dlist777
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I'm new so don't blast me too hard here...
I'm a hangon guy and I dont love the lack of a backup for safety that's part of saddle hunting. But whenever I read about safety backups here, it's always a backup for one component but there are still points where we're reliant on a single point of failure (the tether, the prussik on the tether, the harness, the bridge, etc etc).
So, I was trying to come up with a way to backup the whole system without costing too much weight.
I found this minimalist rated climbing harness. https://www.backcountrygear.com/loopo-lite-edr4l86935.html
I would wear this under whatever saddle that I am wearing and hook it up to a 2nd tether. The 2nd tether would be under the saddle tether with just a little extra slack so it doesn't hinder movement around the tree (more than the saddle tether does in any case). I would put the tag end through the loop 2x so that the 2nd tether doesn't slip since it won't be under load most of the time. I would wear the minimalist harness and caribeaner....its not noticeable. The only extra bulk is the 2nd tether. You could even go with the nutterbuster 7oz tether to further reduce bulk.
In theory if any component of the saddle failed this would back it up. This additional safety would only apply to hunting time, climbing and descending would still be done normally. I guess you could use the 2nd tether while ascending and descending in addition to your LB, but it would likely be too cumbersome. I haven't tried that yet.
I would attach this after putting my saddle tether on but before I remove my LB. I know most of you guys are going to say it's unnecessary to back up the equipment, but thought i would throw this out there. Maybe guys who are using just a sit and drag might consider adding this as well...
See pics. Thats the JX-3 saddle.
I'm a hangon guy and I dont love the lack of a backup for safety that's part of saddle hunting. But whenever I read about safety backups here, it's always a backup for one component but there are still points where we're reliant on a single point of failure (the tether, the prussik on the tether, the harness, the bridge, etc etc).
So, I was trying to come up with a way to backup the whole system without costing too much weight.
I found this minimalist rated climbing harness. https://www.backcountrygear.com/loopo-lite-edr4l86935.html
I would wear this under whatever saddle that I am wearing and hook it up to a 2nd tether. The 2nd tether would be under the saddle tether with just a little extra slack so it doesn't hinder movement around the tree (more than the saddle tether does in any case). I would put the tag end through the loop 2x so that the 2nd tether doesn't slip since it won't be under load most of the time. I would wear the minimalist harness and caribeaner....its not noticeable. The only extra bulk is the 2nd tether. You could even go with the nutterbuster 7oz tether to further reduce bulk.
In theory if any component of the saddle failed this would back it up. This additional safety would only apply to hunting time, climbing and descending would still be done normally. I guess you could use the 2nd tether while ascending and descending in addition to your LB, but it would likely be too cumbersome. I haven't tried that yet.
I would attach this after putting my saddle tether on but before I remove my LB. I know most of you guys are going to say it's unnecessary to back up the equipment, but thought i would throw this out there. Maybe guys who are using just a sit and drag might consider adding this as well...
See pics. Thats the JX-3 saddle.