Gobblergetter23
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I have looked through several threads now... haven't found anything. Has anyone sewn two sit drags together to give you more surface area and make it more comfortable???
@George Clark .......My cousin george sewed two sit drags together and besides being beyond comfortable, it is now double the weight compacity. He can give you the specifics.
Thank you for the information I have a heavy duty 1/2horse sewing machineThat my stepdad uses for vehicle Upholstery. I thought about tackling this because my brother was interested in a Sit Drag and he likes the comfort of my trophy line.
I did find out a thread where George talked about sewing two together but there were not any specifics.
I’ve got 24 foot of Amstel blue laying around I like the mods you were talking about Eric
Thank you! This is the stuff I was looking for I think I’m going to combine a couple of these ideas when I get everything inI've tried em all....only thing (for me) that comes close to the double sit drag is a size 2 kestrel. Slips in my camelback sized pack and weighs less than a kestrel.
This is my prototype that I hand sewed together and added the webbing the sit drag comes with to the fabric portion. To me, adding a little structure to the fabric made the most difference in comfort.
Thank you! This is the stuff I was looking for I think I’m going to combine a couple of these ideas when I get everything in
you grip your bow that tight? LOLOLOLIf comfort is your thing put a 1.5 inch piece of foam on the sit drag and sew a cover over it with a zipper in the back. That way you can get the foam out if it gets soiled. Here is mine. It is super comfortable. I added a matching back brace which also adds to comfort.
If you’re interested in putting two sit drags together, look at @Vtbow thread on my modded anderson - the anderson tree sling is essentially two sit drags held together on steel oval links. Bridge connects to that. Only difference is the webbing is continuous that makes the two pieces, not two separate pieces altogether. I’m still tinkering with mine but will be making a hunt next week. It feels like it will be more comfortable than my minimal saddles because of having four 2” pieces of webbing taking most of the pressure.
How did you make the middle portion of the bridge? Is the bottom section of the bridge that connects to the sd slightly shorter to cup your thighs more? Thanks.I've tried em all....only thing (for me) that comes close to the double sit drag is a size 2 kestrel. Slips in my camelback sized pack and weighs less than a kestrel.
This is my prototype that I hand sewed together and added the webbing the sit drag comes with to the fabric portion. To me, adding a little structure to the fabric made the most difference in comfort.
How did you make the middle portion of the bridge? Is the bottom section of the bridge that connects to the sd slightly shorter to cup your thighs more? Thanks.
I like your design on this. Is 7/64ths amsteel sufficient in this application?The middle portion is tubular webbing slipped over the amsteel mainly to capture the two bridges forming one. An added bonus was the increased resistance when sliding through the carabiner (more control when shifting weight). To keep the webbing from moving, I added a stitch along the whole length of the webbing in between the two bridges. (check out the photos below)
The length of the bottom bridge is about a half inch longer than the upper. For me, when the bottom bridge was the same/shorter as the upper, there was too much pressure under my thighs. I played with the lengths using a couple of pull straps until I found my magic length. The bridges ended up being 34" for the upper and 34.5" for the lower. Here are some photos of my current "finished" sit dragz. (sorry for the crap photos...my phone is on its way out!)