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If you could keep only one...

I haven’t tried any of those. I’m pretty fond of the menace. I can tell you the phantom is for those no buttatall ppl
 
Lowg08 said:
I haven’t tried any of those. I’m pretty fond of the menace. I can tell you the phantom is for those no buttatall ppl
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Understand! That’s the hard part of this big rabbit hole. It’s not like you can go try all these out at a local sporting goods store. Go with what your comfortable with, but if you get a chance to try any others especially the ones I mentioned, do it. You’ll be glad you did! Good luck!
 
LtMoe66 said:
Understand! That’s the hard part of this big rabbit hole. It’s not like you can go try all these out at a local sporting goods store. Go with what your comfortable with, but if you get a chance to try any others especially the ones I mentioned, do it. You’ll be glad you did! Good luck!
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I definitely will try them if I get a chance.
 
My first saddle and my favorite is the aero hunter kite. I wish I would have known they would discontinue it. I'd bought a backup.

All of us kite and kestrel fans need to send aero hunter/new tribe an email to bring back the kestrel and kite. I honestly think it would do well for them.
 
HappyChappy said:
Do you have a picture of that homemade saddle?
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Took me a bit to find the old post but here she is. I have since replaced the waist buckle with a rated one.

Flex Football DIY...meh...

So, I decided to try the whole "flex" concept with the football shaped saddle. Turned out good, but I have to say, I dont think anything is gained over the original design. When flexed, it does change the dynamics of the adjustable bridge loops as well. I think its the angle the bottom webbing...
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OG Aerohunter Flex in ASAT before they messed up the design (because people whined about 2 absolute nonstarters and this is why we can't have nice things). It's pretty much the perfect saddle for me, comfy AF, and I dig ASAT
 
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elk yinzer said:
OG Aerohunter Flex in ASAT before they messed up the design (because people whined about 2 absolute nonstarters and this is why we can't have nice things). It's pretty much the perfect saddle for me, comfy AF, and I dig ASAT
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What non-starters? I have the flex (pre-Merlin era, but with the update for some of the lining peeling) in predator fall gray with rope bridge. I guess not totally OG, but it is my favorite commercial saddle. And BTW, predator fall gray is more comfortable than ASAT.
 
sojourner said:
What non-starters? I have the flex (pre-Merlin era, but with the update for some of the lining peeling) in predator fall gray with rope bridge. I guess not totally OG, but it is my favorite commercial saddle. And BTW, predator fall gray is more comfortable than ASAT.
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The peeling fabric coating and the pleat staying open all the time.
 
well i only have one, and no plans to replace it- original latitude method. i may try to figure out how to sew some rare earth magnets in to the waist band to get rid of the seond panel clips like they did for V2.0, but it's a great saddle, i see no point in replacing it. perhaps when my kids grow up if they want to hunt i'll let one of them have it and get a new one, but the oldest is 5 so i've got some time...
 
My homemade Yellow Jacket (tm) saddle.

My First Yellow Jacket (tm) Saddle Build *** Complete 1 lb 7 oz

Edit: People have asked me what I was going to name it and then I thought of a name. It is "The Yellow Jacket(tm) Saddle". Good enough. :D Today was the first time I took something that wasn't a saddle and made it into a saddle. I have been practicing with my sewing machines to good effect...
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I was hanging in the Merlin the other day and I feel it's just not as good as the Kestrel so I put and adjustable tubular webbing bridge on my Kestrel and calling it a day!
 
I have a Kestrel, Kite and Flex. Love the Kestrel and have hunted 2 years out of it. I hung in the Kite and it was nice, but I’ve still never hunted from it. Hunted the flex last year and really like it.

Going to take some more hunt time in the Flex before I could a decision against my Kestrel.
 
boyne bowhunter said:
Took me a bit to find the old post but here she is. I have since replaced the waist buckle with a rated one.

Flex Football DIY...meh...

So, I decided to try the whole "flex" concept with the football shaped saddle. Turned out good, but I have to say, I dont think anything is gained over the original design. When flexed, it does change the dynamics of the adjustable bridge loops as well. I think its the angle the bottom webbing...
saddlehunter.com
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Lightweight, simple, and looks comfy! Thanks for digging up this thread.
 
HappyChappy said:
Do you have a picture of that homemade saddle?
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Took me a bit to find the old post but here she is. I have since replaced the waist buckle with a rated one.

Flex Football DIY...meh...

So, I decided to try the whole "flex" concept with the football shaped saddle. Turned out good, but I have to say, I dont think anything is gained over the original design. When flexed, it does change the dynamics of the adjustable bridge loops as well. I think its the angle the bottom webbing...
saddlehunter.com
HappyChappy said:
Lightweight, simple, and looks comfy! Thanks for digging up this thread.
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You're welcome.
 
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