Not that easy. Hard to find rated buckles in Merica. Manufacturing is tough.......but somebody has to do it
Agreed, I checked a couple days after I ordered to add something else. Super responsive, I sure wouldn't want to have to correspond with all of us. I'll wait patiently & live vicariously through the rest of you guys. In the meantime, still filling the freezer . Just looking forward to not toting this stand.
This is saddle #3 for me. Started with a modded neoprene TL, sold that and moved to the original evo hunter with the leg straps. Then upgraded to the seat. I've never been totally comfortable with the evo, and was actually looking for a mesh TL saddle when I just happened to log back in here after a hiatus. Saw the Kestrel and it has all the stuff corrected from the TL and the evo I didn't like.
I believe that Debbie checked with them. I am not sure at this time what the deal breaker was but it may have been 3x the cost of the ISC buckle. At the quantity we need that won't cut it. Thanks for looking.
It does. they're just having a hard time getting black ones in stock. they switched from the plastic nite ize s biners.
Couldn't wait to get home Friday and get look at it.Quickly tried it on, adjusted the buckles and put my molle's on it. Holy crap this thing is minimalist! Sprayed it with no-stink and rolled it around in the leaves a bit, then left it out to "cure" in the woods overnight. Next morning used it behind my house in a tree I know intimately. In the pre-dawn blackness the Kestrel was easy to use, everything is where it should be so clipping in my linesmans belt and going around branches was no big deal. After using a Tree Saddle for years it feels like I'm not wearing anything! It is perfect, small but all the support you need. Quiet, unobtrusive. I haven't used the back belt yet, really haven't needed it. I sat 5 hours Saturday morning and 3 Saturday evening, super comfortable. I'm 6'3" and 260 or so and the Size 1 fits really nice. I have since lost the carabiner and shortened my bridge. No hunting Sunday here, and today is work, but looking forward to getting out there some more and getting this thing it's first blood!
