JBDaddy
Well-Known Member
I'm new and haven't hunted out of a saddle yet. Looking for low-cost options to get in, since I need 2 of whatever - my 13yo likes hunting with me. We're both big - at or near 6ft tall, both over 240 lbs.
Friend-of-friend is selling an old Trophyline Ambush saddle, size XL... and also has a L he would sell. He's asking $75 each. They're both pretty used, one has a hole in the seat I'd have to patch.
Opinions wanted: buy 2 old Ambush saddles to get started? Or 1 new Kestrel (or something else?) and 1 DIY? DIY would probably be a SitDrag mod for me while I stick the manchild in something a little more overbuilt to calm his mother.
Also: Next week, John Eberhart will be at the outdoor show not far from where I work, and I wonder if anyone's seen him in a show - not seminar - to know if there might be test models of saddles (er, pardon me, John: "harnesses") present to try sizes/comfort/buy on site? If that's the case, I might wait until I go. I'm also hoping his handshake imbues me with super-powers for the year, but that'd be a different post.
Thanks.
(image credit: https://xkcd.com/1801/ )
Friend-of-friend is selling an old Trophyline Ambush saddle, size XL... and also has a L he would sell. He's asking $75 each. They're both pretty used, one has a hole in the seat I'd have to patch.
Opinions wanted: buy 2 old Ambush saddles to get started? Or 1 new Kestrel (or something else?) and 1 DIY? DIY would probably be a SitDrag mod for me while I stick the manchild in something a little more overbuilt to calm his mother.
Also: Next week, John Eberhart will be at the outdoor show not far from where I work, and I wonder if anyone's seen him in a show - not seminar - to know if there might be test models of saddles (er, pardon me, John: "harnesses") present to try sizes/comfort/buy on site? If that's the case, I might wait until I go. I'm also hoping his handshake imbues me with super-powers for the year, but that'd be a different post.
Thanks.
(image credit: https://xkcd.com/1801/ )