Tartan
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- Joined
- Aug 28, 2017
- Messages
- 62
I've been hunting out of a kestrel since it first came out. Overall it wasn't bad, but I felt it was heavy and I had some hip pinch that was more annoying than anything. I ran a very low tether around the base of my neck and it worked well for half day sits. I had to run the belt well below my waist and it just never felt right. The low tether helped with comfort but limited how well I could maneuver.
I've liked the concept of the 2 panel saddles, and if laid out you can remove any webbing contact with your hip bone and you have a built in back rest. I still wasn't a huge fan of the general geometry and how the waist belt works with them though.
When I first saw the tactisaddle, I grabbed some webbing I had just to see how it would feel and was pleasantly surprised. I'm mostly a leaner, but still thought it would be better if it had just a little bit of an actual seat.
I just had my first sit on my diy. It is built much like the tactisaddle, but has a full bottom panel. Sat for 5 hours last night and it was the most comfortable saddle sit I've had to date. When I build another one I'm going to add about 2" to the height of the bottom panel so that it cups just a little bit better. But I had to do very little adjustment over the course of 5 hours. I was used to having to mess with my kestrel about every 30-45 min. It also allow me to tether head at head height.
I've liked the concept of the 2 panel saddles, and if laid out you can remove any webbing contact with your hip bone and you have a built in back rest. I still wasn't a huge fan of the general geometry and how the waist belt works with them though.
When I first saw the tactisaddle, I grabbed some webbing I had just to see how it would feel and was pleasantly surprised. I'm mostly a leaner, but still thought it would be better if it had just a little bit of an actual seat.
I just had my first sit on my diy. It is built much like the tactisaddle, but has a full bottom panel. Sat for 5 hours last night and it was the most comfortable saddle sit I've had to date. When I build another one I'm going to add about 2" to the height of the bottom panel so that it cups just a little bit better. But I had to do very little adjustment over the course of 5 hours. I was used to having to mess with my kestrel about every 30-45 min. It also allow me to tether head at head height.