So, I am brand new to the saddle stuff. Been hunting all my life, am 55 young, used stands, ladders, climbers (think my first was the wood warrren and sweat, remember them?), hate to say how many times I have hunted from pine trees by just climbing up and sitting on a limb, and sat in stands without a harness. I am so much looking forward to this saddle thing, but I won't kid myself, hanging from a tree like this is going to take some getting used to, but I so want it to work, this is a whole new level of my future years of hunting. Key for me is going to feel SAFE. DIY for me, forget it. I went with a Mantis starter kit, along with some additional options. I want to keep it as simple for me as I can. And yes, already reading and figuring out what I will use as a backup, at least till I get a year or two experience. So already thinking once up and tethered in, I would keep the lineman belt attached, maybe lower so it does not hinder shots, not sure. Will start searching after this post, but sounds like the rigger belt may be a nice simple backup option, what is it? Also, what do you use if your tools to climb fail, you are up hanging 20 feet - you carry a rope that you could slowly repel down? Just thinking, looking forward to playing with it, at ground zero of course to start.