Well my phantom was waiting on me on the front porch when I got home from work today.
First impression feels about the same overall weight as my large mantis. The leg loops feel much better than the mantis for how I like my leg straps for walking in with it on.
The comfort channels seem to really make a difference on this saddle vs “sally” and they feel to hold position very well.
As for the bridge this may be the perfect bridge for how I like my setup to feel.
This design really seems to cup very well and it’s a much better feel in that area over the mantis.
Linemen’s loops are great and easy to see and get to. Only issue I found with them is they seem to flap around while walking but that was an easy fix I just ran the bridge tag end through the loops and tucked the rest in my pocket which holds them tight to you.
You barely know you have this thing on when walking and climbing.
I ran the tether high and low and could find comfort in about any position which with the mantis I could only run a chin high tether for how I like a saddle to feel.
I mostly lean but I felt very comfortable setting in this design and this may change how I saddle hunt or at least add flexibility for very long sets.
With all this said keep in mind I really liked a large mantis and this is a one hour quick set.
I’ll know more with a few longer sets and hunting in it this fall but I can already tell it’s a great saddle and a big improvement over the mantis and other saddles I’ve tried.
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First impression feels about the same overall weight as my large mantis. The leg loops feel much better than the mantis for how I like my leg straps for walking in with it on.
The comfort channels seem to really make a difference on this saddle vs “sally” and they feel to hold position very well.
As for the bridge this may be the perfect bridge for how I like my setup to feel.
This design really seems to cup very well and it’s a much better feel in that area over the mantis.
Linemen’s loops are great and easy to see and get to. Only issue I found with them is they seem to flap around while walking but that was an easy fix I just ran the bridge tag end through the loops and tucked the rest in my pocket which holds them tight to you.
You barely know you have this thing on when walking and climbing.
I ran the tether high and low and could find comfort in about any position which with the mantis I could only run a chin high tether for how I like a saddle to feel.
I mostly lean but I felt very comfortable setting in this design and this may change how I saddle hunt or at least add flexibility for very long sets.
With all this said keep in mind I really liked a large mantis and this is a one hour quick set.
I’ll know more with a few longer sets and hunting in it this fall but I can already tell it’s a great saddle and a big improvement over the mantis and other saddles I’ve tried.
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