You have all those sewing machines, why wouldn’t you make more saddles? How do you know the yellow jacket is your best work if it’s the only one you make? What did others have to say about the yellow jacket? You typing out (tm) everytime is killing meI went to the North Central PA Saddlehunter meetup on Saturday and sat in a Kestrel Flex. I was impressed by the comfort and support and thought I would try to sew one. When I found a photo of the Flex it seemed to provide about the same seat support as my DIY Yellow Jacket (tm) saddle. What do you think? I am thinking there is probably not much to gain by me sewing a copy. Besides it might turn out to be yellow.
. I’d be interested to see you make a recon sling type with those wide yellow straps.If I don't protect my trademark, I will lose it.You have all those sewing machines, why wouldn’t you make more saddles? How do you know the yellow jacket is your best work if it’s the only one you make? What did others have to say about the yellow jacket? You typing out (tm) everytime is killing me
It is just a joke, as you see. I will try a recon sling. Great idea. A few people tried the Yellow Jacket (tm) on Saturday and said it felt good and why did they spend all this money on saddles. Is the recon four 2 inch straps like an Anderson? I better research it and see if I can conceptually do it. As far as sewing machines, hunting leads to climbing which leads to sewing which leads to repairing sewing machines. Each takes time on it's own and hunting gets lost in the mix.
Yea the recon is (4) 2” webbing pieces that make two sections; however, I believe the whole thing is just one single long piece of 2” webbing. I think you could do something similar or you already did something similar minus sewing the two independent pieces together. With that big yellow strap it looks like you’d have about the same surface area as a the recon but with the feel of a sitdrag.If I don't protect my trademark, I will lose it.
And yea we all are just bunch of gear junkies. I for one have too many hobbies.If I don't protect my trademark, I will lose it.
I added the belt to my YJ to prevent the backwards fall out of the sling. It's major benefit seems to be preventing the sling from falling to my ankles while walking. Anyway it is safer with a belt. I don't know if I can fit three 4 inch straps in one saddle without buching and where do I get a 4 inch buckle? I had thought making the seat bigger would be good to reduce pressure even more. How about a Big Yellow(tm) tree lounge?
One machine I have could do bar tacks at the zig zag setting. Sailrite states that the number of stitches is most important and the pattern less so.
Thank You. I have found that the only way to get the tension right is to sew on a test piece of exactly what your project is as well as number of layers. It seems thicker, as in more layers, requires more tension. I am not concerned with my Yellow saddle for the reasons I stated above. I knew I would take criticism but decided to post for people that can't seem to be 100% in anything they do. NOTHING IS 100% even among the perfect people. I have a Trophyline saddle that has a few unlocked stitches. I think the raw number of Kevlar stitches makes the one joint in my saddle break around 13,000 lbs. It is definitely overbuilt compared to a a few perfect box Xs with V69 polyester thread. V69 polyester breaks at 9 lbs, V92 Kevlar at 30 lbs. Quite a difference.
No criticism at all, just trying to help with the learning curve.
I know. Thank you for the early SRT videos. That is the reason I designed this saddle, to use your method while making sitting more comfortable.
You must be serious. No smiley face.
You must be serious. No smiley face.
