Proline Breathable Waders

[bigredbirdfan]

I broke down and bought new waders after a cold day of duck huting. Mine were Cabelas and were 8 or 9 years old and had no problems I just felt cold in them all the time, especially in the feet. After reading several members suggestions to use breathable waders in lieu of neoprene I elected to get these ProLine Waders. The are light and I can see hanging on a nail being a problem but I think neoprene would have the same issue. They have 600 insulation in the boots which kept me toasty. I hunted sunday and it was 34-40 degrees so it wasn't really cold enough to see how warm they will be but I have asked my sister to make me some fleece wader pants for christmas.

[XP 590]

I broke down and bought new waders after a cold day of duck huting. Mine were Cabelas and were 8 or 9 years old and had no problems I just felt cold in them all the time, especially in the feet. After reading several members suggestions to use breathable waders in lieu of neoprene I elected to get these ProLine Waders. The are light and I can see hanging on a nail being a problem but I think neoprene would have the same issue. They have 600 insulation in the boots which kept me toasty. I hunted sunday and it was 34-40 degrees so it wasn't really cold enough to see how warm they will be but I have asked my sister to make me some fleece wader pants for christmas.

I had Proline Breathable's that I bought at Weaver's Tackle store outside Bennett and returned two pairs just under their one year warrenty. They redesigned them a few years ago and added a second layer from the knee down to the boot and both mine leaked into there. They didn't leak into the waders themselved and get me wet but they leaked in between the two layers so when I got out of the water, I was walking around with big bags of water from the knee down.

My first pair, prior to that was great until I ripped them wide open and needed to replace them.

Jerry Miller at Weaver's confirmed that problem since they added the second layer and he's had a bunch of them returned. By the way, Weaver's is the place to go to if you're fishing Bennett or the Niangua, great people, products and service.

That was two years ago and Proline may have fixed the problem since then

Personally, I like the breathable style, even in winter, I just wear long johns and fleece and stay toasty warm.

FYI-I replaced them with Hodgeman Breathable Bootfoot waders and they have developed a small leak at the seam just above the crotch-----that's a cold shot trust me!

I guess if you're only using them for duck hunting it shouldn't be a problem but be prepared if you wade in them.

[Greg]

You are on the right track. Wearing fleece under the breathables is the key. When it is really cold I wear breathable long underwear (polypro) and fleece pants under my breathables. I've fished in extremely cold weather and been pretty warm with that setup. I think that setup is warmer and definitely more comfortable than neoprene.

Greg

[Chief Grey Bear]

The are light and I can see hanging on a nail being a problem but I think neoprene would have the same issue.

Hang them on a hanger from the nail.