The bridge buddy

[WISCO]

Anyone using the bridge buddy? Used to reduce hip pinch. Comes in at 2 ounces, $65. Does it work, would you recommend or is it another saddle gimmick?

The Bridge Buddy

The Bridge Buddy is the perfect tool for the mobile (saddle) hunter. Eliminate hip pinch and lengthen the life of your bridge rope. The Bridge Buddy is made in Wisconsin and has revolutionized mobile hunting. Weighing in at a mere 2oz, The Bridge Buddy is the perfect addition to your hunting...

thebridgebuddy.com

 

[krub6b]

Never heard of it, who's making said gimmick? My google-fu isn't finding it

 

[WISCO]

Never heard of it, who's making said gimmick? My google-fu isn't finding it

I added the link to my post.

 

[thedutchtouch]

Since it says orders will start to ship in January I doubt anyone has tried one yet unless they sent some out for testing.

To me it looks like a way to separate people from their $ instead of a necessary part of the kit. Adjusting bridge length and tether height solves most hip pinch problems. Finding a saddle that fits you better solves the rest. No need for buddies or bars in my opinion.

 

[WISCO]

Since it says orders will start to ship in January I doubt anyone has tried one yet unless they sent some out for testing.

To me it looks like a way to separate people from their $ instead of a necessary part of the kit. Adjusting bridge length and tether height solves most hip pinch problems. Finding a saddle that fits you better solves the rest. No need for buddies or bars in my opinion.

Alot of saddle hunting products are not needed and a way to just throw money away. For me I am running a trophyline covert 2.0 and have tried every adjustment possible and still after a full day's sit have some discomfort from pinch. As far as finding the right saddle most guys don't have thousands of dollars to continue buying saddles till they find the one, even buying and selling doesn't work out well, you are still losing money. I live in Northern Wisconsin and we don't have any place up here that sells saddles locally to try out. I've seen other saddle pinch devices such as a pipe between the bridge, this one here seems to be a better design, nothing to get in your way. I'm all for it if it can keep me more comfortable through the last few hours of the sit.

 

[Dope on a Rope]

I'd probably give it a try for $50 if it had a rubber grommet in carabiner hole. Agree with the others, just figure out your bridge length and it solves a lot of it.

 

[krub6b]

Looks like it would help with hip pinch, I would probably redneck my own version up myself. I may try monkeying around with some stuff I have hoarded to see what I can come up with

 

[WISCO]

I'd probably give it a try for $50 if it had a rubber grommet in carabiner hole. Agree with the others, just figure out your bridge length and it solves a lot of it.

I am able to mange a lot of the pinch with adjustments but after 8 hours it starts to cause some discomfort. A 3-4 hour sit doesn't bother me.

 

[Glenn]

I solved hip pinch with a $5 piece of daisy chain webbing. I like a longer bridge so I can turn and have plenty of real estate for the bridge to move through the biner so I can turn to shoot etc. In the past in order to accomplish this I would have to set my tether height very high lest I be too far from the tree but then the angle and height put my bridge and tether constantly in the way and gave me wicked hip pinch. Then vectors entered the chat. I threw a length of daisy chain webbing in my dump pouch. Set my tether high. Run it straight down the tree to the daisy chain webbing girth hitched around the tree at about about boob height'ish, run biner through the loops to secure it to the webbing then clip to the bridge and viola'! bridge runs straight V to the tree with a wider triangle base. plenty of real estate for turning to shoot etc, no pinch and I got two factor protection from both the webbing and the tether.

 

[WISCO]

I solved hip pinch with a $5 piece of daisy chain webbing. I like a longer bridge so I can turn and have plenty of real estate for the bridge to move through the biner so I can turn to shoot etc. In the past in order to accomplish this I would have to set my tether height very high lest I be too far from the tree but then the angle and height put my bridge and tether constantly in the way and gave me wicked hip pinch. Then vectors entered the chat. I threw a length of daisy chain webbing in my dump pouch. Set my tether high. Run it straight down the tree to the daisy chain webbing girth hitched around the tree at about about boob height'ish, run biner through the loops to secure it to the webbing then clip to the bridge and viola'! bridge runs straight V to the tree with a wider triangle base. plenty of real estate for turning to shoot etc, no pinch and I got two factor protection from both the webbing and the tether.

Can you add a picture?

 

[thedutchtouch]

I solved hip pinch with a $5 piece of daisy chain webbing. I like a longer bridge so I can turn and have plenty of real estate for the bridge to move through the biner so I can turn to shoot etc. In the past in order to accomplish this I would have to set my tether height very high lest I be too far from the tree but then the angle and height put my bridge and tether constantly in the way and gave me wicked hip pinch. Then vectors entered the chat. I threw a length of daisy chain webbing in my dump pouch. Set my tether high. Run it straight down the tree to the daisy chain webbing girth hitched around the tree at about about boob height'ish, run biner through the loops to secure it to the webbing then clip to the bridge and viola'! bridge runs straight V to the tree with a wider triangle base. plenty of real estate for turning to shoot etc, no pinch and I got two factor protection from both the webbing and the tether.

Do you have a photo of this? I'm having a hard time understanding how the daisy chain with a tether running to it and then vertically on the tree is different than just setting your tether where the daisy chain is on the tree

 

[Glenn]

Do you have a photo of this? I'm having a hard time understanding how the daisy chain with a tether running to it and then vertically on the tree is different than just setting your tether where the daisy chain is on the tree

I'll get a picture up soon. If I set my tether where the daisy chain is on the tree I have too much tether length to allow me more bridge to move unless I'm waaaay out from the tree. This allows me to stay closer to the tree and still have enough bridge to maneuver without contacting bridge loops to the carabiner. It may be a problem unique to me but I solved hip pinch and some other issues with it.

 

[Glenn]

Here we go. Even when I was using a rope tether with a prussic I was always either running out of bridge, too far from the tree or bridge and tether too high for what I liked.

 

[thedutchtouch]

Here we go. Even when I was using a rope tether with a prussic I was always either running out of bridge, too far from the tree or bridge and tether too high for what I liked.

Ah thanks, so the daisy chain basically locks the bridge carabiner to the tree, makes sense. Have you tried it with just the daisy chain? Seems like the upper tether is redundant at this point. (Sorry for thread drift OP)

 

[krub6b]

Here we go. Even when I was using a rope tether with a prussic I was always either running out of bridge, too far from the tree or bridge and tether too high for what I liked.

I imagine sitting and walking around the tree are pretty limited by this setup

 

[Glenn]

Ah thanks, so the daisy chain basically locks the bridge carabiner to the tree, makes sense. Have you tried it with just the daisy chain? Seems like the upper tether is redundant at this point. (Sorry for thread drift OP)

I have. But I use the tether to climb (one sticker) so it's already there and it only takes a second to whip the daisy chain around and get it locked in. Plus it gives me the added bonus that both have to fail for me to hit terra firma.

 

[jphillips97]

Anyone using the bridge buddy? Used to reduce hip pinch. Comes in at 2 ounces, $65. Does it work, would you recommend or is it another saddle gimmick?

The Bridge Buddy

The Bridge Buddy is the perfect tool for the mobile (saddle) hunter. Eliminate hip pinch and lengthen the life of your bridge rope. The Bridge Buddy is made in Wisconsin and has revolutionized mobile hunting. Weighing in at a mere 2oz, The Bridge Buddy is the perfect addition to your hunting...

thebridgebuddy.com

I use the g3d hip pinch eliminator. Simple and effective. I did not have major hip pinch problems but every little bit of comfort is nice

 

[Glenn]

I imagine sitting and walking around the tree are pretty limited by this setup

Excellent point. I've not been limited by it at all. Can sit and shoot 360 with it.

 

[bowhunthard88]

Looks interesting... Another option?

Hip Pinch Eliminator

If you've ever spent time in a saddle, you're familiar with the discomfort of hip pinch. It's one of the most common challenges faced by saddle hunters. The design of saddles often causes the bridge to wrap around your hips, resulting in discomfort during prolonged use. That's why we've...

genesis3dprinting.com

 

[Jtaylor]

Here's another option, someone with a rescue figure 8 can chime in. I personally havent tried but was going to when I used to sit in the Vice Grip aka Mantis. The yellow line is your bridge. Another carabiner/quick link/soft shackle can be added for safety around bridge and big hole of the fig 8. Hopefully my photoshop job makes sense!