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John Tucker's Custom Made Saddles
- Thread starter georhubba
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His enthusiasm and confidence far exceed his knowledge in the YouTube videos he posts. I’d never act on a recommendation of his.
Can’t see this being relevant! That’s before I watched the first 30sec of that....... torture device
If he lowered his price i bet he'd sell a bunch. Idon't think it looks bad. If the vertical linesman belt webbing and the thong position webbing is firm enough it looks like it addresses the bunching up / riding up issues people have had.
Definitely not for me. I guess someone could use one. It was a comical video. There’s nothing new ow innovative about the bridge being able to slide through a carabiner. If that’s the deluxe super comfortable model I would love to see the minimalist version he spoke of.
Wonder how it would work if you sewed some shamwow material on the backside for extra padding...
I'm thinking someone will unveil the kevlar dental floss model next.
Hmmm, it's interesting how some of you can be so sure that this saddle can't be comfortable or relevant after admittedly only watching 20-30 seconds of a YouTube video. If you know anything about John Tucker, you know that he hunts harder than most out of a saddle and has been doing so since a lot of members on this site were born. I'd bet there's not 10 people on earth that have more time in a saddle than Mr. Tucker. We're talking about a guy that's spent the last 25 years making his own saddles, hunting hard out of them, and then improving upon his designs. Now, I'm not saying that this will be the most comfortable, best saddle available, but I am certain that it will be a relevant option.
Sorry we weren’t poking fun at your Dad....... I can look at the design of that & see pressure points , when I compare that to what’s commercially or even DIY that’s what makes it not relevant for me. I could strictly saddle out of an rch but with more comfortable options I choose not to. I hope everyone who climbs & hunts from a saddle is safe & comfortable (that’s wildly specific to an individual).
I'd be interested to see an unbiased review of this thing. We went a long time with very few manufactured saddles to choose from. Availability has until very recently been sporadic. The way I see it, the more the merrier. We all know how unique each persons set up is. This appears it could be another potential option for people. I hunted out of an Anderson Treesling for a lot of years, though. So...
So much of this ^
Yes, a rock climbing harness is not very comfortable to hang from. This isn’t a good comparison for this saddle. I see some significant differences on how and where the loads are applied to your body.
Is it going to be the lazy boy of saddles, no. But if you want to play around and see if this could work for you. Grab some 2” webbing. Throw a water knot to form a loop and add a bridge on it. I did this yesterday for 20min bc I was curious about the design. And honestly, it’s not half bad. I think this could work for a guy who is primarily a leaner like myself. A little more pressure where the straps are compared to my kestrel. But honestly, my kestrel gives me way more hip pinch. Only 20 min or so. But I did not feel any blood flow getting cut off like you do with a rock climbing harness
My take, if I was a sitter I wouldn’t want this. Now, I didn’t have the “rump” strap. But as a leaner I’m putting much less force into the saddle.
I’m probably going to give this a go diy, with the minor change of adding a second lower strap like half of a wraptor.
Just because he’s been hunting out of a saddle a quarter century doesn’t defy physics. There’s just not enough support there. Yes someone could use it and kill deer. I have several saddles. I haven’t tried them all. But have tried most. I can’t say which is the best but now I have seen the worst. I know nothing about John Tucker. Apparently he’s a great hunter and cares way more about killing deer than being comfortable. FYI you can be comfortable while killing deer for about the same price point.
It’s interesting you call us out for making assumptions about the saddle and John Tucker and then turn and do the same thing to us. Sorry you got your feelings hurt. I just seen some honest, candid first impression of a saddle. If You or John Tucker didn’t want opinions then You should have kept your take on a saddle secret IMHO
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Fair enough. I respect your opinion. Thanks for the concern about my feelings, I think I'll be ok now
I don’t see how anyone can say anything unless they’ve tried it. At least use a little more tact in the criticism. I’ve seen plenty of ideas and systems that look like pure crap to me. Have any of you seen some of these home made platforms??? Some of the comments have not only been rude but childish. Thought I was back in 8th grade. When I first joined here. Thought it was a great place with great info. Turns out it’s just like archery talk. Bunch of elite snobs with their little cliques. If you don’t like the design, fine. But have a little class and wish the guy luck. Even if you don’t mean it.
Comments are getting out of hand! Careful out there, this will get locked quickly. No need of it! It’s definitely not like AT. This community has always allowed people to voice their opinion. But bickering and backbiting is not needed or wanted.And to be clear, I’m not a moderator or a pro and definitely not a snob, just an ordinary hunter that wants to keep Saddlehunter enjoyable and helpful
I think the saddle would have been better received had the guy in the video just presented it, without slathering on superlatives. That, and the fact that he harped on about the ability of a bridge to rotate through a biner (something that literally every saddle I'm aware of has) kinda made it seem like a sales pitch from somebody who didn't really know what they were talking about.
My apologies if I jumped the gun on that assessment. Where can I learn more about John Tucker? Never heard the name before.
Some of the comments were rude. The guy making the video hasn’t a clue about saddles and it was apparent. I think that had something to do with the bashing. As far as saying it’s not comfortable without trying it just call it experience. If I’m wrong I’ll apologize later. I’d rather a new saddle hunter not buy this and think that saddle hunting sucks because he bought a bad design to start with. @Blackeagle1 I would say most of the people with negative comments used some tact. The first thing that came to my mind was “Finally someone came up with a piece of junk to try to capitalize on the new surge in saddle hunting popularity.” But after giving it thought I decided that was just my opinion and refrained from posting it. I’m sure many other saddle hunters thought the same thing. He may very well think that his model is the absolute best saddle on the market today. We do see some pretty junky diy stuff but it’s not being marketed as the best thing out there.