LL Bean all the way- I have always used them, last summer they took a 5 month beating in west-central AK- For premium waders (premium being 375$ + ) the booties wore through the bottom. I wrote them a letter and sent my pair in (letter detailed booties and offered improvements on seams and even mentioned hodgeman back support wading belt) and they also refunded me, supplying the majority of the fall surf gear i needed - 3 months later they have the helix waders with all the improvements I have suggested- They are a fantastic company and someone in their fishing development side really must care- I almost bought a pair for 400+$ whatever they are over a pair of free and 50-70% from some other lead manufacturers- time and leaks will tell if i made the right decesion this season!!