I am in the process of making various sized fleece saddle (to include some fall gray from Predator). I think I can get the comfort without quite as much material as in the original post. I plan on having a semi-permanent Amsteel bridge that comes on/off for easy washing of the saddle.
My rock climbing harness weighs in at about #1. I will use it for climbing and a fall restraint device. I will attach loops for one platform, 1 stick as I currently use on my saddle. I like the idea of nothing being on my saddle and being able to turn in it 360. There is nothing you cannot do in the saddle that you can do with any saddle. I can easily walk around trees with it, I can turn 360 with it, I can pre-rotate it for off hand shots.... this thing is fantastic. I will experiment with attaching a NON-load bearing waist belt just so I can keep it in place as desired - but from what I experienced thus far - probably totally unnecessary.
Once I set my platform the fleece saddle will be my hunting saddle bearing my "leaning weight). For those of you that think fleece is not strong enough - Try it out. it does stretch a bit but there isn't no way you are going to rip fleece. My saddle will be double layer fleece with all hems sewn and then I will use the gather/girth hitch method using smaller Amsteel continuous loops that are permanently a fixed to my 1/4 Amsteel bridge. This thing has a build in back support and the adjustability is endless.
I fully accept this is not for anyone - but many this has taken my current preferred method to a whole new level. At some point, I am going to experiment with the sports netting as I used in my hunting hammock chair video. One of the biggest advantages - besides being dirt cheap, is that I can make as many as I want and wash them easily after each hunt. The connection method I will use (video will be coming) makes it easy to remove the bridge system from the fleece saddle. Hunt, pop off the bridge, attach to new saddle, hunt... repeat as many times as desired only limited by the number of saddles you make or how quickly you can do laundry. And we all know how quiet fleece is.
Excited about this system to say the least. Thanks Just some Dude and Sam Potter - great idea!
My rock climbing harness weighs in at about #1. I will use it for climbing and a fall restraint device. I will attach loops for one platform, 1 stick as I currently use on my saddle. I like the idea of nothing being on my saddle and being able to turn in it 360. There is nothing you cannot do in the saddle that you can do with any saddle. I can easily walk around trees with it, I can turn 360 with it, I can pre-rotate it for off hand shots.... this thing is fantastic. I will experiment with attaching a NON-load bearing waist belt just so I can keep it in place as desired - but from what I experienced thus far - probably totally unnecessary.
Once I set my platform the fleece saddle will be my hunting saddle bearing my "leaning weight). For those of you that think fleece is not strong enough - Try it out. it does stretch a bit but there isn't no way you are going to rip fleece. My saddle will be double layer fleece with all hems sewn and then I will use the gather/girth hitch method using smaller Amsteel continuous loops that are permanently a fixed to my 1/4 Amsteel bridge. This thing has a build in back support and the adjustability is endless.
I fully accept this is not for anyone - but many this has taken my current preferred method to a whole new level. At some point, I am going to experiment with the sports netting as I used in my hunting hammock chair video. One of the biggest advantages - besides being dirt cheap, is that I can make as many as I want and wash them easily after each hunt. The connection method I will use (video will be coming) makes it easy to remove the bridge system from the fleece saddle. Hunt, pop off the bridge, attach to new saddle, hunt... repeat as many times as desired only limited by the number of saddles you make or how quickly you can do laundry. And we all know how quiet fleece is.
Excited about this system to say the least. Thanks Just some Dude and Sam Potter - great idea!
