I'm amazed, too. I think Anderson had 2 problems...they were ahead of their time (this forum did not yet exist so the concept of a saddle was too far out for the masses), and the other problem was the stupid, static bridge and tether. Replace those with an active bridge like modern saddles have, and employ a modern tether and the thing is crazy nice. I can't believe no other commercial gear manufacture hasn't already remade them.
@Navigator has the 1st Anderson sling I ever laid eyes on. We are buddies. He occasionally brought it over to show me when we would be messing around with saddles. I always looked at that pile of tangled webbing and snickered and thinking to myself "How could
that thing be as sweet as my Kestrel?" Then, one day I decided to try it on and hang from the post in my basement. Holy CRAP! It was instant love. The thing I didn't like about it was the lack of availability and, even if I could find one, it needed to be modified. The stock bridge and tether on the Anderson was pretty stupid. In passing, I mentioned Navigator's Anderson to Mark and he was intrigued. Fast forward 8 months and he now has an improved version. And it will be available, and ready to hunt. No need to modify it and the price is better than you can find used Andersons for.
Something I have not mentioned is who will actually be sewing these. It will be by an American company that manufactures sky diving gear so it's going to be made by someone that has a history and equipment to build life supporting gear. Mark says the workmanship on the final version will be top notch. Some of the minor cosmetic details of the prototypes were not really addressed. Why go the extra mile with perfect stitches and stuff on a prototype that may need substantial tweaking, right? Mark says the attention to details on the "real" final versions will be quite professional. I can't wait to get the finished product.