imstihlaguy
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Hey, so Im new here, and to the saddle game, but im very excited to try to construct one, and more so to use it. Now I love to diy, but in this situation i dont have many of the skills required, so im farming out the project to like 6 or so friends who are all experts in one certain area, but definitely not in hunting lol.
so here goes my attempt at a plan for my saddle, which is only the first part of this project. id like some feedback on functionality, and safety as well.
My inner panel is a heavy canvas, kinda like duck fabric, with a cool, discontinued camo from the Canadian military (i told you i have cool friends), i plan to sew 1" webbing in a continuous loop around the back for some support, and to make some hanging loops, and use the same webbing to strengthen the pleats.
then for suspension i have a length of seat belt, also been sewn in a continuous loop, and on the seat belt that sticks out the side of the saddle, will be where i hang.
i will put carabiners on the seat belt, and attach that to a rope around the tree, and for a safety back up, i have a certified lower body rock harness that i will have my saddle clipped on to ( just to keep it from riding up) and that harness will be tethered to the tree as well.
i plan to sew in this order;
inner to outer panel
pleats
webbing to stiffen pleats
continuous webbing loop
seat belt loop
alll of my ropes and carabiners are rated for well more than ill ever need. 10000+ lbs
from this point, am I missing anything? or what do all you climbers think?
the project is not quite started yet, so now is the time to modify.
so here goes my attempt at a plan for my saddle, which is only the first part of this project. id like some feedback on functionality, and safety as well.
My inner panel is a heavy canvas, kinda like duck fabric, with a cool, discontinued camo from the Canadian military (i told you i have cool friends), i plan to sew 1" webbing in a continuous loop around the back for some support, and to make some hanging loops, and use the same webbing to strengthen the pleats.
then for suspension i have a length of seat belt, also been sewn in a continuous loop, and on the seat belt that sticks out the side of the saddle, will be where i hang.
i will put carabiners on the seat belt, and attach that to a rope around the tree, and for a safety back up, i have a certified lower body rock harness that i will have my saddle clipped on to ( just to keep it from riding up) and that harness will be tethered to the tree as well.
i plan to sew in this order;
inner to outer panel
pleats
webbing to stiffen pleats
continuous webbing loop
seat belt loop
alll of my ropes and carabiners are rated for well more than ill ever need. 10000+ lbs
from this point, am I missing anything? or what do all you climbers think?
the project is not quite started yet, so now is the time to modify.