Regular Nocturnal Wades and Walks in Rubber, 1993 - 2006

 From 1993 until 2006, I would take walks in my rubber layers three or four times a week.  These walks usually lasted 1 - 2 hours plus dressing and disrobing time added.  I actually dressed outside on our back deck that was covered by a portable canvas car cover.  I did these walks whenever the wife played BINGO or visited friends in another city a few miles away.

A nearby city park afforded a creek, small pond and plenty of trails to explore in my gear.  So many times I ventured to this park in the regular light rain common in Washington State.  The gear was the same as described in my entry about wading in Puget Sound so no point in reiterating the layers.  Suffice to say I had three or four rubber layers, including two hoods under my green military rubberized rainsuit.  If I met any evening dog walkers, I would sort of avert my face so the rainsuit hood put it in shadow to hide the hoods and greet the walkers.  This happened more than once and just added to the thrill.  Most of the time a wade in the pond or creek was an essential part of the session.

I will detail one specific time when the routine in Washington State was done while on reserve military duty in North Dakota. Mostly because this event stands out from the regular weekly times at home.

October 1996 – Wading and Near Discovery 

I was dressed in the clothes I wear in my Profile photo with the added layer of my shoulder entry Detainer Wader suit with attached gloves.  The gloves are fairly thick industrial gauntlets.  Over the multiple layers of latex (four catsuits in those days) I put on a yellow fleece sweat suit to cover the rubber from any eyes as I made my way from the visiting officer’s quarters to my car.  Sure if someone saw me in the hall they would see black gloves and boots on my hands and feet.  Hopefully the gloves may look leather from a distance and it was a cold October evening in North Dakota.  No one was in the hall and I made the car with no trouble while carrying the GI issue green rain overalls and parka.  I put the rain gear on the seat along with a towel I would need later. 

I drove off base confidently and made my way to the isolated slough near the base.  There I stripped off the sweats and pulled on the rain gear and two latex hoods that easily tucked into the collars.  The inner most suit had an open hood which I pulled up to secure everything.  I walked clumsily to the water’s edge and stepped in the unknown water.  Was there deep mud?  How deep was the water?  I would find out as I stepped further away from shore.  I explored the slough for a couple of hours as it grew dark.  The deepest part was about six feet – to my shoulders as I am 6 feet 7 inches.  The bottom was solid though the boots did pick up mud on the bottoms.

 I finished the exploration and returned to where the fleece suit was.  I realized I would not be able to get the pants on without significant difficulty and the wader though not muddy was wet with some pretty dirty water.  I pulled off the parka and full hoods and put on the hooded fleece top.  I put the towel on the car seat and slid behind the wheel. 

I drove back to the base.  On the way I realized it was after 10:00 and there would be an ID check at the gate.  I got the card out.  The lights were bright at the gate and the guard waved me to a stop.  I held the ID out to him.  The gloves were very obvious and the rain suit overalls were quite visible in the reflecting light. 

“Thank you, Colonel.”  The guard saluted and I was through.  

So much for concern of discovery of my heavy rubber fetish. 

At the quarters I again braved the short walk from parking to room.  It was late enough that no one was in the halls or outside in the cold night. 

I often went for long walks in the catsuits with the fleece running clothes over them when at the base.  One time a sudden thunder storm came up and I was so happy to be sealed in rubber.  It was always a thrill when I passed close to other walkers in the late afternoon wondering if they heard the subtle swish of latex or even caught a hint of the lovely latex aroma.

Wader suit on, all sealed up with rain parka. Still too early to venture out so just relaxing before heading out after dark.