"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...

"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
. 1.4...

Get a pair made for women.

Scott

even with women's waders, there is a foot size/ height compatibility
issue.
i have time to look into it further, though, and i will. i have looked at
some on the internet, and have seen a couple that come close. i may just
have to bite the bullet, and buy a pair a little long, so long as they
will
still fit under my armpits. i'm really not concerned with how loosely
they
fit. i'm also thinking that maybe a large boy's size might work.
custom made would be nice, but can't do it on my student budget.

snakefiddler

I don't think the height of your waders is going to be a big issue. Even if
you are a dwarf, you're going to have a hard time finding chest-wader water
you're going to want to hang out in. Casting is a huge pain when you're up
to your chest in water. Although I'm a long way from a dwarf, I rarely
stand in water above my waist. Usually the current is too strong, even
though I'm not a floater. If I can't reach a spot by casting to it, I blame
my casting, not my waders. I view the wader part above my waist as
anti-1/4-1/2-3/4-full-Reid protection. I only use it when I think I need
it. What I look for in a wader is foot size and leg length. If both of
those are satisfactory, I'm happy with them. None of them fit any of us
perfectly. I've got a pair of Patagonia's I bought on sale for a deep
discount. They don't fit anywhere, but I love them. What I love about
them is the fact that I can turn them into waist high waders easily, which
is the way I use them 90% of the time. If you can be comfortable in your
full waders while wearing them as hip-waders, in my opinion, you've got a
good set of waders.

John