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preacher stand

noxninja

noxninja

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I am making my own saddle off of the "Preacher stand" design. What I thought about doing was boring 4 holes in on the corners...tying a stopper knot of 11mm static line as a pre tied bridge so that I have two loops to hook into the carabiner on my tether. (think of how a swing set would sorta be done)...your thoughts?
 
actually it would be two knots one on top and the other on bottom
 
I made one of these and it was absolutely my most comfortable stand for me - ever.
It was simply a piece of 1/2" plywood with (4x) slots drilled near the 4 corners. I used 1" tubular webbing so it would go through the board that I was sitting on in the event that the plywood failed. I don't want to lawn dart to the deck! One water knot and you're done.

I was a 'sitter' so the hard base was perfect. This year I am lowering my tether, shortening my bridge, because I intend to start as a 'leaner'. I may go back to this hard-based saddle if I am not nice and comfy in my soft saddle.

There is no better stand for "sitters" IMHO. Time will tell if I can lean in my saddle for a couple hours without fidgeting around too much.

Make that sucker, test'r out and post some pictures!
 
I also made something similar. I ran the webbing like Scott said in case the wood failed. It is a great saddle. All mine is is a piece of plywood that I cut to the dimensions I wanted with 2 slots on each side. I didn't need any stand off there and it still works great.
 
I am wondering if I couldn't just cut a single piece of tubular webbing on each side like but the two that I have used seemed to make the platform more stable on the front and I still could shoot all angles
 
Sure you could, it is your's!

I like one piece of webbing so there is only one knot and if your webbing is long enough you can you can adjust the length with the water knot. I am right handed so I keep the knot on my right side so it doesnt get in the way of my bowstring when drawn. I shoot a recurve.

I just recommend that whatever you do, you ensure that the webbing (or rope) goes all the way under your @rse in case the board snaps on you. This isnt likely, but you'd be pissed to miss your season (or worse) because you skimped on a $3 worth of webbing!

Dont forget to post up your pics...

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Some people call that a onehair seat. I watched a YouTube video with preacher seat in the title. Guy used a timber hitch to attach his tether.
 
It was the Onehair seat that got me swinging in trees back in '09!
It changed how I hunt deer forever; glad it did.

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Yup...The Onehair was my intro too. It is extremely comfortable. That's what I made my Stirrups for as well. You are not as 'free and agile' in it as you are in a harness. But the standoff really does work to keep your knees off the tree.

I climbed with foot loops and wearing the seat on my back.
 
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