Has anyone done a comparison of the two?
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Your review video was very helpful Dave.
Thanks for making it.
My comfort sweet spot in a saddle is when the waist strap is slightly below my hips. While I respect Dave's school of thought that the saddle should ride lower, it just doesn't work for me. Not everyone is built the same obviously.
The Flex definitely distributes the weight more evenly to my rear end than my Kite which distributed the weight better than my Mantis. I never really gave the Kestrel a chance because the thick cordura was just too bulky for my liking. But the flex is proving to me there is absolutely more to weight distribution possibilities than the outer frame straps of the saddle.
What I've yet to determine is if that flex panel really does anything. That's not to say it hasn't improved weight distribution, purely by nature of the possibly improved contour of the saddle and fabric. I'm just anticipating that the flex is going to get stuck in the stretched position unless you mod it with elastic to pull back. But either way it seems it just contours to my [large] backside better. I really can't say much more about it until I spend some actual hunts in the tree. A couple quick backyard practice sessions can only tell you so much.
I understand that you have figured out a system that works for you and I get that, but as a physicist I have to point out that this is incorrect. The material in between the 2 straps reduces the pressure. Pressure = Force/area. When you increase the area the force is applied over, the pressure goes down. It is the same concept why you can walk on a bed of nails but you'll puncture your foot if you step on one. The reason your fleece saddle is so comfortable is because it spreads the pressure out so evenly. From my experience, I suspect that if most people tried to sit on just two pieces of 2 inch webbing for a saddle, they're not going to make it very long.All the material in between if it is flexible, has pleats, etc... is not going to remove the pressure going to those two straps.
I understand that you have figured out a system that works for you and I get that, but as a physicist I have to point out that this is incorrect. The material in between the 2 straps reduces the pressure. Pressure = Force/area. When you increase the area the force is applied over, the pressure goes down. It is the same concept why you can walk on a bed of nails but you'll puncture your foot if you step on one. The reason your fleece saddle is so comfortable is because it spreads the pressure out so evenly. From my experience, I suspect that if most people tried to sit on just two pieces of 2 inch webbing for a saddle, they're not going to make it very long.
No one is debating that there are pressure points. Humans are made of skin, bones, muscle and fat which is all different densities with a nonuniform surface so there will always be pressure points. But what I pointed out still holds. Take your example of sitting on a 6 inch board like swing. This is actually very comfortable, I have a DIY saddle exactly like that. Sure, in any saddle you readjust periodically, but it is generally very comfortable. Let's say it is 12 inches wide, giving it a surface area of 72 square inches. Now take that wooden board and shrink it down to 1 inch from the original 6. Now you have 12 square inches of surface area. So in the case of of the 1 inch by 12 inch "saddle" your pressure is 6 times greater than the 6 inch by 12 inch saddle.Agreed but your analogy is flawed bud. The nails all have the same resistance, mass, density and DISTANCE therefore the load is distributed but even then some will bear more weight depending on the mass, weight and center of gravity of the object; The webbing and straps in a saddle do not as straps do not give netting, pleats do. It might help distribute some of the weight but there will still be pressure points. Dont believe me go sit on a board swing for a few hours without moving or go visit the nursing wards where paraplegics lay on foam/gel mattresses and still get ulcers on the skin pressure points .