Actually I chest mount my Sovereign. I like it better than the hip mount. I use a pair of Binocular suspenders from Cabelas and a pouch from the military surplus store. The only thing I find annoying is when I take a break I have to take the whole thing off my chest. But once you get the rod down to just a coil the Sovereign is very light. I know that the Wader can take some water. But as far as stability and depth the Sovereign is the clear winner. I also have the HH PI made by Detectorpro which has the same set up as the Wader. The electronics all in the headphones. I must say that it is just a pleasure to use. Hardly any weight anywhere. And for water detectors the Wader and HH PI have the comfortable Detectorpro quality headphones. Having used an Excal, and AT Pro water headphones I can tell you that the Detectorpro designers probably actually put theirs on. If weight is really an issue I would go Wader. It will prolong your hunting and keep you from hurting. If it is just an arm thing, and you can carry weight on your chest or hip the Sovereign is a great beach detector.