re: Let's talk tree saddles

Just had this come in and it's made climbing a hell of a lot easier. Instead of a prussik knot it has one that can easily be tightened/loosened with one hand. Climbed with it Friday and it was so much easier than a prussik plus took up a lot less space in my pack since it's 5 mm cord.

Featherlite Lineman's Rope

My biggest gripe with the whole saddle thing so far is how much more involved it is than a lock on. It'll probably get better with practice, though. I have the platform/sticks attached to a frame pack and walk in the the saddle in the pack. I usually walk anywhere from a half to a mile. Wearing the saddle in sucks. Once I get to the tree I have to take the pack off and get the saddle on plus sticks/platform hung from it before climbing. Still taking me 15 to 20 minutes from when I get to the tree to knocking an arrow. With my Lonewolf hand climber or M7 it took me 5 to 10 minutes.