05-22-2011, 11:21 PM
[cool][#0000ff]If you want a good breathable wader, get something with Goretex. The lesser quality breathable fabric in the Hodgmans begins to wear thin quickly under use...especially for floattubing. You first notice a tiny pinhole leak and fix it. The next trip there are more...and more...until your waders are no longer breathable. They are an Aquaseal cake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I don't know anybody who truthfully likes the Hodgmans after more than a few uses. Most take them back after only a couple of trips. Some leak badly right out of the box.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I DO still use the Hodgman neoprenes. Mostly because they are the only ones that make a true 3XL that fits my big frame with the extra layers I wear during cold water tubing. And my last pair I got by going through Stearns...online.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I don't know anybody who truthfully likes the Hodgmans after more than a few uses. Most take them back after only a couple of trips. Some leak badly right out of the box.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I DO still use the Hodgman neoprenes. Mostly because they are the only ones that make a true 3XL that fits my big frame with the extra layers I wear during cold water tubing. And my last pair I got by going through Stearns...online.[/#0000ff]
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