are uncomfortable with wet feet, ass, crotch, knees, calves, thighs or ankles. If you walk around wet all day, you could get wader rash, which is similar to diaper rash. The chafing will either not be noticed until you get home due to it being cold outside, or if it's August or September the chafing will resemble what some people call swamp ass which is when your butt sweats and rubs together, stinking and chafing, then you don't need aquaseal, you need desitin.