Paramount Waders Size Chart: How to Pick a Size

Short answer

Use the chart on the Paramount page for the exact wader you are buying. The maker's size charts page is built around one chart image, and the product pages link a chart image too. Because the contents of those images are not available as text, I can't describe the measurements it uses, and I am not going to guess. What I can do is show you what the pages and our data say about sizes, and how to approach each foot type.

Background on the maker and the pairs we track is on the Paramount brand page. For how to take your own measurements, see our general wader size chart guide.

What the Paramount pages say

From the Deep Eddy Breathable Stockingfoot Chest Wader page:

• Sizes: regular SM, MD, LG, XL, 2X, 3X and 4X, and Stout in MD, LG, XL, XX and 3X. The description says "SM - 3X and Stout", so the size selector is more reliable than the description.
• Fit adjustments: a chest draw cord that tightens the fit while fishing or loosens it for ventilation, and elastic adjustable suspenders. These change how a wader sits. They do not change its length or girth.
• Feet: stockingfoot neoprene booties with double seals and gravel guards with lace hooks. You need separate wading boots.
• Chart: a chart image is linked on the page, with no numbers in the text.

From the size charts page, the navigation groups Paramount's lines as Breathable Waders, Camo Waders, Bootfoot Waders, Women's/Youth and Wading Boots. That tells you the lines exist. It does not tell you how the chart treats them.

Regular and Stout

On Paramount, Stout is a separate set of sizes. In our Amazon US data, the Deep Eddy and the Deep Eddy Zippered chest waders list Stout sizes alongside the regular ones: MD-Stout, LG-Stout, XL-Stout, XX-Stout and 3X-Stout. No other Paramount wader in our data carries the label.

Neither the Deep Eddy page nor the chart page I could read defines Stout in words. In the guides I have read for other makers, Stout means a fuller build at a similar height, but each maker draws the line in its own place. So the way to use it is simple: if the regular size fits your height but is tight through the body, open the Stout row for the same letter and compare the girth numbers. Do not pick Stout from the label alone.

Stockingfoot sizing

Most Paramount waders we track are breathable stockingfoot pairs. You buy the wader in a letter size, and the neoprene bootie inside is part of the wader, so a foot range comes with the letter. The boots are separate. Our stockingfoot waders page explains the arrangement.

For the boots, follow the page for the boot you buy. The Deep Eddy wading boots page says they are sized to accommodate wader booties and that you do not need to go up a size, and the boots are offered in US sizes 8 to 13. Other makers say the opposite. (Gary read one maker's advice to go up a size, applied it to a different maker's boot that was already built for the bootie, and now walks like a man with spare room in each boot.) The lesson is that boot advice belongs to the boot, not to the brand family or the angler's memory.

Bootfoot sizing

The bootfoot pairs in our data (Slipstream PVC chest waders and hip boots, Buffalo Insulated Breathable Bootfoot and GWT Breathable Bootfoot) are listed by boot size, 8 to 13. On a bootfoot wader the boot is fixed, so the size is mainly a shoe size, and I would think about the socks you will wear. A boot that fits in a thin sock can be tight in a thick one, and a tight boot squeezes the sock and cools the foot. That is general advice, not a Paramount rule, and the Paramount pages I read give no between-sizes rule. See bootfoot waders for the trade-offs.

What our data shows

At our last check (October 2026) we track 16 Paramount waders on Amazon US, covering chest waders, waist-high guide pants, hip waders and hip boots, and one women's pair (the Whetstone). Every one links the Paramount size charts page. The sizes in the listings fall into groups:

• Breathable stockingfoot: Small to 2XL on most, Small to 3XL on several, and Small to 4XL on the Deep Eddy.
• Women's Whetstone: Small to XL.
• Bootfoot: boot sizes 8 to 13.

These are listing values from Amazon, not confirmed by the maker, and the maker's chart is the authority.

Buyer feedback on fit

I did not read buyer reviews for these pairs while writing this page, so I won't summarize them. Read recent reviews on the exact pair for comments on length and body fit.

Before you order

Fit matters more than usual here because the maker's store says it does not process exchanges. Per the product pages, a different size means returning the item unworn and unwashed within 30 days and placing a new order. An Amazon seller has its own terms, so check the return policy first.

When the waders arrive, try them on in the layers you plan to wear. Squat, step up onto a chair and raise your arms. Pulling at the crotch or shoulders means too small or too short, and fabric pooling at the ankle means too long. If you are comparing kinds of waders, our breathable waders page lists what the makers state, and the waders page lets you filter by foot type and height. Our types of waders guide explains the options.