Cobra buckle finally showed up so here it is. Mods are:
Tether cut off and replaced with 1" tubular, -24" bridge. Water knot on each end, 2" of tail.
-waist belt adjusting setup removed (the plastic buckle pieces you feed the webbing through), center of waist belt cut and no sew 2" cobra buckle added
-petzl open rings fed through ends of waist belt for linemans connection points. This took a LOT of warm water and patience to get them the channel to stretch enough to get them through.
This thing is awesome. I need to do a fold over sew on the tail ends fed through the buckle so they can't pull through, and wrap the open rings in vet wrap, or fabric tape. Then I'm done. This will be my go to saddle this year. It's small, comfy, light, and easily adjusted for different clothing layers. This, some bolts and an ameristep ring all fit in a fanny pack. Rockin.