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Wader repair

Postby Flatsix » January 2nd, 2014, 8:43 am

I've repaired every pinhole in my waders and now have a leak at the seam where the bootie meets the pant leg. Anyone have experience with Simms wader repair. I'm curious what the turnaround time will be.
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Re: Wader repair

Postby fly addict » January 2nd, 2014, 12:14 pm

Simms has great service on their wader repair; contact them about the currant turnaround time and cost of the repairs.
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Re: Wader repair

Postby Jimbo Roberts » January 2nd, 2014, 12:15 pm

I sent my old G3's in last week, I received confirmation e-mail, and was told by the flyshop where I purchased them that turnaround was usually about 3-4weeks.

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Re: Wader repair

Postby Ants » January 3rd, 2014, 7:43 am

On two occasions, my waders were sent to Simms. First time was after I found some underwater barbed wire on the San Juan River. The 4-inch gash was near wader /bootie joint. The repair held and no complaints.

The next time I had a few small leaks but I remembered their repair skills. The verdict was the waders were beyond repair. (What!?!).

The waders were replaced. Big grin.

Simms likes to be a nice company. If the waders are in their hands, you will at least get a great repair (maybe more).

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Re: Wader repair

Postby Wildman » January 3rd, 2014, 7:52 am

Simms has an incredible customer service program. They replaced my four year old waders with an upgrade for no cost last year. I was very impressed.
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Re: Wader repair

Postby mike.s » January 5th, 2014, 11:55 pm

I agree with all the others as i had the same positive experiences with wader repairs with them.
My turnaround was each time was about 2-3 week even though they said it might be up to 6 weeks.
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