"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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As for construction, most definitely Gore-Tex is better. Gore requires
all manufacturers who use their product to have factory seam-taping
which requires special, expensive equipment. Not all manufacturers do
this, but if you buy a garment with the Gore-Tex tag you know for sure
that the seams have been taped at the factory.


Yes, I also remember back when I was buying some shoes with goretex linings,
that Gore has some criteria about slicing and stitching through their
material. Many folks were making GoreTex lined shoes by stitching pieces of
GoreTex fabric to the inside of the leather outers. Gore started making
sock-shaped booties which manufacturers were required to use, that were
nested between two layers of shoe material and only stitched at the ankle,
to minimize leak spots.

No doubt that the product is excellent, but I found that you could find
other brands that were constructed just as well. But you had to do your
homework.

But, back to the GoreTex waders question. I've always wondered if there was
any value to being breathable when you are standing hip-deep in water? It
seems that the vapors would not move through a semipermeable membrane from a
region of lesser humidity to a region of higher. Do breathables work
underwater, or only when you are on shore? Or does the vapor move up to the
top of the waders, and escape through there? And if that is the case, what't
the impact of wearing a wading belt?

--riverman