Ive owned all lines of simms, they all leak at the seams. 2 pairs of freestones 3 pairs of g3's two sets of g4's. I wear thermal simms pants underneath for the cold weather. As far as waist vs full waders, full without question. Wading pants are too easy to flood.
I forgot to mention boot requirements.My shoe size is 12EI spoke with Orvis and their width is D.The gentleman I spoke with told me to visit the local Orvis store and bring heavy socks. He said that size 14 would likely fit.Anyone out there with big wide feet like me?Comments pleaseJohn