Thoughts on youth waders?

[CAnderson]

My son outgrew his neoprene waders last year and will need a new pair for the upcoming season.

He had the Mack's Bayou kids waders. They wore well. Kept him warm and dry.

He is now too big for kids sizes I think. He is 12y.o., about 100-110lbs, and approximately 5'2" tall. His shoe size is a 6.5-7 men's.

I was thinking about a pair of Lacrosse neoprenes similar to the Mack's. The only reason for the brand change is because I get a discount at a vendor that Carey's the Lacrosse brand. They look pretty similar.

I hunt out of breathable waders. So I thought I could also move him to breathable, but was afraid of longevity with a younger kid wearing breathable waders.

What do you guys think? Would it be just plain crazy to put a 12y.o. boy in breathable waders?

 

[Chuck J]

Whatever brand you get, watch how the rest of the body fits. My daughter has a women's size 7ish foot, I got a pair used for her from a member here she wears fishing, but the legs are way long as well as the waist of the body too. She's a trooper, and happy she isn't wet, but they are a bit cumbersome. I think it would be worse sitting with it bunched up than it is walking and wading, but like they say, if the shoe fits, wear it!

They grow so stinking fast!

Chuck