What methods did you find worked best for finding leaks?When I worked at mainstream outfitters I did all the repairs on orvis waders. Maybe see if they do it yet.
What methods did you find worked best for finding leaks?When I worked at mainstream outfitters I did all the repairs on orvis waders. Maybe see if they do it yet.
At work we use this, but it costs over $100/gallon.What methods did you find worked best for finding leaks?
I just couldn't resist...That is absolutely incorrect. I have never heard anything so crazy. I've been filling leaky waders for 50 years.
A pipe leak detector?At work we use this, but it costs over $100/gallon.
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Just kidding... Soapy water works just as well for pennies, when a bright flashlight in a dark room doesn't.A pipe leak detector?
I have used a 4th method for finding wading leaks, that involves blowing them up with a shop vac.
And dabbing regular soap /water mixture on area where I suspect leak.
It works. But I find it rather hard to seal off the top of the waders enough for a tight seal, and dab soap at the same time.
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While looking at some of the clothing there, the shirts I saw were made in Peru. Does Orvis make anything in the USA? 🤔Also, I watched a fellow make a $400+ purchase of a couple pairs of shorts and a shirt. It seems Orvis is the Ralph Lauren of the fishing world.
With the $100 I saved on my waders, now I can afford to buy some of that $14 lead-free Orvis shot.Sh!t! I just outed myself as a buyer of Orvis split shot!
I found it interesting that my first two sets of Orvis waders were made in China, yet this set was made in Vietnam.
While looking at some of the clothing there, the shirts I saw were made in Peru. Does Orvis make anything in the USA?
Orvis definitely doesnt have a lifetime warranty on waders, not even close. I'm not sure if they put a lifetime warranty on anything actually, they don't on their rods either.Seems like the waders being “filthy” could easily have been a convenient excuse for Orvis reneging on their end of the “lifetime” warranty. I think we give these big companies entirely too much credit without holding them accountable for selling what often amounts to defective junk. I spend a lot of money on gear (probably enough that any normal individual would question my sanity) and I’ve noticed that companies seem to rush to release new “sexy” products without doing any sort of medium term stress testing. I’ve had trash fishpond net zingers that got brittle from UV and fell apart after 3 uses, a very high end Orvis rod that the tip top literally just came unglued on almost ruining a trip, 400+$ 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”
As I stated, after dropping nearly 400$ on a pair of ultralights, my experience was pretty similar to that of wildtrout2 (albeit with even less time between purchase and failure- and being told the item was beyond its useful lifespan- frankly bull$hit for a “lifetime” warranty). The material felt very cheap, the suspender system was infuriatingly poorly designed, and the flexibility was nonexistent while still being cut like a sack of potatoes (to the point where current would push on looser sections and actually knock me over from time to time). Stop shilling for Orvis bro