Thought I'd testify, I got my saddle after deer season and haven't hunted out of it, but after practicing in the yard i have a few takeaways.
1st, if you go with trophyline (no complaints on the saddle itself so far) and don't buy their kit, make sure you get a carabiner that facilitates the 2 inch webbing. I opted for the economical tether from HSS that comes with prussic and carabiner, and the carabiner is too narrow and its hard to swivel your hips. Now i have to buy a new carabiner. Additionally, the rope itself is very bulky and the prussic isnt silky smooth.
2nd, I bought the Hawk tree seat as a repurposed platform. QC was terrible, its heavy, its bulky, the ratchet strap is junk, and I cannot get it to bite into the tree for stability. Aside from not taking side pressure, it wont take the vertical pressure of a overweight woodchuck.
Im all about pinching pennies, and i guess the whole point of saddle hunting is trying new things, but doggonit yall learn from my mistakes.
1st, if you go with trophyline (no complaints on the saddle itself so far) and don't buy their kit, make sure you get a carabiner that facilitates the 2 inch webbing. I opted for the economical tether from HSS that comes with prussic and carabiner, and the carabiner is too narrow and its hard to swivel your hips. Now i have to buy a new carabiner. Additionally, the rope itself is very bulky and the prussic isnt silky smooth.
2nd, I bought the Hawk tree seat as a repurposed platform. QC was terrible, its heavy, its bulky, the ratchet strap is junk, and I cannot get it to bite into the tree for stability. Aside from not taking side pressure, it wont take the vertical pressure of a overweight woodchuck.
Im all about pinching pennies, and i guess the whole point of saddle hunting is trying new things, but doggonit yall learn from my mistakes.
