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MANTIS...... WHATS UP TETHRDNATION
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thenickgann
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Don't know what ranger bands are, however, I have these elastics for other uses (namely turkey decoy to keep the beard together). 250 pack at the drugstore in the hair section for about a buck.
thenickgann
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They are thick, heavy duty rubber bands. Basically like that. But it takes less of them and they last more or less forever.
How do they not round out your straps?
Don't want so many of them that making adjustments is a hassle.
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Every day u guys make me need to buy something else
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If you have to put your tether at mid chest level to be comfortable something is majorly wrong with your setup. Maybe standing on a platform it could work but I could never move around the tree with a tether that low. My bridge probably connects to my tether higher than that.
A couple thoughts on the mantis:
For those questioning if the micro adjusters will help with comfort I fully expect them to. I am a sitter in my saddle and I WOULD NOT hunt without adjusters on my saddle. I have been hunting in my prototype mantis for a month now and I had only 1 sit that I was uncomfortable. I'm sure it was related to the tree/setup because mobile sits are not always perfect.
There has been lots of talk about tightening up the leg straps and comfort lately. IMO the leg straps are not intended to be cinched tight. They will most likely cause discomfort if they are.
For those questioning if the micro adjusters will help with comfort I fully expect them to. I am a sitter in my saddle and I WOULD NOT hunt without adjusters on my saddle. I have been hunting in my prototype mantis for a month now and I had only 1 sit that I was uncomfortable. I'm sure it was related to the tree/setup because mobile sits are not always perfect.
There has been lots of talk about tightening up the leg straps and comfort lately. IMO the leg straps are not intended to be cinched tight. They will most likely cause discomfort if they are.
They really don't round them out. Also, I only have one on each leg and one on each side of the waist strap. I want to be able to adjust too.
I agree with Red on this. I know everyone is built differently, so biological variability will have a lot to do with an individual's fit and comfort level. However, in my use, the leg straps are not acting as load bearing components. They keep the saddle in position and prevent it from riding up, but my weight is never pulling on them. On my arborist saddle, I keep my leg straps super loose and dangling allowing greater range of motion. I adjust my Mantis similarly. I consider the leg straps to be safety items to prevent one from sliding out of their saddle. One could actually use the Mantis without the leg straps, though, for safety's sake, I hope you don't. The wider strap that the leg straps are attached to, the one that looks like seatbelt material and is sewn to the mesh, runs under your thighs and supports you. That is why the MicroFit Adjusters make such a difference. They change the length of this strap and cup under your thighs, allowing a sitter a comfortable swing style seat. Loosen or remove the adjusters, and it allows a hunter to have a more comfortably fitting, flatter harness against which to lean. In this setting, instead of the waist and lower straps digging in and taking all of your weight, the mesh also supports you.
Hoping this week brings me a shipping notification! The weather is finally going to break for us here in LA soon. Ive got a spot I'm saving for the Mantis.
Me too. I have the 21st picked out for my first day in the woods. The weather will finally get to 50’s in the mournings.
Greg told me this morning that they got a bunch of pouches in and to expect a shipping notice this week.
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I sure hope they also got some micro adjusters. I’m needing them bad! Oh and the recliners.
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