John , you have your opinion and I have mine. I think the inquiring fellow needs to know all the options and scenarios. Just to fill you in on my mishap. I went over the falls head first into 2 feet of sand-stirred water. The force opened the o-neck of the wetsuit and filled the legs with water and sand which fortunately drained when I finally could kick out of the tube and stand. The shore that morning was very steep--steeper than normal--and it was very hard to take any steps up out of the shorepound. Had I been wearing waders, I'm sure that they would have taken in much more water and sand due to a larger opening and not drained due to their design. Don't get me wrong, I wear waders too. I only wear them in lakes, bays, or open ocean where there is zero to little surf.


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