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I have a pair and wore them all last winter. They are amazing. I wear their thin layer of wool, or any other very thin wool layer that I have around the house. You really don't need anything else.

I also hike a lot. The best part is the inner fabric wicks away the sweat and while I am usually very sweaty in my breathables after a long hike and then get cold once I wade into the river, that is not the case with Loc.

I know they are spendy, but I won't go back to "breathable" waders.

In regard to the feet, they are compressed neoprene. So they are thinner. I don't get cold feet in winter. But if you do, just wear an extra sock layer -- like a liner. The nice part is they are already compressed and the layers are stitched together so they don't pull apart like the taped seams on the breathable waders.

Thanks.

i so get the idea of wicking and air isolation. What still escapes me is how this actually works once I’m standing in the river and water pressure presses the wader against my skin. How is the water temperature not cooling down the outer layer all the way to the skin?

 

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So those don’t breath?

Gore-Tex also does not breath once it is wet or submerged.. so for the lower part of the waders, it shouldn’t make a huge difference once you’re in the water.

 

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Thanks.

I am a big fan of net/mesh insulation for wicking and trapping air (Brynje, Aclima, Svala or Finetrack net baselayers are amazing), which is one of the reasons I bought the waders.

Great to hear that it apparently works even as a “mid-layer” between the wader shell and the baselayer, and despite the water pressure.

If you add a wicking mid-layer, lets say Alpaca or Fleece, does it get too hot, or is it just not necessary (but also not a problem)?

 

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