How do I repair my rubber waders?
Mar 17, 2008 by Daniel J500 | Posted in Fishing
I caught the toe of my rubber hip waders on a submerged object and tore a large hole in the toe. It was a big shock as my boot immediately filling with freezing cold water! What is the best way to repair?
Try a bicycle tube repair kit. That's what we used. Glue the patch in place, make sure it is completely dry first. Let it dry at least 24 hours. Depending on the severity and placement, it may not be fixable. Because of the curvature, that area is going to be tough.
Jimmy | Mar 17, 2008
i took mine to a tire shop and asked them if they could put a patch on it for me. it worked great. that was about two years ago and they have not leaked since.
lane5509 | Mar 17, 2008
Dependin' how large it is, also goin' ta' depend on exactly where hole is ie., in the front portion of the toe or on the top? If it be on the top then I highly recommend this sealant kit. All I've ever used when it comes to either chest waders or hip boots ~ whether it be Neoprene or Rubber ;)...
FishSteelhead | Mar 17, 2008
How do I excape from my waders when they get stuck in mud?
Jan 10, 2008 by Daniel J500 | Posted in Fishing
After a recent fishing trip I decided to take a short-cut across a mudflat on my way back to the car. I was wearing heavy rubber hip waders and at first it was easy but as I approached the bank on the other side I felt the bottom fall away and within a couple of steps the mud was almost to the tops of my boots. Struggling was no good because I just sank deeper and my boots got more stuck and soon only the rims of my waders were visible and mud started to run down the insides. At this point I would happily have abandoned my boots, but no matter how hard I pulled my legs would not come out. I was saved on this occasion by fellow fisherman who dragged me out with a length of rope, but how would I escape if no-one was around?
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Kìmߣ®L¥ | Jan 10, 2008
lol...This question cracked me up. I think the answer is not to get stuck in the mud to start with. If you're walking somewhere and you notice the mud is getting at all deep, go backwards and take another route.
That's the best advice I can think of. Hope it helps.
EDIT: I was giving this question a bit more thought. Just couldn't get the visual out of my mind of the guys dragging you out of the mud with a piece of rope, for some reason. lol Anyway, I came up with another idea.
I thought that, in a real emergency, where you're stuck and can't get out, with no-one around, you could cut the waders. If you put the back of the knife against your leg and ran the blade down the inside of the waders/boots, you could remove them that way. You'd lose the waders, but it would be better than being stuck there forever.
Kakariki | Jan 10, 2008
I feel your pain.
I shot a deer this fall and was dragging him out of the woods through a similar 'short cut'
I sunk in peat up to the top of my waders and ended up pulling my hip from its socket trying to get out.
I ended up pulling myself out with a tree branch and waited for another guy to help me with the deer.
If I had let them - I could have pulled myself out of my rubber waders. My feet were sliding up - but waders were stuck in the mud.
The moral of my story is to shoot a smaller deer.
FTG! | Jan 10, 2008
Sounds strange but the best thing to do is crawl, if you get stuck as this will distribute your weight and you wont sink once you've got out of them, if you can avoid cutting across mud and if you feel your sinking get out of them immediately and start to crawl.
AIRFLOW | Jan 10, 2008
The best thing that you can do in the future, is use waders that are 2 sizes larger than what fits snug, easier to get out of, even if they fill with water.
mud, is an entirely different story. not much you can do, if the waders start filling with mud
R W | Jan 10, 2008
Get chest waders and when they stick you can grab your crotch and pull steadily with each step. Get boot foot nylon, rubber sole if this is saltwater. Otherwise you'll end up leaving your boots behind. That's how I used to go clamming in Humboldt Bay. It took 45 minutes to walk 100 yards. Also, bootfoot will be much easier to hose the mud off rather than stockingfoot.
I never tried neoprene bootfoot, but they might work, maybe better even. They get real hot in any sunshine though.
JayBug | Jan 10, 2008
hole in hip waders?
Oct 04, 2007 by bartermcgee | Posted in Fishing
Does anyone know what type of patch kit is required to fix a hole in Helly Hansen hip waders? I have tried several different kinds of patch kits and cannot get one that will stick to this type of rubber. The manufacturer was contacted and cannot offer any solution and furthermore they do not manufacture a wader anymore. H E L P !!!
"Aquaseal". Have used it on my chest waders and worked excellent ;)!!! Was out drift fishin' for Salmon and tore a hole in them. D_ _ n water was cold, a friend had some with him and viola'. Link will show ya' what it looks like and explains how to repair leak/hole.
Amazon link has an Orvis repair kit that comes with Aquaseal and it looks pretty good. If ya' don't want to hassel with the online orderin', might want ta' check out some local fish and tackle stores. Good luck and hope ya' get em' fixed ;)...
| Oct 04, 2007
on Easter Sunday, wearing a pair of vile rubber hip-waders (that were made for traversing the sewers of Paris) and trudging through stinky wastefully,
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