Speaking of Waders -Help!!!

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Something else to think about is "Breathable" does not work if your in a tube all day. Waders can not breathe if they are in the water 100% of the time like you are in the tube. Waders that are "Breathable" only work when wearing then in streams and rivers where you are moving from the bank to water and back many times through out the day. If you were to stay out in a river all day in 3'-4' of water, the same thing would happen. Waders can not pull the oxygen from the water to dry things out or wick moisture from the inside out since the outside water pressure is higher. I would most likely say you are getting wet from perspiration and condensation since there is zero air movement in your waders due to being compressed from the water pressure and body weight all day. Your skin will put out perspiration all day. You usually don't notice it because it evaperates as fast as it is produced unless you start to work harder, then you will see sweat forming because you are producing more than can evaporate. Putting your body into a sealed enviroment will always make this more noticable due to the lack of evaporation. The other thing that could be happening is the waders are squeezed at the back of the knee from the bending action. It would be like squeezing a sponge to wring it out and could be forcing water through the wader material. The butt area is where the greatest pressure is and the least breatheable area since you are sitting all day. Now if you could build a ventilation system for your waders, then the problem would be solved as far as condensation and perspiration goes.You will always find some place that is damp fishing as long as you do. You could buy the most expensive pair of waders available, but in the end, you will still be damp. Also, seams will always eventually start to leak. The constant bending and rubbing will cause any wader to fail eventually. Best thing to do would be to take a break every so often. Hit the shore and take a leak, take a walk for a few mins, eat some lunch and stretch your muscles why your at it. Even taking off your waders for 5-10 mins will dry out just about any area that is damp.
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