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Water seeping into wader seams

Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:42 pm
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
18806 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:42 pm
Is this inevitable? I got a pair of the 400 g highly reviewed ones from academy and leaking a little bit after my first couple hunts.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
Undisclosed Secure Location
Member since Feb 2008
18668 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:49 pm to
Usually not that quick but with wear yes. This year we fixed some with the spray on plastic stuff they advertise on tv with replacing the boat bottom.

Sprayed outside seam and inside seam and it worked great.
Posted by Polar Pop
Member since Feb 2012
10748 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:50 pm to
the game winners?
Posted by MSWebfoot
Hernando
Member since Oct 2011
3263 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:58 pm to
Return them and get a new pair. They should not leak after just a couple of hunts.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56040 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 10:30 pm to
quote:

Return them and get a new pair. They should not leak after just a couple of hunts.


agreed...
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
18806 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 11:48 pm to
quote:

the game winners?


Yep
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
18806 posts
Posted on 1/2/16 at 11:49 pm to
Ok. Somebody told me to use goop. Gonna return them and get a new pair, tho.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56040 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 12:01 am to
quote:

Ok. Somebody told me to use goop. Gonna return them and get a new pair, tho.


goop works well, but just looks like shite....if you have only used them a time or two, they shouldn't be leaking unless they are too small for you...
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38815 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 12:04 am to
my waders are more silicone caulk than neoprene now but they are old. usually after a few years of hard hunting and then sitting in a pile in the carport they'll start to leak. If yours are new bring them back to academy and they'll swap them out
Posted by JJBTiger2012
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
1891 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 5:05 am to
I'm on yr 3 with the neo game winners and still high and dry. Don't toss them man there's to many easy and efficient ways to fix them. I bought a pair of game winner hip boots for $34 for this weekend. They've been kicking arse so far. I figure if I make 1-2 seasons it was well
Worth the money
Posted by plazadweller
South Georgia
Member since Jul 2011
11450 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 7:45 am to
I store mine in my house in the offseason. Not sure what difference this makes, but my last pair were 7 years old when they started to leak.
Posted by MSWebfoot
Hernando
Member since Oct 2011
3263 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 8:45 am to
I store mine in the garage, hanging by the boot. My waders usually make it 5-7 years without major leaks.
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3334 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 9:05 am to
Just get new ones. You'll fight it fire as long as you own them.
Posted by Fratigerguy
Member since Jan 2014
4745 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 9:26 am to
quote:

Don't toss them man there's to many easy and efficient ways to fix them.


This. I did as someone else said. Used the spray on rubber. But I used the kind from Walmart. Not the one advertised on TV. I fixed 3 older pairs this year. Zero leaks in them any longer. That was way cheaper than buying new pairs for the kids and wife.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56040 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 11:48 am to
quote:

I store mine in my house in the offseason. Not sure what difference this makes, but my last pair were 7 years old when they started to leak.


same here...mine last a pretty good while. I don't walk in much brush that would puncture them, though.
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61605 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 4:26 pm to
I usually get 2-3 years out of mine, I also keep mine inside during the offseason.
Posted by ultralite
Member since Feb 2013
106 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 7:39 pm to
Are yall using Flex Seal? If so, any success spraying it on breathable waders?

One tip for finding potential leaks is to go in a dark room and pass a flashlight along all the seams from the inside while looking at the outside of the waders. Leaky seams will light right up.
Posted by Marlo Stanfield
Member since Aug 2008
2067 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 8:24 pm to
Just get Simms waders and you will never have this problem again.
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61605 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 8:28 pm to
Filson would be a better choice
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
18806 posts
Posted on 1/3/16 at 9:32 pm to
Wish I could, but don't have hundreds to spend on waders at the moment. :-/
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