You'll be looking for a breathable wader with stocking foot. The stocking foot has flexibility to it and not like the built in shoe design. Add a diving bootie for foot protection, or even sneakers. As the water gets colder the sneaker idea will too.

As far as which wader to buy that's up to your budget. Try them on, sit on the floor and see the amount of room you have while peddling. Go though the motions.

 

Not sure about your budget, but I bought this suit last year and love it. I fell like they are much safer, especially in the surf. http://thekayakfishingstore.com/product/kokatat-supernova-paddling-suit/

 

Thanks for the insight

I like the dry suit and that may be in my budget I was leaning toward a set of waders and a dry top after posting this last night.Stocking foot with sneakers is a must I would think.

 

I have a nice set of LL Bean waders...worth the money in my opinion. But if a dry suit is in your budget, that's a no brainer!

 

I have LL Bean stocking foot and I wear nrs paddle shoes to protect the foot. No complaints really. I'll probably upgrade to kokatat tempest pants at some point though.

 

WADERS should not be used on a kayak! - if you flip, your in the water & even with a belt, they will fill up & down you go with breathables! Breathables will not allow you to kick off the boots when they are wet due to the lining. At the very least, if you insist, wear neoprene waders for floatation (with INFLATABLE PFD), but you will be surprised how hard it is to swim or float (they will try to turn you on your back, a "bubble" forms under your butt!!). Try it in a swimming pool, you'd be surprised (I have).

If you insist wearing waders, wear a AUTOMATIC INFLATABLE PFD with at least 36lbs of boyancy. A typical kayak Type III PFD will not roll you over head up.

Wear splash pants (from NRS) or a good set of foul weather bibs from West Marine for $89 on sale. Stormyr has neoprene Typhoon bibs for $189 (from Barn Sponsor Tackle Direct). These are ideal as well as keeping you warm in colder weather.

If you wear waders while kayaking, tie a knife to your lifejacket, so you can cut yourself out of them when your in the water over your head.

 

Great point, Eric, we should have mentioned this first. I know it sounds stupid, but once I had two little daughters running around, I decided to jump in the pool with my waders on to see what it was like. Def a learning experience! My broke *** can't afford an upgrade, so I attach a small knife to my suspenders.

 

Ive been using the simms freestone wader they only come up to my waist, great all year round and easy to get in and out of. My other full set is a patagonia if Im doing any deep wading or need a warmer set.

 

Waders in a kayak is a suicide mission. Get a wetsuit if not a drysuit.

 

This is what I was thinking. My kayaks are of the sit in variety so there is no water inside. When using them in cold water We are always in shallow water and keep a change of clothes just in case. Waders sound like a really bad idea.

 

In deep water or the dark, I'll use dry top/PFD/waders from 55-65 F, below 55 I use a dry suit. And yeah it's kinda warm sometimes. Dress accordingly. You only get one chance to be wrong. Just my 2 cents.

 

Besides being a very bad idea! What are your plans for when you have to relieve yourself out front? In a Hobie Revo there is very little room to move around. You are a big guy and the Revo is not stable enough to stand up and do it.

Do yourself a favor and sweat a little bit in a dry suit. Get one that has a relief zipper and dress with moisture wicking under layers to keep warm and dry. No cotton!

There is a general rule of a magic number of 100. Add air temp and water temp, if it is over 100 chances of hypothermia are lower. If the total is below 100 your chance of something very bad happening increase greatly.