I'd expect nothing less from you. Well thought out material selection.kenn1320 said:
You should start another thread chronicling the evolution of this one.redsquirrel said:Alright Kenn, since we're sharing:
This is my DIY version of a lightweight saddle. Not sure if this will be the final product or not, but it was a first round of tinkering to see what works. Ignore the green webbing portion. That was intended as a lineman's portion but I didn't like the way it came out. This saddle can be made for well less than $50.
The thought had occurred to me that I might pair one of the lightweight saddles with either another lightweight saddle or the sit drag or the new tribe back pad. So far none of the ones I've tried have paired well with the others. The sit drag pairs well with a harness but not with modified evo. The modified evo pairs well with the back pad, but so far none of my other saddles/slings/seats pair well with it. So I'd decided that I would just keep on using a single seat/belt/sling with maybe the back pad but probably just the saddle by itself.kenn1320 said:Lets go with the camera adds 20lbs. lol
Also in case anybody was wondering about using (2) of these at the same time, I tried it briefly. I put one under and one on my lower back. Due to them both being the same length and attached at the same place, I got no good support from the lower back one. I then tried them double wide touching and leaned into it, but you dont get full support of all 16". (1) is great, so Ill be sticking to that.
g2outdoors said:
Exactly!essdub said:The thought had occurred to me that I might pair one of the lightweight saddles with either another lightweight saddle or the sit drag or the new tribe back pad. So far none of the ones I've tried have paired well with the others. The sit drag pairs well with a harness but not with modified evo. The modified evo pairs well with the back pad, but so far none of my other saddles/slings/seats pair well with it. So I'd decided that I would just keep on using a single seat/belt/sling with maybe the back pad but probably just the saddle by itself.kenn1320 said:Lets go with the camera adds 20lbs. lol
Also in case anybody was wondering about using (2) of these at the same time, I tried it briefly. I put one under and one on my lower back. Due to them both being the same length and attached at the same place, I got no good support from the lower back one. I then tried them double wide touching and leaned into it, but you dont get full support of all 16". (1) is great, so Ill be sticking to that.
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yes. It fixes everything I don't like about the sit drag. Well thought out design. I want one. Kenn should work for new tribeg2outdoors said:
kenn1320 said:g2outdoors said:
I don't have a sit-drag so can't really comment one way or the other. From pics ive seen, for sure mine is better built and likely quieter materials. The mesh also breathes if that matters to you. I know guys complained about the neoprene and leather saddles being hot during early season, the mesh should eliminate that. I ordered this before the sit-drag became popular, so I never tried one. I took what I learned from the molle saddle and made a lighter/stronger saddle.
I put one in the mail today, so we should be getting some feedback soon.
Your sewing skills definitely far exceed mine. I tried to make a molle type sling/saddle but so far I'm not at all satisfied with my webbing sewing skills.redsquirrel said:Alright Kenn, since we're sharing
This is my DIY version of a lightweight saddle. Not sure if this will be the final product or not, but it was a first round of tinkering to see what works. Ignore the green webbing portion. That was intended as a lineman's portion but I didn't like the way it came out. This saddle can be made for well less than $50.
essdub said:Your sewing skills definitely far exceed mine. I tried to make a molle type sling/saddle but so far I'm not at all satisfied with my webbing sewing skills.redsquirrel said:Alright Kenn, since we're sharing
This is my DIY version of a lightweight saddle. Not sure if this will be the final product or not, but it was a first round of tinkering to see what works. Ignore the green webbing portion. That was intended as a lineman's portion but I didn't like the way it came out. This saddle can be made for well less than $50.
I sold a big buck sling that I was modeling my saddle after, but I got too ambitious and added stuff I didn't need and then it got to the point where it wasn't working for me and when I tried to disassemble it, I screwed up what little was good about it.
The sling was the most comfortable thing I've sat in by far once you were up to hunting height. But it sucked while I was climbing. I tried to make a similar sling except with a padded belt for the top portion and just webbing for the bottom. I might just try to buy another sling and use one of the belts I have while climbing to hook lineman flipline up to and then either leave it on or hang it to tree while sitting in sling. My customized evo and my molle belt saddle have plenty of attachment options so I pretty much eliminated the need for a pack to haul my stuff. I might still try to get one of those outdoor type sling packs Boswell posted about, but mostly I can attach what I need to my saddle.
Maybe the Ken special lightweight saddle will be the right compromise for me. I hope.
I like to use spurs (or single rope technique ) so it's important that I can use lineman belt. The big buck sling fell short there. But I just can't get over how great it supported and cradled me once I got settled in.
At this rate, I'm gonna have enough saddles to supply a saddle hunting army. Already think I have around ten and just bought one of Kens extras
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