Review on Foxelli Waterproof Chest Waders For Men And Women - Camo Hunting And Fishing Waders With Bootfoot Design, Made Of 2-Ply Nylon/PVC Materials by Tim Kallimanis

I ordered these waders with low expectations, given they are HALF the price of the waders at Bass Pro. But, I really liked that they have a woven nylon fabric outer layer— a tough fabric to protect the rubber lining inside— since I plan to wear these grubbing in dirt, mud and rocks while fossil hunting. So, I placed order and they shipped out FAST! (A+!) The waders look great and the boots fit fine. I was worried based on other reviews but the boots are quite STURDY. Nice solid soles with heavy , Vibrum-like treads. Boots are shorter than full wellingtons of course, but that’s to be expected for ease of wearing. The waders even came with an extra swatch of the outer shell fabric, for repairs and such. Very good!The ONLY problem I have with these are the FIT (and that’s MY fault, not Foxelli’s). Unfortunately, the pant legs are just too short and slightly too NARROW for my legs. I’m only 5’11”, but the waist of the waders just barely made it up to my waist. The webbing waist belt is NOT adjustable and just barely fit around my waist/hips (because of low inseam and also, I am female so I’m sure my hips are a bit wider than men’s — but I can wear men’s 40 waist pants without problems so?) The waist issue is minor, however, compared to the main PROBLEM I encountered with these waders: the legs are so narrow that it’s very difficult for me to bend my knees in them. The knees of these pants have extra thick knees (extra rubber there it seems?) -x which are EXCELLENT for longevity, but because of their narrowness, the rubber pulls hard across my knee caps— VERY uncomfortable. After just 10 minutes my knees hurt! I could barely kneel down in them and, worse, because of the tightness and binding, I could BARELY stand back up in them! (I had to grab a chair & pull myself up—could not bend my leg fully at the hip like I’d need to to get back up.) (Basically I cannot do the "down on one knee” position, akin to man proposing marriage, in these waders because of their narrow legs. Darn! I am SO bummed because I really LOVE these waders in all other ways!I will contact Foxelli to see if they have a model with a longer inseam length (or wider legs?) so I can exchange these. (TIP TO BUYERS: Check the inseam lengths so you don’t make same mistake as I did! I thought that just going up an extra size would make for an ample fit, but that was a dumb assumption on MY part because a lot of times that’s NOT how sizes scale. I should have known better! So, yeah, this problem is easily avoidable— I was just impatient/lazy!) So far, the company has been excellent in every other way. I’m completely happy with the other products I bought from them (forehead strap led lamp & a waterproof cellphone "dry bag.”) I will DEFINITELY shop again from this company for my outdoor equipment needs. I’ll update this review once I’ve sorted out the sizing issue on the waders. Thanks for reading this far! Happy hunting all.