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Custom Sit Drag pics

I think I may have found an old working Singer sewing machine to customize my Sit Drag. Any recommendations on thread type/size and needles? It is one of the truly old school, pedal powered/hand turned kinds.


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Got my sit drag yesterday from EZ hunter.. no supplies to sew (machine, awl, or anything) so for now ill just vicariously live through this thread and try to vision how I want mine to come out
 
I'm having my best success with my singer using Coat's Upholstery and #100 needles. Coats also makes an Outdoor thread which is made to resist sun and water damage. I've stitched up a bridge well enough with the Outdoor thread to trust my life to hanging from it.
 
Well, I dropped the Sit Drag off at an upholstery shop yesterday. I tried to explain it as best as I could. The guy was young and seemed pretty quick, so hopefully it comes back as I intended. You should have seen him when I told him what I was doing with it...
This one will be pretty simple, Molle loops on the sides for dump and accessory pouches, belt loop sewn on the inside with stitching stopping where the Sit Drag leaves my hips in "linesman belt" use (so I can keep the belt tightened and not increase hip pinch), and three of the little loops on the bottom like @DaveT1963 did for gear ties to attach platform and 2 sticks. All webbing used was cut from the original bridge and tether, so it will all match in color.

If this one turns out well, I will probably use the same place to do another one for me geared more towards bolt climbing. I'm thinking each bolt has its own elastic loop, like a gun ammo belt. I'm pretty sure I could carry a full setup's worth like that and still have both dump pouches for linesmen belt/clippers/bow rope.


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Good deal. The shop here told me no lol said he couldn't take the chance of me falling to my death


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Way to go. I couldn't live without my molle loops and belt. Those, along with sewing the lineman loops, are necessities for the SD.
 
ImThere said:
Good deal. The shop here told me no lol said he couldn't take the chance of me falling to my death


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At 20' up
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Ya should of shown him the website, your feet are always on the ground.:D
 
I just realized I never posted pics of the mods I had done to the Sit Drag last week. The buckle is NOT the actual one being used, I just put it on there while I was waiting on the 2" Cobra buckle to arrive.

It is pretty straight forward. I added a belt on the inside, making sure it is only sewn until the sling starts to separate from my hips. That way the belt didn't pull the ends in and cause pinch. Molle loops on both sides, and 3 small loops on the bottom for attachment points finished it out. The upholstery shop charged $25 bucks total.
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Here's what I came up with. I have a pelvic injury so the hip pinch was killing me. So I sewed up a case to put a board and padding in. Then sewed on velcro straps on to the sit drag so the case can be removed. One end of the case is also velcro so padding/board can be removed.

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SaddleMaster said:
Here's what I came up with. I have a pelvic injury so the hip pinch was killing me. So I sewed up a case to put a board and padding in. Then sewed on velcro straps on to the sit drag so the case can be removed. One end of the case is also velcro so padding/board can be removed.

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Are you able to post pics of this "disassembled"? I'm interested in how you put a board and padding in there. Good call on the board.
 
Maustypsu said:
Are you able to post pics of this "disassembled"? I'm interested in how you put a board and padding in there. Good call on the board.
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Here it is disassembled.
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Bottom of the saddle.
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Board and padding being slid back into case.
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Reassembled.
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Thank you. Very simple then. I'm looking at doing the same thing, just with plywood and a fork sticking forward. Then foam and then cover it all (except the fork which will get Summit skins) with a soft camo cloth like that.
Basically, I'm trying to replicate the Treesuit with just a little more space away from the tree.

If you haven't already tried (it's been a long chat since your OP)... closed cell foam takes away most of the pressure from MY hips. You may want to try that if the board gets annoying for you. It's firmer than the soft foam you are using. But you would want to test it for a long sit so you aren't surprised when it doesn't feel good after 15 minutes on a hunt. For most of my walks, a firm board like the Treesuit or Guido's Web or even my monstrosity the Frankensaddle, aren't really a hindrance. But thought I'd mention what the closed cell stuff did for me.
 
For those that also like the web - you could fashion a wood fork that pivots on a bolt with a wing nut on bottom of that board - I sort of mini web sit drag saddle thingy
 
Maustypsu said:
Thank you. Very simple then. I'm looking at doing the same thing, just with plywood and a fork sticking forward. Then foam and then cover it all (except the fork which will get Summit skins) with a soft camo cloth like that.
Basically, I'm trying to replicate the Treesuit with just a little more space away from the tree.

If you haven't already tried (it's been a long chat since your OP)... closed cell foam takes away most of the pressure from MY hips. You may want to try that if the board gets annoying for you. It's firmer than the soft foam you are using. But you would want to test it for a long sit so you aren't surprised when it doesn't feel good after 15 minutes on a hunt. For most of my walks, a firm board like the Treesuit or Guido's Web or even my monstrosity the Frankensaddle, aren't really a hindrance. But thought I'd mention what the closed cell stuff did for me.
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Would I be able to use my Treesuit as part of a Custom SitDrag?
 
BOMO said:
Would I be able to use my Treesuit as part of a Custom SitDrag?
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If you have a treesuit, you don't need a sitdrag.

You need:
A knife/scissors.
A bridge of your choice.
Buy or fashion a belt that you trust, preferably with rings built in or a way to sew (non-life supporting) thru two layers of seat belt or webbing.

I cut away the rope from the webbing. And I removed the belt. So i was left with the seat, the back support and the webbing straps that come off the bottom of the seat.
I use those straps to connect my bridge to.

The only 'tricky' part is the Linemans belt which is also how you keep the back of the Treesuit 'up' on your back...
I used a 2" seat belt style belt that I had from a fall arrest that came free with an old stand. I simply stitched a second piece of seat belt on the inside of each side of that 2" belt. I put climbing rated carabiners in between those layers, I'm sure to connect to the TMA approved belt - my sewing just holds the carabiner from sliding forward on the main belt.
This becomes my Linemans belt for climbing. Then at height can hook up my bridge to the original factory webbing coming off the seat.

I also added some of the soft, sticky camo tape that comes with a summit climbing stand (i will pay for any that others have around), to the front where the seat will hit the tree. Save wear on the treesuit and silence its contact point with the tree.
 
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