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Practice Tips
- Thread starter LASOutdoorsmen
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LASOutdoorsmen said:Still experiencing soreness
Is it possibly you could get someone to take some pictures or video of you hanging so we could take a look? We'd really like to get you comfy out there!
How should I be sitting?
With the top of the saddle down on my :
Lower back?
Mid back (butt in the middle of the saddle)?
Or top of saddle high up on my back?
With the top of the saddle down on my :
Lower back?
Mid back (butt in the middle of the saddle)?
Or top of saddle high up on my back?
I would try pic 1, lower back, or something in between that an #2. Try taking the shoulder straps off when you're hanging cause they might cause it to ride up. I would try shortening your tree strap a little also. If we say your knees are at 90 degrees right now, if you make the tree strap shorter it will bring them up to lets say 110 degrees. This is how I sit most of the time. I think from his videos Boswell is even more upright than me. That is why I rely on knee pads so much.
Also, for the tree that you are hanging on, I would hang on the opposite side so I am leaning into the tree. This is way more comfortable (again, knee pads) and that can cause a lot of stress on your back as well.
Also, for the tree that you are hanging on, I would hang on the opposite side so I am leaning into the tree. This is way more comfortable (again, knee pads) and that can cause a lot of stress on your back as well.
Okay, thanks. I'll have to try that out. I really love the versatility these saddles offer, so I'm willing to try anything to stay comfortable.
LASOutdoorsmen said:
Just keep at it, keep practicing and adjusting. It doesn't happen overnight, it takes a little while to get used to it and it all to come together. I see so many people give up on it too soon.
Do you think my neoprene saddle might be uncomfortable because of the size. I was thinking I might need to go down a size.
I'm not sure. It is possible. Hopefully Boswell can chime in. I'm not sure what the suggested sizes were for the small tree saddle.
LASOutdoorsmen said:
I liked the neoprene better, I also sit much more upright than you show in your picture. I typically have the saddle like you do in picture 2. I have a 32 in waist. The videos you see with the camo tree saddle was a large. The leather was a med. If I remember correctly the small was 28-32, med 32-34, larger 34-38.
Thanks,
Boswell
Size looks fine IMO... you probably want it slightly larger to accommodate layered clothing anyway.
I'd say picture #1 looks about right, although you seems to be sitting down pretty low. Try adjusting your height using your lead line that you wrap around your saddle bridge (the hook + buckle that you wrap around the two straps in the saddle). I'd play with making it as short as possible, which will help you be in less of a 'squatting' position.
I like the saddle to be resting just about wear i'd normally wear pants - at my waistline, not above it. When it was sitting above it it felt like it was squeezing the heck out of my hips/kidneys. I too will remove the shoulder straps when I get to hunting height. Seems to prevent the saddle from riding or working its way up.
Another 'aha' moment came for me when I realized I should be strapping into the saddle under BOTH straps for the bridge, which I believe is the correct way anyway :?
If you strap to just one of them the belt will get very, very tight. While this probably demonstrates my ineptness, i would suggest making sure you are not strapping just under a single strap of the bridge.
I'd say picture #1 looks about right, although you seems to be sitting down pretty low. Try adjusting your height using your lead line that you wrap around your saddle bridge (the hook + buckle that you wrap around the two straps in the saddle). I'd play with making it as short as possible, which will help you be in less of a 'squatting' position.
I like the saddle to be resting just about wear i'd normally wear pants - at my waistline, not above it. When it was sitting above it it felt like it was squeezing the heck out of my hips/kidneys. I too will remove the shoulder straps when I get to hunting height. Seems to prevent the saddle from riding or working its way up.
Another 'aha' moment came for me when I realized I should be strapping into the saddle under BOTH straps for the bridge, which I believe is the correct way anyway :?
If you strap to just one of them the belt will get very, very tight. While this probably demonstrates my ineptness, i would suggest making sure you are not strapping just under a single strap of the bridge.
Thanks. Seems like everyone is saying sit between 1 and 2, and don't sit with my legs leveled.
BTW, is a trade for 3 used lone wolf sticks for 3 new lone wolf mini climbing sticks a fair and smart trade?
I already have four mini sticks.
BTW, is a trade for 3 used lone wolf sticks for 3 new lone wolf mini climbing sticks a fair and smart trade?
I already have four mini sticks.
Guys your advice has helped me 100% thank you for all your advice. I am sold on the tree saddle , I wish I would have found this sooner. Over the weekend I hunted six or seven times and my back never hurted once. My hunting setup has. never been so mobile, I never hunted the same spot twice!!! I saw deer every time I hunted. I had all the deer surprised.
It may be a little more work versus a climber, but I'm able to get in and out quietly.
I use lone wolf mini sticks for my mobile setup I can barely feel them on my back. My buddies are really going to hate me now, lol.
It may be a little more work versus a climber, but I'm able to get in and out quietly.
I use lone wolf mini sticks for my mobile setup I can barely feel them on my back. My buddies are really going to hate me now, lol.
AWESOME!! And the more you hunt out of a saddle the easier and more used to it you will get. It only gets better!