Packable waterproof fishing wader system and method

A method of constructing a packable waterproof wader, the method comprising:

• providing a first laminated panel and a second laminated panel, wherein the first laminated panel and the second laminated panel each comprise a laminated panel percent elongation, an edge, an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer, the middle layer comprising neoprene,
• lining up the edge of the first laminated panel and the edge of the second laminated panel with no overlap,
• stitching together the first laminated panel and the second laminated panel forming a butt joint comprising butt stitching going all the way through and back through the inner layer, the middle layer and the outer layer of the first laminated panel and all the way through and back through the inner layer, the middle layer and the outer layer of the second laminated panel forming a seam, the seam not including overlap between the first laminated panel edge and the second laminated panel edge, the seam comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the butt joint comprising butt stitching comprises a seam percent elongation in the seam direction;
• covering the outer surface of the seam with a first stretchable waterproof tape comprising a waterproof tape percent elongation in the longitudinal direction, wherein covering the outer surface of the seam renders the seam waterproof at the outer surface of the seam;
• covering the inner surface of the seam with a second stretchable waterproof tape comprising a waterproof tape percent elongation in the longitudinal direction, wherein covering the inner surface of the seam renders the seam waterproof at the inner surface of the seam;
• wherein the covering of the inner and outer surfaces of the seam with the first stretchable waterproof tape and the second stretchable waterproof tape forms a stretchable waterproof seam;
• wherein the stretchable waterproof seam comprises a percent elongation of at least 10%,
• forming a right foot portion, and a left foot portion formed from laminated panels joined with stretchable waterproof seams;
• forming a body portion, a right leg portion, a left leg portion;
• and
• forming an integral storage pocket on the body portion, wherein the body portion, the right leg portion and the left leg portion, and the right foot portion and the left foot portion are foldable into a storage configuration, and the storage configuration is entirely insertable into the integral storage pocket.