Dude, I ordered my mantis in may, thought about saddle hunting last season, made the decision, went ahead with it, ordered some wild edge stepps at the same time, took 2 months+ to arrive. You want it now, get a sit drag and rock climbing harness off Amazon and it will be at your door in two ish days.
Dont trash tucker, iirc, friends of his saw his saddle, asked him to make them one, and then talked him into selling them. It's a quality item, individually made, by 1 dude. This year seems like an explosion of people new to the saddle, myself included. I understand your frustration, but tucker seems like a good guy, this community has been nothing but helpful unless you are being a jackass, and then they will call you out.
Take a deep breath and be excited you'll be saddle hunting soon.
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