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10/03/2017 12:37PM
Anybody ever wear theses late season for wet footing in fall or spring? Going to try some this next trip with neoprene socks and shorts, I'll give a review when I'm done with our three day trip, just traveling no fishing, there meant for cold water swimming, will see how they work, leaving Friday night and paddling in Saturday, should make good rain pants also.
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10/03/2017 02:24PM
No knowledge of pants but neoprene waders have been aroun for a long time in several styles and weights. Can get hot, do not breathe, tend to collect sweat.
Suggest borrowing some from a duck hunter to try.
butthead
Suggest borrowing some from a duck hunter to try.
butthead
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10/03/2017 02:47PM
in my former life as a kayaker, I wore neoprene quite a lot...some thoughts:
as BH points out, you'll get hot/sweaty and very limited breath-ability
the smell - OMG the smell!
in order to work, it must be fairly snug....wouldn't want to portage wearing it for sure.
its heavy...really heavy
In summary....I wouldn't try neo pants unless the trip was mainly base camping, where the added weight wouldn't matter once you decided to stuff them in the pack and write if off as a 'looks good on paper' idea
as BH points out, you'll get hot/sweaty and very limited breath-ability
the smell - OMG the smell!
in order to work, it must be fairly snug....wouldn't want to portage wearing it for sure.
its heavy...really heavy
In summary....I wouldn't try neo pants unless the trip was mainly base camping, where the added weight wouldn't matter once you decided to stuff them in the pack and write if off as a 'looks good on paper' idea
10/03/2017 02:52PM
quote butthead: "No knowledge of pants but neoprene waders have been aroun for a long time in several styles and weights. Can get hot, do not breathe, tend to collect sweat.I have neoprene waders from my hunting days, when warmer yes there very hot and sweaty, when colder they were fine, just didn't wear long underwear with them, think without the boot part they will work better with watershoes, going to at least try once.
Suggest borrowing some from a duck hunter to try.
butthead"
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10/03/2017 02:58PM
quote BobDobbs: "in my former life as a kayaker, I wore neoprene quite a lot...some thoughts:yeah I know what you mean about being stinky, waders would be really bad.
as BH points out, you'll get hot/sweaty and very limited breath-ability
the smell - OMG the smell!
"
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10/03/2017 03:43PM
No, I haven't , but I have worn some UA ColdGear bottoms late season and that worked fine. I know that there are some lighter weight neoprene things made these days, but have no experience with them. I'll be interested to hear how the experiment turns out though.
10/03/2017 09:57PM
I have a pair of Chota hippies, which are neo socks connected to waterproof lightweight material to make a hip waders type thing.
I love them for keeping dry during portages in cold water. They do get warm quick so for long portages I pull them down below my knees. A full neo pant sounds very dry and very warm. Can be good and bad
I love them for keeping dry during portages in cold water. They do get warm quick so for long portages I pull them down below my knees. A full neo pant sounds very dry and very warm. Can be good and bad
10/03/2017 11:05PM
+1 for chota hippies, we wear them when it is cold and they are amazing, specially combined with their caney fork wading boots.
very comfortable when portaging, will keep you warm, and for the most part, dry... just remember to turn them inside out when you get to camp and turn them back before going to sleep so they don't get wet again with dew.
we did the death march this year with them on and they were very comfortable, but since we do late sept, them being warm is actually a good thing.
very comfortable when portaging, will keep you warm, and for the most part, dry... just remember to turn them inside out when you get to camp and turn them back before going to sleep so they don't get wet again with dew.
we did the death march this year with them on and they were very comfortable, but since we do late sept, them being warm is actually a good thing.
10/05/2017 08:16AM
I wore Chota Hippies for the first time on a trip just a couple of weeks ago. It was rather warm the first day and they did get damp inside from sweat, but nothing like wet footing. On the way out it was 10° cooler and they were fine. I couldn't go straight home after the trip because I had other commitments while in MN but I dried them out the best I could despite the humidity. This past weekend as I was putting them away (2 pairs) I noticed a "lake" smell. They also had some discoloration that I wasn't sure if it was dirt or mildew so I thoroughly washed them in some warm water until they were clean (so I thought). I dried them and looked at them again earlier this week. Still not happy with the smell. Not foul, but earthy. I purchased some McNett Neoprene Shampoo and washed them again yesterday. Wow, was the water dirty when I was done! I couldn't believe how much dirt and organic material was still in them after my prior cleaning. This morning they are dry and look and smell like new. I highly recommend the McNett Neoprene Shampoo. I also purchased the McNett Mirazyme Odor Eliminator which you add to water, give your article a dunk in, and let dry. I'm not going to use it this time because I'm happy already but I can't help but to think that this would get the odor out of just about anything. The reviews on it are great.
10/05/2017 02:39PM
Look at the offerings from NRS. They have a wide variety of neoprene and other layers meant for being on and potentially in the water. I do like the 0.5 mm stuff for active sports such as paddling but it definitely depends on the various temps. I have some of their slightly thicker stuff, too. Not sure of all the numbers.
10/06/2017 08:01AM
quote boonie: "What's the thickness of the ones you are planning to wear? I've often wondered how the thinner .5mm stuff would be compared to the usual 3mm wetsuit material."There the 3mm, tried them this morning at home think they will work good if it's not to warm, will help the wet footing with the colder temps and cooler water, going to bring pants for camp otherwise I'll sweat to much, not something I'd wear when warmer would sweat to death.
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10/10/2017 12:09PM
Review neoprene bottoms worked great for wading in the water and for the wind, had to walk the shore for about a hundred yards because of wind and waves crashing the shore, legs stayed toasty warm, yes you sweat a little but not bad, wouldn't want to wear in warmer weather.
Now I just need to upgrade my neoprene socks to thicker ones, only thing that got chilly in the water
Now I just need to upgrade my neoprene socks to thicker ones, only thing that got chilly in the water
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10/11/2017 07:54AM
quote boonie: "Thanks, good to know. What were the temps you had when wearing them?"The last day it was in the forties in the morning, with the wind it felt more like in the thirties, 1st 2 days it was in the fifty's.
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10/11/2017 10:21AM
Thanks, I've seen a lot of that kind of weather, but also plenty of 70's at end of Sept/early Oct. Last trip was way warm, even in the 80's (came out 9/24). Like you, my feet are the bigger problem, but I still haven't come up with a good solution for that.
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