Hooking your leg straps to the slot for the micro fit adjusters and then cinching them down helps keep it from riding up as well too!
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Thats how I felt about the Mantis....My flex is the exact opposite - very comfortable......If you want to saddle hunt sell the Mantis and get a Flex....I know some folks like the Mantis but this is just my experience - everyone must find what works for them....Hey Everyone,
Let me start by saying I am a veteran bow hunter and a newbie to saddle hunting. I have the Tethrd Mantis and have been using it for about a month. I have to say I absolutely HATE IT! I cannot get comfortable in it. I find myself sliding out of the saddle near the end of my sits. It squeezes me to the point of bruising. I know there is a learning curve with any new products but, man I am not digging saddle hunting at all! I am using the ratchet strap ring step set up btw and will be looking into a platform if I decide to keep this torture device for hunting! Any an ALL advice is sorely (pun intended) welcomed!!!
Look for an older TL. They're much bigger which might more evenly distribute the pressureI have the largest model they make. I am 6'1" 230 lbs
I guarantee you'll sell that saddle in minutes and more than likely get what you paid for it. Finding a replacement might be a little more challenging although the new TL come out tomorrow and rumor has it they'll be in stockDamn I'd hate to scrap this saddle as they are not cheap and I waited several weeks to get the damn thing!
This is exactly what I do. For reference we are about the same size. I'm using an XL Mantis and while i like climbing on the stock bridge, I do get some hip pinch after a while using it. I just swap in my lineman's belt and adjust it to about 35-36 inches. I also wear the Mantis pretty low, waist band just above my tailbone. I am a sitter (knees to the tree) and I find this works very well for me. As others have said, playing with different saddle positions, tether heights and bridge lengths cna make a world of difference, and it doesn't always seem to take a big adjustment to find the sweet spot.Once you’re setup you could use your linesman’s as an adjustable bridge just to see if it helps.
The only way I could get the mantis to stop riding up was to move the bridge down on the bridge loops. This changes the pitch of the saddle. There are a few guys with there bridge girth hitched onto the loops so that when it is weighted it cinches down and stays in place. I tried that with amsteel and it didn’t want to stay due to it being too slick. Webbing would hold better but I gave up on the saddle and went back to the kestrel.
I think this adjustment is overlooked
Makes night and day difference in the difference the way the saddle cups.
If you tend to go back and forth between leaning and sitting you will have to adjust it but it’s not hard
Red dots are just to show you what part I am talking about
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How exactly do you use your LB as an adjustable bridge. I wouldn't mind trying thatThis is exactly what I do. For reference we are about the same size. I'm using an XL Mantis and while i like climbing on the stock bridge, I do get some hip pinch after a while using it. I just swap in my lineman's belt and adjust it to about 35-36 inches. I also wear the Mantis pretty low, waist band just above my tailbone. I am a sitter (knees to the tree) and I find this works very well for me. As others have said, playing with different saddle positions, tether heights and bridge lengths cna make a world of difference, and it doesn't always seem to take a big adjustment to find the sweet spot.
It does seem though that different manufacturer's saddles fit people differently. I know its late in the season but an option down the road might be to sell the Mantis and look at the Aerohunter Kite. These saddles are holding their value pretty well.