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re: New Saddle Hunters 2021
Posted on 12/21/21 at 7:08 am to SkintBack
Posted on 12/21/21 at 7:08 am to SkintBack
This is my fourth season in a saddle. You have to tinker for to find the comfort. Every season I change things to get as much comfort as I can. This season I added knee pads and a back band. This allows me to sit with no discomfort at all when I am tired of leaning. Small changes make huge differences in comfort. I would say there is nothing as comfortable as my summit Goliath. Unless you have a JX3, which I have one (not my primary go to). That thing is legit.
But what I give up in comfort, I gain so much more in pack ability, weight savings, and more tree options. As someone who only hunts public and has a few permission spots, those things are worth the sacrifice.
I would agree with you, that I do find myself moving more in the tree than you would in the climber. But I think that’s because you have the ability to move, vs sitting motionless. I’ve killed nearly a dozen deer out of the saaddle. So the movement hasn’t hindered my hunting.
Pic of my public buck with JX3 last year.
But what I give up in comfort, I gain so much more in pack ability, weight savings, and more tree options. As someone who only hunts public and has a few permission spots, those things are worth the sacrifice.
I would agree with you, that I do find myself moving more in the tree than you would in the climber. But I think that’s because you have the ability to move, vs sitting motionless. I’ve killed nearly a dozen deer out of the saaddle. So the movement hasn’t hindered my hunting.
Pic of my public buck with JX3 last year.
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Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:20 am to ChandlerB03
Love my JX3. I use a modified summit open shot to climb with so I can get unlimited height. I'm tinkering with a 2-tether climbing method for smaller trees. I've actually gotten to the point where I prefer the JX3 to a Summit climber. I can make any shot and sit all day.
I also have several other saddles. I prefer the 2-panel saddle I own (Overwatch Transformer) since I sit more than I lean and also I like the ability to hang to the side and adjust my climbing method. If I want to go light, I'll bring the saddle only. For all day rut sits, I'm bringing the JX3. I haven't sat in a box stand or ladder stand in 3 years unless I'm hunting with little-man.
I also have several other saddles. I prefer the 2-panel saddle I own (Overwatch Transformer) since I sit more than I lean and also I like the ability to hang to the side and adjust my climbing method. If I want to go light, I'll bring the saddle only. For all day rut sits, I'm bringing the JX3. I haven't sat in a box stand or ladder stand in 3 years unless I'm hunting with little-man.
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 10:51 am
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:31 am to ChandlerB03
I'm definitely looking at weight savings and mobility. I have 3 sets of climbing sticks now and two hang on stands, a Millennium M100U and a Novix Echo (Lone Wolf). The fall harness i wear now is a HSS Hybrid that weighs about 2.5 lbs, or more than some saddles.
Stick weight - same sticks/climbing method
Rope weight- same, I use a lineman with two carabiners and a tether now.
Platform - here is where the weight and bulk come into play. M100U with block - appx 12.5lbs. Novix Echo 11.5lbs. A platform such as the predator or Treehopper tree suit 2-3lbs.
I think I will save about 10lbs and not be as bulky. I carry my gear on a Horn Hunter Full Curl Lite frame. Between my 3 sets of sticks and 2 stands I usually could get in any tree I wanted. The downside is sometime I hate being in front of the tree.
Of course in the pine woods I'll still use my climber. But I may pull the trigger on a saddle. I like the Treehopper Recon. Mark is a great guy and I have a Treehopper linemans belt that is fantastic.
I hunt strictly public. Usually don't hunt the same place twice in a row. I used to could sit all day, thats what I used my Millennium for, but these days if I've been sitting half a day and haven't seen a hair I'm ready to make something happen. Thanks for all the responses and acting like grown men, with one exception lol.
Stick weight - same sticks/climbing method
Rope weight- same, I use a lineman with two carabiners and a tether now.
Platform - here is where the weight and bulk come into play. M100U with block - appx 12.5lbs. Novix Echo 11.5lbs. A platform such as the predator or Treehopper tree suit 2-3lbs.
I think I will save about 10lbs and not be as bulky. I carry my gear on a Horn Hunter Full Curl Lite frame. Between my 3 sets of sticks and 2 stands I usually could get in any tree I wanted. The downside is sometime I hate being in front of the tree.
Of course in the pine woods I'll still use my climber. But I may pull the trigger on a saddle. I like the Treehopper Recon. Mark is a great guy and I have a Treehopper linemans belt that is fantastic.
I hunt strictly public. Usually don't hunt the same place twice in a row. I used to could sit all day, thats what I used my Millennium for, but these days if I've been sitting half a day and haven't seen a hair I'm ready to make something happen. Thanks for all the responses and acting like grown men, with one exception lol.
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