"Well, since I am in the market, where are the best prices for good quality?"
i like Simms products, but they are pricey to say the least. i messed around testing breathable waders while i worked at a local flyshop, just to see what was good/bad or in between. my final outcome, after messing around with orvis, simms, patagonia, redington, and cabelas models was that your "best bang for your buck" was the cabelas breathables...they have several different models, and the prices vary, but for under 180.00 you can get yourself something that will work very well. look for articulated knees, taped and stitched seams, double (or triple) re enforced knees and also a foot shaped booty, not just one cut from a boot pattern...this will be more comfortable in the long run, trust me. if i had to get rid of all my Simms waders i would be ordering something from cablelas--they were that good. Simms does offer a 200.00 'lightweight" version, which is pretty good too, if you care to look. the G3s go for 425.00....a lot of money, but it depends on how much time you spend in them. me, i pretty much live in them...