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Bridge Choice

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LeeStrohe

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I am trying to understand what choice to make here. Can someone assist a new Saddle Hunter?

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Depends on your personal preferences and what you value more.

Personally, I don’t like to step through my bridge to put on my saddle so I like having a carabiner on one end. Some guys don’t like the extra metal and don’t mind stepping through, however.

Also personally, I don’t like the big knots on rope bridges so I prefer webbing.

There’s no wrong answer here and you can always try something else if you don’t like whatever choice you make now. People sell bridges and tethers on here all the time or you can DIY one.
 
I had a mantis with a fixed amsteel bridge as my first saddle. Leaving the stock bridge intact I added a webbing bridge for adjustability. I have now added an adjustable amsteel bridge. For me personally I would go with the rope option. Solely because the ability to adjust on the fly is sweet. It's going to be a bit more bulky but I feel worth the trade off. For me, I would want my bridge to be closed. So a prussic right on the bridge loop, lose the carabiner and tender. Like @drew13 said, it's all personal.
 
I've looked at both webbing and rope. My buddy has a Trophyline with a webbing bridge and I purchased the Tethrd Phantom with the Amsteel adjustable bridge. I would definitely recommend an adjustable closed rope bridge, from my point of view!
 
Personal opinion, if you don't have a saddle with an adjustable amsteel bridge, get one. Not saying buy a new saddle, get the kit from H2, or buy the materials and build it yourself. There's so many videos on YouTube surrounding the topic it should be fairly easy to accomplish. I think starting out, an adjustable bridge is the best option because you don't know what your ideal length is. But my biggest pet peeve is when my saddle isn't tight to my body walking in. You won't find an adjustable bridge that you can cinch down as tight as an adjustable amsteel bridge. It makes a big difference IMO
 
I went with the closed bridge. My reasoning was that I knew I could do all the other options on my own.
 
Had the mantis, moved to phantom...still dont like stepping through the bridge but it's worth it to eliminate another carabiner. Adjustable is a nice option to have.
 
I have the adjustable rope bridge on my Flex. I changed the prusik to a distel hitch and can easily change bridge length with one hand. Comes in handy. The bridge rope is long enough to to loop around my neck when extended to its maximum length.when I put the saddle on, I just put the bridge over my shoulders then buckle the saddle and leg loops. No stepping through required. Since I never disconnect the bridge from the saddle, I replaced the carabiner with a DMM bow shackle. Much smaller and lighter than the carabiner.
 
I have an adjustable bridge that is described and pictured in the post " my take on an adjustable bridge ". I can adjust one handed effortlessly and fine tune for climbing as well as comfort at the top. I use it as suspenders to keep saddle up when walking in.
 
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