Waders leaking.
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Printed Date: 27 Mar 2025 at 4:56pm
Topic: Waders leaking.
Posted By: bazza
Subject: Waders leaking.
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2022 at 11:51am
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No doubt this question has been asked & replied to endless times ( seem to remember rainbow offering advice ) but I have 3 pair of waders with slow minor leakages ... annoying nevertheless. Two are lightweight gortex type of material & the third seldom used heavy neoprene all of which it has not been possible to locate where the leak is. Years ago vac cleaners used to have an exhaust port the hose fitted into so was a simple matter of sealing the pipe inside the waders & once blown up the leak could be found by rolling the waders in water then noting where a stream of bubbles was originating from. Unfortunately this function no longer appears to feature in modern day vac cleaners so what is the alternative ? ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Replies:
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2022 at 12:01pm
| Tyre inflator? Dive tank? |
Posted By: reel crayze
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2022 at 8:31pm
| Fill them with water ? |
Posted By: jac
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 5:33am
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Get a cotton ball or the like soaked in some alcohol with your waders inside out apply alcohol to suspected spots, seams, and areas that experience the most wear. Holes will appear as darker spots. Get a marker pen and mark area to be repaired. |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 8:29am
Maybe if I drank the alcohol instead of applying it to the waders then any leaks would no longer pose a problem !!! ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
jac wrote:Posted By: doctor fish
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 2:05pm
| Not as bad as a burst hot water bottle Bazza. |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 3:10pm
Who told you about that ... was years ago ... had almost forgotten ... just one more fail to add to the list. ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |