Thank you so much for making this! I try telling people that waders, especially neoprene, will float but no one listens. You have to worry more about getting warm fast rather than sinking.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Great video man. Perfect disclaimer as well! I definitely feel better about being in my waders while duck hunting from my yak. Definitely don’t want to put it to the test though.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks bud

Wear a wading belt cinched tight, limits the water entering them. Having a knife handy at all times on my pfd makes me feel better about it as well.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Knife handy is a good idea.

I wear waders in my kayak a lot in the spring and fall. Now wouldn’t be able to kick mine off because they are stocking feet with wading boots… interesting video.. when it warms up here up North I might try something similar.

Surf fishing in Northern California I was wearing waders, I was overcome by a wave. My last sight was my 6 yr old sitting on the beach. I clawed myself out of the water. Never again…

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Big surf?

@FlynPig911

6 ай бұрын

@@TheLawlessTideMedium Surf and bone chilling water. I’m a good swimmer but the cold takes your strength. Different environment than Florida for sure.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Yes, coldwater is definitely a huge factor. I got a dry suit to try out this year for super cold days.

@soupra22

6 ай бұрын

Dry suits are great and you float like crazy when your in the water not to mention you'll be dry underneath

PFD's people, Lawless appears to wear one when he is on open water. Good video

When you have moving water like in a river or in the surf or a strong current the waiders act like a parachute and catch the water as well as pulls you the direction of the current. There are plenty of documented cases of people drowning because of their waders getting filled.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

You need to listen to what was said in the video better.

Would love to see this tried with loose-fitting PVC waders. How difficult would it be to swim with those full of air? How difficult with them full of water? Same principle, but the volumes are just 2x larger.

Great to see you can float with waders but the bigger issue would be getting hypothermia without dry suit during winter or just colder temperatures

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

That was one of my points, there are way other more important factors than waders when it comes to survival in the water

Add in a low profile PFD and you'll be just fine. Good job Sean.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

I just came over from Facebook, Great video. I left you a message there. Now I see what you were fishing from. I think I just watched a Deathtrap survival video.😉

@TheLawlessTide

3 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Great Informative Video. Thanks for taking the time for a safety lesson.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

No problem

Great video, we've always wondered about that

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

good training exercise knowledge replaces fear. now you know what to expect while wearing your gear. 👍 .

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Fantastic vid! Its always the fast sweeping river currents that fools people into getting in trouble.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

Thank you for sharing!!

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

No problem.

Thank you!

Good Video Sean. Water temps/air temps and the rule of 120 would be more of a concern for me in my area as far as waders go. A good set of waders with a dry jacket over your upper body, a waist belt and I would guess you wouldn't get a drop of water inside your waders.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Very true.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Came from FB … great vid 👌🏽

@TheLawlessTide

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great job understanding your gear

@TheLawlessTide

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

very cool. Makes total sense 👍

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Great video!

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks JC!

OK. point Proven.

Blessings friend great video

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Tell em just to be more athletic! Love it. great video.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

good Video Dude, Alfie didn't like seeing you Thrash around in the Pool!

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Moving water is a huge factor wether it be waves or current. Regardless, wear the belt. I will still rock my Cabela’s neoprene waders when temperatures drop but I don’t get out when it’s frigid. One day I’ll purchase a dry suit.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. When i am wearing waders it is either inshore of offshore reef fishing. So no real chance of waves or swift water.

I’m actually amazed people think you’ll drown from wearing boots. I suppose if you can barely swim, the boots would make that harder but I’d say that’s just because you’re a bad swimmer. Boots should come off pretty easily though.

@TheLawlessTide

5 ай бұрын

The amount of misinformation out there is scary!

Mr Lawless, That poodle is definitely your friend. He was fretting a bit. I like your direct approach to answering the questions of waders and boots in water. I grew up on western rivers in Utah. Wader belts are a must in the river environments, just due to the current. Waders will act like a parachute in that brand of current. The ocean is waaaaay different from a western river, to be sure. It was fascinating to see you put yourself through a variety of scenarios. You answered a few questions that I had been ruminating on. I am starting to learn how the Gulf and the bayous and such have their own unique challenges. Solve for the answer. Thank you for all of your content!

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the input and for watching.

Proved a point😂

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Don't matter they will still argue.

Seems like a 3mm wetsuit would be better than waders in every single way.

@alexanderren1097

6 ай бұрын

Yes and no. A wet suit primarily keeps you warm by being wet and trapping that water against your body for your body temperature to keep it warm. I’ve worn a wetsuit while kayak fishing in winter and wasn’t as warm as I’d like to have been. If you’re getting wet for sure, i.e. doing surf entry/exit at the beach then a wetsuit may be a good choice. But for most other situations it doesn’t necessarily give you an advantage

I’m not sure if wader design has changed over the years or not, but many years ago, in the 90’s, if memory serves, we actually had a friend of our extended family die in front of his two young boys while they were out duck hunting not far from their house. He stepped out into the water to get the duck and didn’t realize there was a drop off. His sons could see him below the surface but couldn’t do anything to help him and one of the boys ran home to try to get help but was too late getting back. It was a heartbreaking situation. One boy was nine and the other was six.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Very sad but their could have been numerous factors at work. Panic and hypothermia or two of the biggest factors in drowning, the waiters could've contributed to, no way to know.

Interesting video! It doesn’t really account for how much harder it is to swim in deep open water though especially with a current and falling way further underwater. Not saying you’re wrong or right, just that the conditions aren’t really the same

@TheLawlessTide

5 ай бұрын

There are numerous factors that matter more than waders like swift current, hypothermia, exhaustion etc etc. I was only proving waders and boots don't make you sink. Nothing can replace a life jacket or good swimming skills.

@CameronMcKee

5 ай бұрын

@@TheLawlessTide good point :)

@CameronMcKee

5 ай бұрын

@@TheLawlessTide also you took me down a rabbit hole last night. I saw your clip on FB catching some sort of fish (black something, idk I've never been fishing lol) and then the comments in it led me to this video hahaha I had to know the answer!!

I have the same waiters and I’ve had water go in them multiple times, and I’ve never had any issues 😂 if you know how to swim you’ll be OK

I noticed you have a new kayak.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Yes, but fishing has sucked since i bought it so no videos yet, lol.

Same guys who say you’ll sink like a rock are the same guys who will wear their waders on a boat out duck hunting all winter. And even if they are just wading, what do they think will happen if they trip and fall.

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

They are all experts😂

Come on up to the Great Lakes in late September and October. Hypothermia is the main issue. Dry suits are the norm

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, cold water temps is a whole different animal. I made this video because people were saying i was going to sink to the bottom. Fall in that cold water it prolly doesnt matter what you got on, your body will shit down.

@chuckyrichter4396

6 ай бұрын

Not what the commenters said though, they said nothing about hypothermia and besides o doubt your trucks too far away

super irresponsible video. Your results would be much different out under three mile in heavy current with panic setting in and separation from your kayak, not to mention the possibility of hypothermia setting in quickly in the cold months. You are giving the novice non-swimmer a false sense of safety. Go ahead and hate on this post if you please, but this is a piss poor example of what will actually happen out in the real world. Stay safe, have fun

@TheLawlessTide

6 ай бұрын

Not irresponsible it was exactly what i said it was. If you are a nonswimmer you shouldnt be on the water especially without a life preserver. This simply proved a point that waders don't make you sink. And I live in Florida, where there's a very low risk of hypothermia except during a very very short time span in the winter. You're making all sorts of leaps and inferences which I never alluded to. I thought it was gonna be a Karen that was gonna make this comment. And I said multiple times this is just a demonstration. You have to determine what safe for yourself. I suggest if you want a better video than this one make it and I will repost it.

@the_forgotten_angler

6 ай бұрын

@@TheLawlessTide touche, stay safe out there.