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Things I'm Changing after Saddlepalooza

sb220 said:
I'm going to have to come next year to pitch the one stick....did we not send any champions this year?
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I used the one stick once while hunting since I only packed one stick. Didn't do a demo on it though. I don't like it as much as many of the other options available now.

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bowhunter15 said:
I've never personally heard of a bridge failure on a hunting saddle. I can't really think of what would cause one either unless it is set up wrong from the beginning.

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You won't read about them on hunting saddles. Usually you read about them on Treebuzz, Arboristsite, etc forums which flow through my Tapatalk feed. Weaver had a bad rap about 5 or so years ago. There are others though. Just need to dig a little.

It really comes down to how much you are testing your equipment and mobility in the tree. Hunters are generally easy on their equipment. A bridge shouldn't be a failure point when fixed.

It all comes down to risk and I encourage every saddle hunter to evaluate, even quantitate, their equipment and process. In the end, you are accepting the risk.

As I mentioned, if I question my bridge, I also need to question my tether and linemans belt. Each is 11 mm with a ropeman. The three Ropemans introduce the greatest amount of risk. I accept it because I like them.



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bowhunter15 said:
I learned a lot from being around so many saddle hunters and trying their methods. Here are a few changes I'm likely to change, further test, or buy:

-Buying a pair of Yoder chaps with Tingley ultralight boots. @redsquirrel had these and I was shocked at how light they were, and how well they held up for him over the last year. They would work great in cattail marshes.
-Trying an Amsteel bridge. I love the functionality of my Samson Predator bridge with Ropeman for adjustability. Amsteel is so much lighter and less bulky, but not as adjustable in a bridge. The main reason I like the adjustment is so I can lengthen and toss over my shoulders while walking. So I'm going to try a fixed amsteel bridge long enough to go over my shoulders. It should work, since I had done the same concept with webbing on my old SitDrag.
-Buying a couple more Wildedge steps. I have 4. After playing around with the Cain method and Wildedge aider, and new knot method, I'm going to give them some more testing. I can get roughly the same height with 6 steps (~6lb) and 3 DIY sticks with aiders (~6lb). The sticks are faster, but the steps pack better, especially if I'm only packing a small platform.
-Alternative self filming methods: I'm going to further play around with filming in multiple action cams and Tactacams vs. a camera arm. I'd need to get a system that I really like to stomach leaving the AX100 at home, but ditching the camera arm would mean ditching a pack in early season and cutting my setup time and maneuverability drastically. So we'll see how that goes.
-Amsteel mini lineman's belt. Jess had a mini lineman's belt she used when going around branches. It seems like a great idea.
-More stealth strips. I'm going to stealth strip everything I haven't already stealth stripped, including the Wild Edge steps and rubbing surfaces of the Yoder chaps.

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Cabela's has something similar to the Yoder chaps:
Cabela's Instinct™ Men's Accelerator Hip Waders Item: IK-832370
Kind of pricey, but I use them in the cattails with my kayak. Down when it's warm and up when it's wet!
 
BRAVEHEART said:
Cabela's has something similar to the Yoder chaps:
Cabela's Instinct Men's Accelerator Hip Waders Item: IK-832370
Kind of pricey, but I use them in the cattails with my kayak. Down when it's warm and up when it's wet!
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I was looking at those on the plane ride down there. How well do they breathe? Once I held the yoders and Tingley boots, I figured the cabelas ones would be unnecessary at 2x the price. But I've not tried them.

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bowhunter15 said:
I was looking at those on the plane ride down there. How well do they breathe? Once I held the yoders and Tingley boots, I figured the cabelas ones would be unnecessary at 2x the price. But I've not tried them.

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I really like them. They're lightweight, no complaints except price. I wasn't aware of Yoder and they're price prior to buying Cabela's.
 
BassBoysLLP said:
lol. Someone is making a killing on those pouches on the ebay market. Kuiu had them in their outlet for $1 last year.

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I know , just think if we could all stick up on something when it’s dirt cheap instead of paying retail when we figure out we’re gonna use it......
 
elk yinzer said:
Could you elaborate a bit on the bridge failures (examples, what part of the system is failing, equipment specifics)? I haven't really heard of any such instances but that is obviously a bit concerning for a new/prospective saddle user.
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I have a ropeman 1 and prusik knot on my tether. The ropeman is used for my bridge and the prusik is attached to a biner on my rock climbing harness. I did this so i would not have to worry about a bridge failure. I am using a fixed amsteel bridge, but I like the redundancy. I tested the prusik and tether by pretending to fall and it worked well.
 
g2outdoors said:
She was using it with a soft shackle, but I wouldn't recommend that. They're pretty fiddly. A tiny carabiner is a better choice IMO.

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The soft shackle was super annoying, use a mini carabiner as G2 said. My mini carabiner went right back on it after I got down that tree.


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Jess,

You have a better picture of the mini lineman? Trying to get a good understanding of this belt and it’s use, thanks
 
is there a reason for rimfire was it bc firearms season is out or something.. if not the 22tcm would be a hog slayer check it out

donnieballgame said:
Oh man, what's the cain method? I'm also going to pick up some wild edge stepps, lots of other stuff to think about that's for sure, already put a rim fire on the wish list for piggies next year!

Oh and I'm going to take a file to my climbing spurs gaffs thanks @Erniepower

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suicyderider said:
is there a reason for rimfire was it bc firearms season is out or something.. if not the 22tcm would be a hog slayer check it out
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There are rimfire only areas, center fire only, shotgun ,muzzleloader archery only and archery only areas. The more weapons you have the more ground that opens up to you.


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SouthMsBowhunter said:
Jess,

You have a better picture of the mini lineman? Trying to get a good understanding of this belt and it’s use, thanks
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Here are a few photos. I have it girth hitched but I would splice it right on there next time. It expands to about 48 inches which works well. The green pouch that I sewed into my other pouch keeps it from coming out when I take out my lineman’s belt.
Hope that helps. Let me know if you need any other details.

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Great post. You all must have been busy down there for the weekend. I didn't see much posting or hear of pig kills. Easy to see why. Thanks for this post. It's very helpful for those of us who couldn't be there. Man, I have a lot to learn.


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