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Can/do you walk in with your saddle?

I used to drape the bridge behind my neck, but found that by putting the tree strap in my pack, the kestrel didn't sag and fall.
MattMan81 said:
So far my biggest concern has been I can't walk 10 feet with my Kestrel on or it will be on the ground. So far i found if I wrap my bridge around my neck it holds it up. But not sure if I would want to walk a long ways with that. I am sure the phantom or other mesh style saddles are lighter. But is it enough?
Any pair of pants I have needs a tight belt or suspensors or they will not stay up. I have to use bibs or my pants fall down when hunting. I could go get some cosmetic surgery and have some roundness added back there. But I'm to cheap.
So is this just the nature of all saddles? I'm not convinced even the phantom would stay up. Do you guys pack them in? Or can you wear it? I have no problem packing it if am gonna be walking a long distance and then setting up. But most local spots and my primary hunting area is going to be no more than 800 yards of walking.
What's going on with you guys?
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I'm a firm believer in using the linemans belt over the shoulder but there is one thing to be careful of and that's not getting poison ivy on the rope and transferring it to your neck. Some trees have tiny ivy vines growing on them and we can inadvertantly get ivy on our ropes. Don't allow it to contact the skin on your neck if you use the rope for suspenders.
 
I am always changing clothes at the tree, so I never wear it in.
 
It depends on the situation for me. If it is hot, I’m probably packing it in. If I’m in the mountain and have a long hike, I’m packing it in. If it’s cool and the walk is under a mile or so, I’m wearing it in. I used a single dump pouch for most of the season without any issues of it falling down. Added a second pouch toward the end of the season when I need to free up some space in my backpack for additional clothing and still didn’t have any problem with it falling down. The only problem with the additional pouch for me was fatigue in my hip flexors. I think a pair of heavy duty suspenders will solve that though.
 
MattMan81 said:
So far my biggest concern has been I can't walk 10 feet with my Kestrel on or it will be on the ground. So far i found if I wrap my bridge around my neck it holds it up. But not sure if I would want to walk a long ways with that. I am sure the phantom or other mesh style saddles are lighter. But is it enough?
Any pair of pants I have needs a tight belt or suspensors or they will not stay up. I have to use bibs or my pants fall down when hunting. I could go get some cosmetic surgery and have some roundness added back there. But I'm to cheap.
So is this just the nature of all saddles? I'm not convinced even the phantom would stay up. Do you guys pack them in? Or can you wear it? I have no problem packing it if am gonna be walking a long distance and then setting up. But most local spots and my primary hunting area is going to be no more than 800 yards of walking.
What's going on with you guys?
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Not sure if someone already mentioned it but hook the leg straps behind your legs for the walk in. This is what is causing the saddle to come down. Once I made this simple switch, I have yet to experience saddle dropping during the walk in and I usually walk upwards of a mile to get to my hunting spots.
 
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