On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:04:05 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:

I was just curious, has anyone ever had or come close to Hypothermia while
fishing in their waders?

I've never willingly gotten anywhere close to hypothermia doing
anything, and of the few things I would risk getting even close to
hypothermia trying to accomplish, no recreational activities are on the
list. Hypothermia while fishing isn't "an accident," it is the result
of willingly-made poor choice(s), much like the poor ******* who killed
himself and damned near killed his family recently (in Oregon).

All I have is a set of breathable lightweight waders, but I layer pretty
heavily in extreme cold water conditions, and so far the cold hasn't
bothered me to the point of shivering. I usually out of the water before
that, but there were times when I'm in the water for a long period of time.
A few of my friends suggested I should get a good set of neoprene waders,
just haven't forked the bucks yet. Others have told me neoprene is a waste
of money. It might be handy to have a 2nd pair of waders.
Comments on neoprene waders? Good brands?
fwiw,
-tom

Uh, yeah...thank God someone invented Neoprene so that people could
survive fishing in cold weather...

If you simply wish to take advantage of this or that "modern"
technology, fine, but don't lose sight of two things: 1. People managed
to not only survive, but do fairly well without any of it, and 2. If
what you have ain't broke, fixing it really isn't a necessity. IOW,
nobody _needs_ Neoprene waders. If you feel you need "peer approval" to
go buy what you want, if in fact you just _want_ Neoprene waders, why?

TC,
R