The secret? You buy three pair and that way when you patch the holes they have 2 days to dry and you always have one pair with no leaks

How in the world can you afford to buy three pairs?

I have not figured that part out yet, Ive just got the way figured out...... Not the how

I hope Coonman reads this!!

Hmmmm. that makes sense

Most of the rest of us are still trying to figure out
how to find & justify the cost of ONE quality set of waders
that makes sense given the low profit margins of today's fur market.

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Buy really cheap ones? Or used ones that you've rehabbed.

If you watch Craigslist or Facebook marketplace you can get used waders cheap.

A dry crotch is a invaluable commodity while trapping.

I don’t know how anyone can trap without a spare pair of waders in the back seat to switch out to on case the first set get wet.

buddy, its crazy that today a middle of the road pair of waders are $250 and a really good pair proportionately more.. Evn freaking lacross hip boots are $180 now...

And just think, they're no where's as good and durable as 40 years ago. Hmm, that's right they don't make them in the U.S. anymore.

Ordered a pair of Dans brier proof frog legs to try. Used my Wellness Subsidy from work. $350CAD, and after shipping & duty I used it all up and more! Almost free for me though. I’ve got a cheap pair of Frog Toggs and 2 more real cheap garage sale finds. I’d rather just walk into the water with my older hiking boots & jeans or Carhartts than wear the garage sale ones though, too big & sloppy, easy to roll an ankle. Change back at the truck.
Only got the one pair of chesties though. Found them at work and nobody claimed them.

A wellness subsidy??

I bought a pair of chest waders from TideWe last fall for 90 dollars total. They got me through the season with no leaks. They are identical to the waders Meijer's sells for 150 dollars. I'm happy with them so far.

My fist pair of real waders were lacross. Not warm, not comfortable but thick rubber and tough as crap.. Briars would just skate off them... Set traps on me knee every day in them.. Im gonna order another pair and hope they are half as good as my old ones

We have a 3 day check so I only need one good pair. Just need to do all my trap checks on one day, fix the leaks and let dry for two.

Yep. $350 taxed. I work for a Crown/Public electricity provider. No hunting stuff or weapons. The HR people are pretty lame. I got these cleared by HR, told them they’re for fishing…lol. My buddy bought a nice camping axe…..denied, they said it was a weapon.
Wife works for a bank, theirs is $500 or $600 for dang near anything. Last year we got a PS5. Her coworker bought a handgun before the gov stopped doing transfers. Gets me out of the house and to the range she said.