I've been comparing this saddle to the recon lately and find it to be a good out of the box setup. As others have said, it's very comfortable, stays up well while hiking in and is easy to use.
A few things that I kind of find annoying with it are:
1. bullkier and heavier than recon or mantis.
2. oplux belt isn't fixed and spins around, this makes tightening or loosening a bit hard because it doesn't stay in the same place.
3. why 2 prussics on the bridge for adjustment? I almost want to cut both off and just tie a fixed oplux. Also if the prusic were to some how fail, you're SOL.
4. Oplux, Oplux, Oplux Oplux. It gets kind of confusing when you look down. Linesman, tether, bridge, belt, all oplux. It'd be great if there were a few different color options to help differentiate.
5. 2 panel doesn't self adjust... The recon and andersons have continous webbing that will self adjust as you move. This one doesn't. I don't notice it often but on occassion, I realize I've gotten totally off center and I need to re adjust myself so I'm centered in the saddle. Tricky to explain.
6.Stock tails from their knots are way too short. I recommend everyone retie these and give yourself at least a 2" tail.
7. Dump pouches are nice but taller and narrower than the original SYS haulers. putting my ROS into them isn't as easy. The molle clips are also a bit smaller and several times I've had them fall off, once while at hunting height.
Again, the saddle is sweet and I've enjoyed hunting in it but if I were king for the day, I'd work on a solution to resolve the above pain points. I hope this helps.
Cheers,
John
