loriusgarrulus Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Waders are great for keeping you warm and dry in the water. If you go over and they fill with water they could make it almost impossible to get out safely. By wearing a belt with them to trap air and stop them filling could save your life. Also addition of a life jacket can help too. Hope this is useful to some. Edited September 9, 2017 by loriusgarrulus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Waders are great for keeping you warm and dry in the water. If you go over and they fill with water they could make it almost impossible to get out safely. By wearing a belt with them to trap air and stop them filling could save your life. Also addition of a life jacket can help too. Hope this is useful to some. https://youtu.be/dKwObngww3g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Good video and safety advice.As a coastguard rescue officer I support the use of lifejackets because they do exactly as their name.Also modern ones are not bulky and can be worn all day unnoticed by the wearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 I've watched a few videos on waders and some show that they are able to swim in fully immersed waders. I think the use of a life vest is more important. As air in the legs and boots will only want push your top half under. I have in the past in my chest waders been close to upending due to getting to the point of nearly floating. My neoprene are even worse for it. Waders water safety is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Lori, if you haven't already, it'd be worth posting that over on WSF too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Excellent advice, but as a follow on from this, can anyone tell me how often a collar type auto life jacket should be 'serviced' and where ? The one I am currently using must be around 8 years old and has never been touched with regards to the inflating unit. I have manually inflated the collar to test for leaks and that was all OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Excellent advice, but as a follow on from this, can anyone tell me how often a collar type auto life jacket should be 'serviced' and where ? The one I am currently using must be around 8 years old and has never been touched with regards to the inflating unit. I have manually inflated the collar to test for leaks and that was all OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Ours are serviced annually.As well as daily visual checks.One of the main things to keep an eye on is corrosion on the cylinder and firing unit(whatever type it is auto or manual). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) Lori, if you haven't already, it'd be worth posting that over on WSF too. Done it already. Edited September 9, 2017 by loriusgarrulus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 To stop those awkward moments with waders filling up when you fall over, simply drill a hole in the foot of each leg, the water will simply drain out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 To stop those awkward moments with waders filling up when you fall over, simply drill a hole in the foot of each leg, the water will simply drain out . Don't forget to buy a plug for each hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwayup Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 ...Also modern ones are not bulky and can be worn all day unnoticed by the wearer. Can you advise some model numbers/types that can be worn wildfowling? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 what a load of rubbish, wear a belt, air trapped in legs, bolderdash. I have taken a swim many a times with my rubber oceans without a belt, lie on your back and take the crucifix position, paddle with your hands, don't raise arms as you will sink. The only thing that will drown you is PANIC. Google, Hugh Falkus jumps in river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Excellent advice, but as a follow on from this, can anyone tell me how often a collar type auto life jacket should be 'serviced' and where ? The one I am currently using must be around 8 years old and has never been touched with regards to the inflating unit. I have manually inflated the collar to test for leaks and that was all OK. Depends whether it's auto or manual. The gas bottles have a date on them as do the bobbins, the auto unit contains a salt pack which dissolves in water. The salt can deteriorate over time and trigger the unit spontaneously, as one did in my cold damp car one night. I always wear a wading jacket with built in auto/manual life jacket in the winter and a Parmaris auto/manual collar type in the summer. Had too many close calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Mailspeed marine do quite a range of dark ones but best advice is go to a chandlers or fishing shop that does fly or pike gear and try some on.Only you can decide on fit with a gun. I think orvis used to do some green ones for boat fishing on the lochs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Whilst at Sparsholt I was taught how to use wellies (take em off whilst treading water and stick one under each arm), thigh boots and chesties (armchair sitting position) as life preserving aids. We even had a race across the 12' 6" end in chesties. Armchair position, feet first, arms out to the side and paddle with your hands. It's surprising how quick you can go. A girl on the course tried to swim, filled her chest waders and down she went; had to be fished out by the lecturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy trigger Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) what a load of rubbish, wear a belt, air trapped in legs, bolderdash. I have taken a swim many a times with my rubber oceans without a belt, lie on your back and take the crucifix position, paddle with your hands, don't raise arms as you will sink. The only thing that will drown you is PANIC. Google, Hugh Falkus jumps in river. exactly this, how can waders filled with water pull you down, the water will weigh the same inside the wader as it does outside, it doesn't suddenly become heavier. been there, got the t shirt, in both neoprene and breathable, followed Hugh's advice each time, go with the flow, do not try to swim, some one more qualified than I should point to the difference between a life jacket and a buoyancy aid, if I remember correctly the life jacket will turn you over, face out of the water if unconscious Edited September 10, 2017 by itchy trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I remember seeing a clip of Bob Symes* demonstrating wafer safety and waders on television in the 70s(?) *you have to be quite old to remember him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleachan Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 what a load of rubbish, wear a belt, air trapped in legs, bolderdash. I have taken a swim many a times with my rubber oceans without a belt, lie on your back and take the crucifix position, paddle with your hands, don't raise arms as you will sink. The only thing that will drown you is PANIC. Google, Hugh Falkus jumps in river. Aye, Huge's vid is a laugh. But as you say, it contains good sound advice. That said a life jacket is an essential component. Even if it fails to inflate; doing the Falkus drift provides the opportunity to inflate it manually. Staying cool is key to staying alive. I'm not much of a big river wader as we don't have that type of big wide stream where I live and fish. My first foray onto the bigger burns was on the Atholl beat of the Tummel some years ago. My pal had crossed at a certain spot, said it was marginal but as I was taller i'd be fine. 3 or 4 steps in, up to my waist, the gravel gave way and I was a good six inches + deeper and being pulled down stream, I turned, thinking I was going for a swim, just in time to grab the thinnest twig of an over hanging branch. Thin as it was the tension I was able to exert without breaking it was just enough to keep me stationary. Slowly but surely I was able to work my way up the twig, to a twig like branch and to something more solid, which got me back to the bank. Lucky to get away with that and a good lesson. I'm much more careful since and locally limit my wading to mid thigh depth, which covers most of my potential fishing opportunities. If I get the chesters out these days I always wear a life jacket too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 what a load of rubbish, wear a belt, air trapped in legs, bolderdash. I have taken a swim many a times with my rubber oceans without a belt, lie on your back and take the crucifix position, paddle with your hands, don't raise arms as you will sink. The only thing that will drown you is PANIC. Google, Hugh Falkus jumps in river. Yes a great video and he was not a young man at the time he did that .loved all his fishing stuff .and have a couple of his books to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyh Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) I lived in Dalwhinnie for a few years Loch Ericht is full of Ferix Trout They are like big bad ugly Salmon 3 Men went out Trolling for them all wearing waders That Loch is like being at sea when the wind blows The RN Divers found them a week or so later stood up on the bottom 700 feet down Don't ask why but fishermen still wear waders in boats My Dad had the Grampian Hotel and I watched the Son being told his Dad had been found in the Public Bar. I've never owned waders since. Edited September 11, 2017 by mickyh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyh Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Obviously his Dad was not found in the Bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 A simple life vest should have saved them wearing waders or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 what a load of rubbish, wear a belt, air trapped in legs, bolderdash. I have taken a swim many a times with my rubber oceans without a belt, lie on your back and take the crucifix position, paddle with your hands, don't raise arms as you will sink. The only thing that will drown you is PANIC. Google, Hugh Falkus jumps in river. OCEANS! Your beat not heard of Simms? Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 up to my waist, the gravel gave way Over 60 years fishing Tweed I have found gravel can be the most treacherous river bed material, especially in fast running water as it washes away below your feet in the turbulence made by you standing there. gan warily. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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