Very Slick and well though out. I just cannot see using a SD in isolation for myself though.
I had a previous saddle made of 2 Molle waist bands from a backpack arrests a fall a year and a half ago when I had a climbing stick spin around its tie point due to a concave spot in the tree where the lower bracket was resting. That saddle had NO waist band and simply pinched me into it when weight was applied. I ended up almost upside down, my knuckles lost some skin, but the system didn't let me fall more than 4-5 feet. I wasn't even sore the next day minus the scabbed knuckles.
I gather from your response you still use sticks then??
Only on properties that require no damage to trees... otherwise, spikes or drilled bolt holes (i.e. Woodpecker drill) are what I have moved to.
I hunt a lot of cedars... how do people deal with all the limbs with a saddle?
I do all of my setup post season before green-up. If I encounter a location where a cedar is the only setup location... I trim a V into the back of a tree (opposite of expected shot) wide enough for me to climb and then trim my shooting lanes accordingly. Often times I can climb the cedars with no sticks, steps, or spikes due to the number of the limbs.
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