Wader recommendations?

Time to get a new pair of waders.  The suspenders on my old patched up pair have no stretch left to them and they are just not too comfortable anymore.  Not for kayak use, but for general stream and surf use.  Looking for breathables.  Any recommendations?

-Allen

"Simms" baby!!!!!

Depending on how deep you want to drop in, Sierra Trading Post has some normally $180 models going for $120:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/simms-drift-waders-stockingfoot-for-men~p~6419y/?colorFamily=01&merch=prod-sim-prod-6419Y

I prefer the stockingfoot type and wear different shoes according to the activity . . .

Love my LL Bean flyweights. Very comfortable and easy to care for...

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/81495

Depending on how deep you want yo drop in, Sierra Trading post has some normally $180 models going for $120:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/simms-drift-waders-stockingfoot-for-men~p~6419y/?colorFamily=01&merch=prod-sim-prod-6419Y

This is looking like a pretty decent deal. Enter AEL14 at checkout for $2.95 shipping.

Frogg Togg or Cabelas.  Been using them for years and love the return policy.  You can spend a mess load on Simms if you want, but in my opinion, SCREW Simms.  One of the worst companies I have ever dealt with.  I'll never buy anything from them again, plus they are way over priced.

"Simms" baby!!!!!

I don't want to be one of "those guys", you know, the ones that pay too much for overpriced equipment just to look pretty. 

-Allen

If you're going to be doing much cold water fishing I HIGHLY recommend the new Redington Subzero Waders I just picked up. They're a little pricey, but you can probably find them on sale somewhere. I know OPS had them on sale. I got mine for $179.

Here's some reviews:
http://www.ginkandgasoline.com/fly-fishing/redington-subzero-waders-review/

http://www.fontinalisrising.com/2013/02/gear-review-redington-subzero-waders.html

"Simms" baby!!!!!

I don't want to be one of "those guys", you know, the ones that pay too much for overpriced equipment just to look pretty. 

-Allen

I thought you were one of those "Poster Boyz" too? 

I got mine on sale when OPS-Oakland was closing up shop...

I've always looked for the most bomber waders for scrambling through blackberry bushes and boulder hopping some norcal trout streams. In the past that was always Simms G3's period. As the cost for the made in Montana waders got kinda ridiculous I tried others.

I had good luck with Redington Sonic Pros, you can find the ones with the zipper for 250 and without for 200. My latest pair are Orvis Guide waders, so far so good but they are 400 but appear to be more bomber. So far for steelhead season they have been fine but the real test is trout season for me. 

I've always looked for the most bomber waders for scrambling through blackberry bushes and boulder hopping some norcal trout streams. In the past that was always Simms G3's period. As the cost for the made in Montana waders got kinda ridiculous I tried others.

I had good luck with Redington Sonic Pros, you can find the ones with the zipper for 250 and without for 200. My latest pair are Orvis Guide waders, so far so good but they are 400 but appear to be more bomber. So far for steelhead season they have been fine but the real test is trout season for me.

My Redingtons have held up well and seem to match the quality of the Simms at a little lower price.
Not as easy to patch potential holes as goretex though.

Redingtons didn't fit me worth crap. I ended up with the hodgkins because they where the best fit for both wading and kayaking.

"Simms" baby!!!!!

I don't want to be one of "those guys", you know, the ones that pay too much for overpriced equipment just to look pretty. 

-Allen

You probably qualify for Simms pro deals.  I spend lots of time in waders both for work and play. When my waders leak when I am electrofishing I get wet and shocked repeatedly. I have tried numerous brands of breathable waders, and Simms far outlast anything I have tried.
From my experience:

Best Waders bar none: Simms G3 (I haven't tried the G4)
Value for money lower end waders: Cabellas and Hodgeman

I picked up the Redington Super Dry Fly's on a clearance last year for $250, and blew out the zipper on the second trip.  Called Redington's, they said no problem and to send them in.  They went to a much beefier zipper this year, and sent me a new set of the updated model, the Sonic Dry Fly.  I have around a dozen trips on them so far and love them. 
http://www.redington.com/fly-fishing-waders/mens/waders/sonicdry-fly/

I'm going on 10 years of heavy use on my Cabela's Guide Tech Stockingfoot Dry-Plus Waders  $200.   No problems, no leaks even tromping through Trinity County blackberry