There are a few reasons, the first is while I like having a belt, I don't like the belt being too tight at any time during ascent, hunting, or descent and I prefer the belt to be quite loose during the hunt itself. Part of my preference comes from using different saddles but I always go back to my modded sit drag. Keep in mind that I didn't get the recon because it was a 2 panel saddle, but because it could be used as a narrow 1 panel saddle much like a sit drag. Other 1 piece saddles I have tried are too much material, restrict torso movement, and just don't do what I want a saddle to do. So I intend to only use the recon with the panels completely overlapped, basically as a 1 panel saddle .