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My turn! This SitDrag setup is pretty similar to Cbigbear's. Since I'm not 100% saddle, and still want to be able to use my rock harness in conjunction with my hang on tree stand, I had a couple requirements:
-Sit drag needed to be removable
-Lineman's belt needed to be dual purpose, both lineman's belt and bridge.
-Needed to be easy to walk in
-Needed to have back-up safety in case of SitDrag failure (even though highly unlikely)
So to attach the SitDrag, I just tied two loose paracord loops from the tie-ins to the webbing loops for my harness lineman's belt (camo webbing). Then I also had my girlfriend sew a buckle to the back center. Those two attachments allow me to walk unimpeded. I can use both the tether and lineman's belt as normal, neglecting the SitDrag while climbing if I want to. One last addition was to add an additional prusik/carabiner on my tether above the one I'd normally clip to the belay loop.
When I'm at hunting height I would tether myself to the tree with the tether hooked into my belay loop. That carabiner never gets touched after that. Next, I'd take my linemans belt and clip it to the Sit-Drag on each side, effectively making it a bridge. I can also run the carabiners through the webbing loops for additional backup if I really wanted to. I would then unclip the SitDrag from my butt and let it hang loose. I would then hook the bridge into the 2nd carabiner on the tether and adjust the length of the bridge and location of the prusik. Upon sitting down, the bridge is taught, and the additional length of tether going to the belay loop should have just an inch or two of slack. This way, if the SitDrag or bridge were to fail for whatever reason, I'd be caught instantly by the belay loop.
As many have experienced, this is very comfortable!!! The only thing I don't like is how bright green my lineman's belt is. What I may end up doing is making a fixed length 1" camo tubular webbing bridge, and then throw my lineman's belt into my pack when I'm ready to hunt.
-Sit drag needed to be removable
-Lineman's belt needed to be dual purpose, both lineman's belt and bridge.
-Needed to be easy to walk in
-Needed to have back-up safety in case of SitDrag failure (even though highly unlikely)
So to attach the SitDrag, I just tied two loose paracord loops from the tie-ins to the webbing loops for my harness lineman's belt (camo webbing). Then I also had my girlfriend sew a buckle to the back center. Those two attachments allow me to walk unimpeded. I can use both the tether and lineman's belt as normal, neglecting the SitDrag while climbing if I want to. One last addition was to add an additional prusik/carabiner on my tether above the one I'd normally clip to the belay loop.
When I'm at hunting height I would tether myself to the tree with the tether hooked into my belay loop. That carabiner never gets touched after that. Next, I'd take my linemans belt and clip it to the Sit-Drag on each side, effectively making it a bridge. I can also run the carabiners through the webbing loops for additional backup if I really wanted to. I would then unclip the SitDrag from my butt and let it hang loose. I would then hook the bridge into the 2nd carabiner on the tether and adjust the length of the bridge and location of the prusik. Upon sitting down, the bridge is taught, and the additional length of tether going to the belay loop should have just an inch or two of slack. This way, if the SitDrag or bridge were to fail for whatever reason, I'd be caught instantly by the belay loop.
As many have experienced, this is very comfortable!!! The only thing I don't like is how bright green my lineman's belt is. What I may end up doing is making a fixed length 1" camo tubular webbing bridge, and then throw my lineman's belt into my pack when I'm ready to hunt.