Thanks Dom. If you ever want to do something crazy I would like to see a 365 day review – I wonder if a pair of waders could ever last a full year of fishing (eg 365 days) without failure? Probably not but if one ever did I would buy it.

Hi Paul, good question.
I had the Patagonia waders with the internal suspension system as well. Same as you, I found it more difficult than convenient to keep the coat on. The Carbons drop a lot easier, for all the reasons mentioned above, I suppose — because they are built for it. Undo the belt, drop the front and back and everything slides down pretty low. But there’s still some pushing down, of course — about the same as we need to do with zippered waders. Reattaching is just reversing the process. The rear connection is probably the toughest to reach, but with a little practice it’s good. Truth is, you can just leave that rear one undone. The waders still stay up.

Cheers.
Dom

It updated after you already sent him an answer thanks.

I don’t know. But honestly, that’s part of the point here. Your don’t need wading pants because the Carbons are built for converting really quickly to waist high waders. Then you sill have the added benefit of chest high when you need it.

Cheers.
Dom

Hi Greg. Fair question. Those Orvis Pro’s were very good for durability, yet not the most comfortable (for me). And I pointed that out in that review. Honestly, I never wore the the Orvis Pros out. They are still fine. I change over to waders these days, just to try stuff out, which is what I did here with the Skwalas. Which will make it longer? I just don’t know. Neither wader had issues at the 100 day mark, and that’s why I reviewed them, because that’s impressive.