I got my Dryad retro fit kit the other day and installed it on my Recon. When I first sat in it, I was not very comfortable, then I lowered my tether so the bottom of my carabiner was about 3” to 4” below my collar bone. At that tether height my legs in the sitting position were parallel to the ground, just like the picture of rugger7622. The comfort increased to almost perfection. I use a ROS and moving around the tree at that tether height worked great, no need to extend the tether.
The attachment to the Recon worked, but if you own a Recon, you know that two panel saddles have some fiddle factor. Attaching the Dryad, increased the fiddle factor. This is not the fault of the Dryad; it is just a Recon thing. I then attached the Dryad to an old waist belt and just sat in the Dryad.
I liked it so much, that I ordered the belt with linesman loops and leg straps from Dryad. I wanted the leg straps to be load bearing. I talked to Dane at Dyad and he said he had two options for load bearing leg straps, using cobra buckles or heavy duty sliders, like the ones for EWO. I opted for the sliders, no metal to metal, lighter weight and lower cost.
The other reason for wanting the Dryad system, is that I am changing my climbing method this season and I need to be able to attaché two pouches to my waist belt, each one weighs about 1.5 Lbs. That does not work well on a Recon. I think it will work great on a Dryad.
I will post a picture of my Dryad went I get it.
