[fabsroman]

Rubicon,

You can bet that a chest belt will be on the next order to Cabelas. I have never worn my waders in really deep water and never thought I would need a chest belt, but you can bet that I will have one from now on. Never know when I'll go on a hunt and need it. At the ponds I usually hunt, I always figure that I can just rip the waders off if they get flooded because they have velcro straps, not the buckle type. What do you think?

Is it better to get rid of the waders if I am in deep water and they fill up or would a chest belt and keeping the waders on be a better bet? If I had to ditch the waders, a chest belt would just be one additional thing to get off. Of course, the waders are usually under my parka, so the parka would have to go too.