#2 split shot? I would use nothing less than a brick. If you're gonna risk being arrested for vandalism you might as well make it worth your while. Not to mention, down that way recently, they just may tell you, you was bad and let ya walk. Just depends. Go big, or go home.
I'm pretty sure the split shot comment was made in reference to a previous thread I started regarding the Haverford Orvis store. Obviously in jest.
I've had horrible luck with orvis waders throught out the years but the latest pros are built different. They are absolutely bulletproof for two years now, which is well beyond any brand I've used in the last fifteen years. That being said, no one would ever mistake them for ultralights.
Yeah, read some good things about the current pro waders
That's funny. I don't know of anyone who washes their waders after each use. The Orvis repair policy, which I wasn't aware of, because like you, I never sent waders in for a repair, says they will not repair waders that are dirty, at all. Mine were dirty, not what would be considered filthy. That's a bit extreme.
If you fill waders more than shin high, you'll blow out the seams.
It can be done - if you do it carefully.
Seems like the waders being “filthy” could easily have been a convenient excuse for Orvis reneging on their end of the “lifetime” warranty. I think we give these big companies entirely too much credit without holding them accountable for selling what often amounts to defective junk. I spend a lot of money on gear (probably enough that any normal individual would question my sanity) and I’ve noticed that companies seem to rush to release new “sexy” products without doing any sort of medium term stress testing. I’ve had trash fishpond net zingers that got brittle from UV and fell apart after 3 uses, a very high end Orvis rod that the tip top literally just came unglued on almost ruining a trip, 400+$ Sage reels that just fell apart in the middle of the river making me chase the spool down through the water I was hoping to fish. On top of which, nearly every review you read online is comprised of idiots that give an item 5 stars after “being so excited to have just received the product and unboxing it, can’t wait to try it on the water”
no assumptions were made. You said they were dirty. Orvis said they were dirty. Filthy is just another word for dirty things. I’m sorry if my opinion differs but that’s how I think. Not saying Orvis does the right thing every time, I’m just saying they probably did the right thing this one time. At least we are in perfect agreement that Orvis did nothing wrong.
Again, according to wild trout and me, Orvis did nothing wrong. No warranty violation reported. By the way, if you read the warranty, the warranty was not reneged on.
That is absolutely incorrect. I have never heard anything so crazy. I've been filling leaky waders for 50 years.
The assertion about filling waders with water came directly from a vendor video about how they repair waders. If you fill the waders too much, the warranty is automatically voided.
sandflyx said: When I worked at mainstream outfitters I did all the repairs on orvis waders. Maybe see if they do it yet.
I've seen the statements about not filling waders above the knee.
