Wader having removable insulation

Abstract

A wader includes a wader leg and a leg insulator. The leg insulator is placed in contact with the wader leg and provides thermal insulation for a user's leg when the user is wearing the wader. However, the leg insulator can be easily and conveniently removed from the wader leg while the user's leg is positioned within the wader leg. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to remove the wader in order to reduce the amount of thermal insulation provided to his or her leg.

1 . A wader, comprising: 
 a wader leg; and    a leg insulator in contact with said wader leg, said leg insulator capable of being removed from said wader leg while a user's leg is positioned within and remains within said wader leg.    
   
   
       2 . The wader of  claim 1 , wherein said leg insulator is detachably coupled to said wader leg.  
   
   
       3 . The wader of  claim 1 , wherein said leg insulator is positioned such that said leg insulator substantially encircles and substantially covers the user's leg.  
   
   
       4 . The wader of  claim 1 , wherein said leg insulator has a first end and a second end, said first end juxtaposed with said second end, and wherein each of said ends is positioned within said wader leg.  
   
   
       5 . The wader of  claim 4 , wherein said first end is separated from said second end by a gap.  
   
   
       6 . The wader of  claim 1 , wherein said leg insulator is positioned such that said leg insulator resides between said wader leg and the user's leg when the user's leg is positioned within said wader leg.  
   
   
       7 . The wader of  claim 6 , wherein a first portion of said leg insulator is separated from a second portion of said leg insulator by a gap.  
   
   
       8 . The wader of  claim 7 , wherein said first and second portions of said leg insulator are positioned within said wader leg.  
   
   
       9 . The wader of  claim 8 , wherein said leg insulator substantially encircles said user's leg.  
   
   
       10 . The wader of  claim 9 , wherein said leg insulator is detachably coupled to said wader leg.  
   
   
       11 . A method, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a wader, said wader having a wader leg;    inserting a leg insulator into said wader leg;    inserting a user's leg into said wader leg;    positioning said leg insulator such that said leg insulator thermally insulates the user's leg when the user's leg is inserted into said wader leg; and    removing said leg insulator from said wader leg while the user's leg is inserted into and remains within said wader leg.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of: 
 detachably coupling said leg insulator to said wader leg.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said leg insulator has a first end and a second end, wherein said positioning step comprises the step of positioning each of said ends within said wader leg, and wherein the method further comprises the step of: 
 juxtaposing said first end with said second end.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said positioning step includes the step of: 
 substantially encircling and substantially covering the user's leg with said leg insulator.    
   
   
       15 . A method, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a wader, said wader having a wader leg;    contacting said wader with a leg insulator;    inserting a user's leg into said wader leg;    positioning said leg insulator such that said leg insulator thermally insulates the user's leg when the user's leg is inserted into said wader leg; and    removing said leg insulator from said wader leg while the user's leg is inserted into said wader leg.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of: 
 detachably coupling said leg insulator to said wader leg.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said contacting step includes the step of: 
 engaging said leg insulator to an inner portion of said wader leg.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said positioning step includes the step of: 
 substantially encircling the user's leg with said leg insulator.