Just to be up front, let me stay I didn't even break out the stock strap. I just put a length of amsteel on it and timber hitched just like I currently do with the Predator.
For the 10 minutes I spent in it in the tree last night it was plenty roomy. I didn't really notice a difference in the "feel" with respect to size compared to the Predator. It did seem to lock on to the tree very solidly. Probably the only minor complaint I've had with the Predator is that it doesn't lock as solidly to the tree as well as some of its competitors IMO. I think the camming action provides a better seat to the tree because the V is quite a bit deeper on the EDP than the Predator so camming it provides more force against the tree.
Downside is the added thickness (the slight weight increase doesn't matter to me) makes it a little harder to get out of the pouch of my turkey vest with my outer layers in there too. I'll have to play with that a bit to see if I can overcome that. Lifes full of little trade offs. It will take a little more time for me to absolutely say I'm switching but this the best alternative I've tried yet. Overall I'm extremely impressed.
For the 10 minutes I spent in it in the tree last night it was plenty roomy. I didn't really notice a difference in the "feel" with respect to size compared to the Predator. It did seem to lock on to the tree very solidly. Probably the only minor complaint I've had with the Predator is that it doesn't lock as solidly to the tree as well as some of its competitors IMO. I think the camming action provides a better seat to the tree because the V is quite a bit deeper on the EDP than the Predator so camming it provides more force against the tree.
Downside is the added thickness (the slight weight increase doesn't matter to me) makes it a little harder to get out of the pouch of my turkey vest with my outer layers in there too. I'll have to play with that a bit to see if I can overcome that. Lifes full of little trade offs. It will take a little more time for me to absolutely say I'm switching but this the best alternative I've tried yet. Overall I'm extremely impressed.
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