No More Soggy Bottom

[Benny]

I watched a few videos on youtube on how to find and fix holes in your waders. Well I found only one hole in my waders, I kind of knew the general area of where the water was coming in. Well today I spent some time fixing my waders. I had to flip the waders inside out and put them up hanging from our back stairs railing. I then proceeded to fill the waders with water in order to find the leak. The wader kept filling and filling, no leaks yet. Kept filling them all the way to the waist and finally I spot the leak. It's right under the seat portion of the waders. It's a small tear on the seam tap. It must have been those five tacos and the horchata I had the previous night or it could have been a combination of all the special gaseous moments. Anyhow, after the waders were completely dry, I put a nice coating of UV Repair. I think this was only the third repair I have done on these waders (Simms G3), I've had them for quite a long time. My girlfriend was saying to just buy a new pair hehe... Yeah, I thought about buying a new pair, but I could spend that money elsewhere, and my waders still have a few miles left in them, plus they have some good fish mojo on them.



This is a photo of the infamous soggy bottom culprit. This tiny tear on the seam left me sitting in a puddle of water, wet underwear, and wet fleece pants while on a recent float tubing trip.

Bottom line
Tube of UV Wader repair about $8
New pair of Simms G3 waders about $400+
Stinky old waders with lots of fish mojo... Priceless

[Milt Spawn]

If you do requests, I'd like to hear "Man of Constant Sorrow", even though your bottom may no longer be soggy. milt.

[Benny]

[Milt Spawn]

Benny, you're "bona fide"! milt.

[stanbery]

Benny

From this line

No More Soggy Bottom

I was going to be a smart butt and let you know that that make depends in your size I think.

Glad you found the hole in the waders.

Jon

[Papasequoia]

I don't buy many soundtracks, but I bought that one just to get that song. The scene at the end where they sing it for the crowd is even better.
As for the waders, after driving up the stock value of Aquaseal, mine were officially retired a few weeks ago. I always found the spray bottle with rubbing alcohol to be the best method for finding leaks, but then I didn't have a major flatulence release seam port on mine as you did.

[briansII]

The alcohol and spray bottle is the easiest method.....just don't do it in a small motel room.

Some waders/fabrics will require you to fill them up, because the alcohol doesn't darken the leaky spot.

I like Aquaseal for wader repairs. It's slower drying, but I've never had to re-do a repair. Not so with the UV stuff.

briansII