Couple years ago I threw my chest waders in the truck before leaving home.
Lucky I did as the launch area filled in with ice floating down the river while we were out fishing.
Funny - watching guys try to load up with 4-10' slabs of ice 6" thick, floating over their trailers.
The only guys that got loaded up, were they ones that had waders and something to use as a push pole.
As of a week ago, much of northern Wisconsin still had 18-30" of ice on the lakes.
Inland lake fishing season opener is next week. Uggggg.
I've never had that problem in Phoenix, Arizona. LOL