tylerray378
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So I used it for one sit. Work great and was very comfortable. More so then a standard saddle to be honest (I have tried fleece, Recon, Trophyline, Mantis, Phantom). I alternate between it and my Recon for the season. To be honest, I'm still not very good with shooting from a saddle suspended. So I have a large platform that I can stand completely on to shoot. But the DIY let me shoot in a sitting position which I'm more comfortable with.
-Webbing is your friend, water knots are not as pretty as sewing but work just fine. So are buckles and tri-glides.
- Sound, make sure everything is tie down with no metal to metal.
-Not leaner friendly, because its providing way too much support when leaning can literally just be a back band. Because the webbing to the frame provide a 3rd connection to the D-ring, it make a really solid L seat configuration, but the summit seat bottom is supporting most of your weight, so if you are trying to move from sitting to leaning, you have to extend/adjust the frame's webbing to recline it back or else it want to stay in a L shape. It can be done, but then if you want to sit back down, you have to shorten the webbing again. Which is actually not all that hard with adjustable strap setting, but its more movements then with a typical saddle where you just stand up.
-Great load carrying setup. A good shoulder straps and waist belt will make it carry so much better. Also let me carry whatever pack I want, just with buckles. I actually tuck my mini sticks between the frame and my bottom seat. Then attach a backpack on top of it all.
-I install a fork like the JX3 but then removed it. Found it not needed as I just spread my legs, unless you're on a giant tree, there is enough space between that the seat will provide support against it.
Thanks for the good and lengthy response. I still need to get a RCH if I like it enough for hunting height use. I have other saddles too but I just love to tinker so I decided to get the stuff and just do it lol. Can’t wait to start.