Simms

Guide Classic Stockingfoot - Men's

Great waders you will feel great about the investment.

I have owned many waders over the past 40 years and these are by far the best well made and quality waders that I have ever owned. They are durable, comfortable and keep my dry. I am a big guy @280 pounds 5’11” and these waders fit me just fine, little long on the inseam but you can’t have everything. I fish over 6 weeks per year will get tons of use out of these.

Best option

Great wader, Simms means quality. The best option for the fishing guides.

USA made top of the line waders.

When comparison shopping I like to compare apples to apples. It blows my mind that other companies are selling Chinese waders for more money than Made in the USA waders. I picked these up on sale as a spare for when I fish clients without waders. These waders are made by Americans in America. They’re a deal at twice the price.

Best quality and value for Gore-Tex waders by far!

You just cannot go wrong with these waders. The are built tough but flexible enough to allow all of the movement that you would expect for the job they have to do. I would challenge you to find high end Gore-Tex waders at this price and this quality. These simply cannot be matched they are awesome in every way. I will surely be buying a second pair for a back up. Great job on these Simms!

Guide Classic Waders

I've been wearing Simms waders for 20+ years because they are the best waders in the biz with the best warranty. Just another great product from Simms!

Guide Classic Wader- Longer hikes in temperate SE Alaska weather

Great weight and durability for longer warm weather river hikes when paired with lighter fly weight boots .

Great fit. Good looks

Excited to try these out this spring. The size I ordered, short medium, was perfect (5’5” male, 175 lbs). They feel light but durable.

Would not recommend

Seams around my booties were not glued properly at all and emdiatly begun leaking 5 weeks in I still have not gotten my waders back

Nothing but Problems

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

These waders leaked almost from the beginning, but really got bad after a couple of months. Simms wouldn't replace them and only repaired them. So far so good, but frustrated that I paid almost $600 for two month old repaired waders, but Simms is not the Simms of old. I will go with Patagonia next time. They have much better customer service.

Seams leak.

The first pair I bought leaked in the inseams first time out. I got some resistance from Simms on my return claim. After I reminded them of their guarantee terms they replaced the waders. The second pair were good for a year and now they seep in the inseams. Pretty disappointing. I paid the extra coin for Simms with the expectation that they would match my previous waders record of 5 years. Not impressed. bTW I hardly wear them. I wet wade from May - September., so these aren’t well worn. Poor quality. It’s a seep. So I’ll probably work the whole seam with aqua seal. Hopefully that will save them.