It's Time For Something Better Than Wiggy Waders

[TheAri]

Reviving this thread, it’s now 2025, the future is upon us. Do we have a viable solution yet?

 

[HighUintas]

I got a pair of wiggys last year and used them a couple of times. For deep river crossings, I think they're great, but could be lighter if I'm going to backpack with them. I haven't needed to yet.

I think it would be fairly easy to make up something similar to the goose feet gear waiders. Find whatever lightweight WP fabric, cut the pattern, weld the seams, and coat the foot with something durable. I'm thinking that Aquaseal could work. An alternative that would be really durable would be to coat the foot with anything layer of Aquaseal or barge cement and then mix up some of the same stuff with chipped tire and coat it with that on the bottom. I'm not sure if the actual name of the chipped tire stuff. I saw it in a video of a guy that made moccasins and coated the sole with that.

 

[JDBAK]

I’ve used Crocs with Katula micro spikes along with regular waders.

 

[z987k]

Reviving this thread, it’s now 2025, the future is upon us. Do we have a viable solution yet?

For moose hunting, the choata tundra hippies and a pair of wadding shoes with vibram soles works amazingly well.

 

[ezwy]

What if you had a pair of wiggys or something similar with a lightweight felt booty over it?

 

[z987k]

What if you had a pair of wiggys or something similar with a lightweight felt booty over it?

Felt soles are illegal.

 

[ezwy]

Felt soles are illegal.

maybe just a huge croc then.

 

[rustyN]

What if you had a pair of wiggys or something similar with a lightweight felt booty over it?

Not exactly what you said, but a two piece system is probably a great option.

ultralight waterproof hip wader with thin sole, then an "overboot" type thing with drawstring made out of a heavy duty and preferably waterproof material. If the overboot wears through, you can buy just it as a replacement. If you know you'll be somewhere without all the rocks, you can use the main ultralight piece without the over boot.

 

[z987k]

maybe just a huge croc then.

Maybe like a lightweight wadding shoe with a vibram sole? This exists.
And you could have something like a light hip wadder with neoprene feet and a drawstring that goes up and down real easy?
Like the tundra hippies?