Predator platform verses ring of steps

[bowkill00]

I'm currently using a ros but getting some foot pain. Is a platform more comfortable? It looks easier to use than a ros. Thoughts?

 

[Kurt]

I only have one season saddle hunting. I have a platform, and love it. Super comfortable IMO.

 

[Country]

I love my predator. I get occasional discomfort in the feet, but just switch to sitting position with knees against tree. So far, I love the saddle for it's comfort versatility.

 

[DwadeCham]

Platform was night and day for me compared to ring of steps. I do take a few wild edge steps though and put them on the opposite side of the tree from the platform so that you can move all the way around the tree if necessary.

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[kenn1320]

Depends on your boots I'm sure, but platform is WAY easier on the feet. I lean now with a platform and dont have to swing around for shots 360. Platform fixed the things that drove me away from saddles.

 

[redsquirrel]

A ROS will be more comfortable if you put more weight in your saddle than on your legs. Sit in your saddle, don't stand on your feet.

 

[realtown12]

So... ROS= sitting and platform = leaning? Just getting back into the game (recently ordered some stepps). I'm sure I'll eventually get a platform and then an actual ROS to see what I like.

 

[redsquirrel]

So... ROS= sitting and platform = leaning?

Generally, yes.

 

[Nutterbuster]

So... ROS= sitting and platform = leaning? Just getting back into the game (recently ordered some stepps). I'm sure I'll eventually get a platform and then an actual ROS to see what I like.

I have discovered that a "deep sit" with a high tether will put my back in a bind if I hunt that way for several days straight or for an all-day hunt. If i put my tether about chin high and put my knees at about a 45* angle, it takes the pressure off of my lower back and splits the weight between my feet, knees, and saddle. I sat for 14 hours like this yesterday with minimum discomfort in a kestrel and a set of squirrel steps. Didn't have to change my tether length very often at all, but I did periodically both lean and sit. Never got down from the tree until it was time to go home.

A platform is more comfortable if you stand. If you're sitting or even "leaning" into your saddle it's not putting a lot of pressure on your feet. Knee pads will take even more weight off. I can completely take my feet off my ROS with my knees braced against the tree and sut that way for quite a while.

For me, a platform is not only heavy and limiting when it comes to mobility, but it also is actually less comfortable in the long run because it forces my feet and knees to stay close together.

Definitely try both. You're the one who has to hunt with what you choose, not us. But there's a lot of hype surrounding the predator. I put a lot of hours on the gen 1, and have had hands on the gen 2. It's a good product, but I think platforms are over rated. The comfort and weak-side shooting edge is a bit of a straw-man argument. I have pretty much 0 trouble with both. I think those two issues are very subjective.

If you've got steps on order, it'll be fairly easy for you to use them as an ROS or add a DIY plywood platform to dexide for yourself.

 

[Vtbow]

I have discovered that a "deep sit" with a high tether will put my back in a bind if I hunt that way for several days straight or for an all-day hunt. If i put my tether about chin high and put my knees at about a 45* angle, it takes the pressure off of my lower back and splits the weight between my feet, knees, and saddle. I sat for 14 hours like this yesterday with minimum discomfort in a kestrel and a set of squirrel steps. Didn't have to change my tether length very often at all, but I did periodically both lean and sit. Never got down from the tree until it was time to go home.

A platform is more comfortable if you stand. If you're sitting or even "leaning" into your saddle it's not putting a lot of pressure on your feet. Knee pads will take even more weight off. I can completely take my feet off my ROS with my knees braced against the tree and sut that way for quite a while.

For me, a platform is not only heavy and limiting when it comes to mobility, but it also is actually less comfortable in the long run because it forces my feet and knees to stay close together.

Definitely try both. You're the one who has to hunt with what you choose, not us. But there's a lot of hype surrounding the predator. I put a lot of hours on the gen 1, and have had hands on the gen 2. It's a good product, but I think platforms are over rated. The comfort and weak-side shooting edge is a bit of a straw-man argument. I have pretty much 0 trouble with both. I think those two issues are very subjective.

If you've got steps on order, it'll be fairly easy for you to use them as an ROS or add a DIY plywood platform to dexide for yourself.

Off side on a ros isn't a problem in my opinion either, from my 50" recurve to my 64" long bow I have no problem. In fact there is less to hit your bottom limb on without a platform..... I sit, lean, hang...

 

[Vtbow]

Off side on a ros isn't a problem in my opinion either, from my 50" recurve to my 64" long bow I have no problem. In fact there is less to hit your bottom limb on without a platform..... I sit, lean, hang...

Oh yeah...whatever you decide you need to practice

 

[Nutterbuster]

Oh yeah...whatever you decide you need to practice

Amen to that!

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