Breathable wader care?

[daveg]

Wife got me some breathable waders for christmas. I tried them this weekend on the Crooked and loved them. Came home dry and not clammy like my neoprene ones.
I used to hang my neos in the closet. Is this the best way for the new ones?
The fishing on the Crooked was great, the catching was not so good.

[Mad Mikey]

I'm single so I get to hang them anywhere. :grin:
But preferrably indoors, room temp with a little moving air. If you don't get all sweaty in the feet you probably don't even have to turn them inside out.
One thing for sure, now that I've got my Dan Baileys' I'll never go back to neos'.
Enjoy.

[KingFisher85]

I just picked up some breathable waders a few weeks ago and love them! I was wounding the same thing on storing them.

[steelydan]

After the exterior has dried, I pull them inside out for a day or two at room temp. My kids do not say ooooHHHH any more.

[wade]

Hang them in a closet without a door and give them plenty of room. Unless I take a drink they are dry by the next day, or two days tops. If you can prop the top open that helps. Once a year or so run them through a tumbler washer then apply waterproofing spray according to the directions, I'm assuming we're speaking about Gortex. If you use them more than I (40 times/year) you'll need to up the frequency. Also every half a dozen outings I lay them out and fill the pinholes with Aquaseal, per instructions.

Kevin

[SteelieSlammer]

Moisture is your enemy with breathables. Like everyone said, hang them in a cool dry place. If you carried some fish out or they got all slimy from bait give them a mild rinse in the tub to clean them. Mold with distroy them very very fast and pin holes will appear.

[spinner53]

What about tossing them over a couple of lines ( clothes) hung 2 feet apart ?. I then turn them inside out after a day or so. I only leave them on the line long enough to dry. i have a cat so I'm worried about hanging them by their straps. i did have a string and pulley rigged in the garage so that i could hang them and the raise them up out of the way, kinda freaked the wife and neighbors out........