Everyone slow on the reply. This is my take on breathable bibs Cabelas Guide Wear! Mine even have hook holes but yet I have never been wet. Not really the answer you where looking for. Derrick

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are your guide wear bibs insolated ?

 

I have both the pro-dry Simms and the rubber bibs. Apples and Oranges to me. Whenever I sit on a wet boat seat in my Simms, my but *feels* wet/damp. It may not actually be wet, but it feels like it because they are thin and non insulated. They aren't like waders. The rubber bibs are much warmer and a different animal. I have been very surprised that Simms can get so much money for the single layer gore-tex bibs, when they get similar money for their 3-5 layer waders.

What I really want is a pair of high end breathable waders with no boots/feet and actually cut like pants. Something like the 3-5 layer Simms G3/G4 waders. Thats the way they should make them. I'd buy them, and happily spend the $$$.

I wear rubber or real waders in the winter, and the pro-dry in the Summer.

 

What I really want is a pair of high end breathable waders with no boots/feet and actually cut like pants. Something like the 3-5 layer Simms G3/G4 waders. Thats the way they should make them. I'd buy them, and happily spend the $$$.

Just chop off the neoprene booties on an older/used pair.

Or if the price difference is really that inconsequential between ProDry bibs and G3 waders, just chop the new booties off. I just don't think I could do it... so I'll stick to my old school Grundens.

 

I have the Simms pro dry bibs and jacket. I too felt that wet feeling when sitting down on a wet boat seat, without layering up. I like them because they are thin and waterproof. I can easily move around in them.
Worth the money? I'm a little biased cause all my waders and jackets are all top end Simms stuff. I spend the extra money knowing that I will only have to buy it once. QUALITY and great customer service behind their products.

 

Breathable and waterproof are not compatible terms, even though it says it on the tag. There is a testing standard that scores waterproofing and no breathable material has ever passed. I'm not sure what the Simms are rated at but I'm sure one could find out.

http://www.evo.com/waterproof-ratings-and-breathability-guide.aspx

 

Anyone who has used goretex waders might think differently.

Goretex works. I have Simms goretex waders which are awesome, and cablea's guideware goretex, which is waterproof after 15 years of hard use.

 

I want the Pro-dry stuff but I cannot justify paying full retail for that stuff... Gage by Grunden's has some sweet lightweight stuff that a lot of folks run (my self included) when you just want to be dry but not hot, thinking b10. Works great and is priced to match when compared to other brands. The guys that I know that run their Cabela's and Simms love the stuff...but if you payed $500 for a set of bibs and another $500 for the jacket would you talk bad about it? One friend said he loves his bibs, but the zippers are cheap and broke.

 

I bought Cabela's insulated (parka and bibs) guide wear and really liked them, they kept me warm and dry. The problem came when the zipper on the parka fell apart, so I called Cabela's to talk to them about the zipper issue. The response was, we will send you a shipping label then just send the parka and bibs back then we will ship you the new Late Season guide wear at no cost. I told them my bibs had no issues but they said they knew about the zipper problems so just exchange both.
Big thanks to Cabela's for going above and beyond my expectations.


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I have a set, they are awesome, as previous people have noted they are not insulted, you will need to layer on cold days, they are very adjustable and I do not sweat in them like my rubber pants, I have noticed at wide open standing up in my tiller sled the air likes to run up the legs, a wander belt solved the problem, i love how easy they are to take on and off with the leg zippers, I find myself wearing them over shorts on those chilly summer mornings, pack light and dry in about 2 minutes, enjoy

 

I really like the jacket, but can't recommend the bibs.

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Check out Wright and McGil Bighorn Guidewear. 4 layer breathable waders, bibs, and jackets. I've had a full set for probably 10 years. I did finally have a small leak in one of the neoprene booties I put some Aqua Seal to this season. Very heavy duty gear. Best thing I like are the big lumbar support belt on the waders and bibs.
http://www.wright-mcgill.com/big-horn-guide-bibs

 

I love my pro dry bibs.

 

+1 vote for the Cabelas guidewear bibs... I'm not at all anti-Simms (have a pair of both waist-hi and full waders, and a jacket, and a couple different pairs of boots of theirs ~ all excellent) but wasn't prepared to spend that much on bibs for my usage, so I went 'cheap' (relatively) on the Cabelas and they've worked out great. I got the un-insulated (even though the insulated 'Plus' model was on sale at the time for less) since along the coast it's often wet but not that cold, so you're free to layer under or not over a wider temp range.

 

I am on my Third Pro Dry Jacket and the second generation are even better. Great jackets and unsurpassed in the industry.