Wader sizing!

"Jo Foster" wrote in message
Never mind tall and fat try short and fat, and with boobs waders are only
designed for whip thin tall titless women.

I bought a pair of waders for 5'-1" SWMBO, who (it might be argued fits
that description, should I be indiscrete enough to mention it here) would
say that they fit her reasonably well other than being a bit long in the
crotch. They are the inexpensive Orvis breathables, whatever that line was
called, and were sold as women's size small IIRC.

Joe F.

I've been contemplating a new pair of breathables myself.
After studying all of the size charts, I have come to
the conclusion that, of the dimensions listed (shoe size,
inseam, and chest,) I can match exactly two out of three.
I've given up on mail order, and will wait till I can
get to a shop where I can try them on and see which
one fits halfways decently.

Kevin,
13,35,and 44, if you were wondering.

Hi All,

The biggest boon to most big city fly shops is the new breathable waders.
After rods & reels, this is one of the biggest $ categories for us now. Most
more sophisticated shoppers like to come in to a fly shop and try them on so
they get a good fit.

My first concern is the foot fit. If that is not good, well forget it. Next
is the inseam and then the body fit. The fact that breathables don't stretch
(as of yet) you need to get a little extra material for movement. We have
our customers squat down or step up and put their foot up on something
higher like a chair.

I have one of those short fat figures with short legs and small feet so I
have to get a "medium/king" with shorter inseam and smaller stocking feet
custom made to get a real good fit. The custom charge from Simms is $50 USD.

As far as women's sizes go, they have a big problem. Not all women are built
like Sophia Loren (and not all men are built like John Wayne). Some women
are better off trying all the women's and then the men's sizes too (no
offense please). The other problem is that there are not as many women fly
fishers as men so the investment in R&D and inventories has less financial
returns for the manufacturers and retailers.

Bill Kiene in FL




"Jo Foster" wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote in message
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I cannot get over the fact that the high-end wader manufacturers refer
to
a
6' man with a 48" inch chest and a 36" waist as "stout," while at the
same
time consider a 6'1 man with a 46" inch chest and 42" waist to be of
normal
build (who is in better shape?). IF ANY REPRESENTATIVE FROM A WADER
MANUFACTURER HAPPENS TO READ THIS NEWSGROUP, A MAN WITH 48" CHEST AND A
36"
WAIST IS STILL CONSIDERED TO BE OF ATHLETIC BUILD BY MOST CLOTHING
MANUFACTURERS (i.e., suits with more than six inches of drop between the
chest and waist size are considered to be athletic-cut). REFERRING TO
THESE
PEOPLE AS "STOUT," WHICH IS SYNONYMOUS WITH "FAT," DOES NOT BODE WELL
FOR
SALES.


Never mind tall and fat try short and fat, and with boobs waders are only
designed for whip thin tall titless women.