08-11-2009, 12:28 AM
You sure its not condensation ??? I gone through a similar situation were my legs were wet but could not find a leak.
Breathable waders are made from multi-layers of material that sandwich a breathable membrane. The outside layer has dwr treatments and over time the dwr breaks down. When it breaks down it creates wet out, wet out is when the outer material no longer resists water. basically your wet on the outside but dry on the inside. You can tell your waders have wet out if the material darkens when it gets wet.
When this happens the wet out it creates an impassable barrier and the breatherable membrane no longer can pass water vapor thus making legs and feet wet.
Try getting some Revive X or some other water proofer for waders & see if you still get wet. Im in the process of testing mine. Let you know how it goes.
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Breathable waders are made from multi-layers of material that sandwich a breathable membrane. The outside layer has dwr treatments and over time the dwr breaks down. When it breaks down it creates wet out, wet out is when the outer material no longer resists water. basically your wet on the outside but dry on the inside. You can tell your waders have wet out if the material darkens when it gets wet.
When this happens the wet out it creates an impassable barrier and the breatherable membrane no longer can pass water vapor thus making legs and feet wet.
Try getting some Revive X or some other water proofer for waders & see if you still get wet. Im in the process of testing mine. Let you know how it goes.
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