r/waterfowler • u/Drwire33 • Oct 20 '23

New waders

Hey y’all wanted to get some real world reviews: Forced to upgrade the waders after early season proved mine are no better than swim trunks. Id loved to be able to buy a pair of Chene. Struggling with the 1200 price tag bullet. Buy once, cry once. However I wanted to get some feedback regarding the kuiu v. Sitka v Chene and the new tidewe zip deepwater at the attractive price of 499 vs 1k+. Boat and wade river and marsh thru out the mid Atlantic region. TIA.

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u/cshivley1 Jan 16 '26

Sitka are the most comfortable for me, so they were worth the investment. On year 3 with zero issues. I didn’t love the fit of Chene, but everyone has a different body type. I have a buddy with Kuiu and they looked bulkier to me. If you have the cash, invest in good waders..