07-18-2003, 06:19 PM
I've been giving it some thought and was wondering if it is really safe to wear waders in a float tube. If you were to fall off or turn over wouldn't the waders fill with water and drag you under?
I've heard stories of guys with waders walking into "holes" and drowning after thier waders fill with water. Neoprene waders make you more bouyant because neoprene like all ruber floats but is that enough to counter the effects of a wader full of water?
Wondering if anyone has any experiences with the above senario or any safety recomendations for waders on a float tube. The obvious would be to wear a life jacket but all the tubers I have seen don't.
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I've heard stories of guys with waders walking into "holes" and drowning after thier waders fill with water. Neoprene waders make you more bouyant because neoprene like all ruber floats but is that enough to counter the effects of a wader full of water?
Wondering if anyone has any experiences with the above senario or any safety recomendations for waders on a float tube. The obvious would be to wear a life jacket but all the tubers I have seen don't.
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