You make some good points Bill.

One additional thing. I have never used bootfoot chest waders but I did use
bootfoot hippers for years because they were quicker and more convenient to
put on and take off than stocking foots for low water summer fishing on my
local streams. However, I found that they were very vulnerable to failure
at the joint between the leg and boot. I found this to be true for all
makes that I tried over the years including Red Ball, Hodgman, Nokia and
Orvis. As you pointed out in a previous post, with the advent of breathable
chest waders, there is little incentive to use waist highs or hippers these
days. I now use breathable stocking foot chest waders all season long.

Yuji Sakuma

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Hi Steve,

Bill Kiene

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