Vertigo. Especially in a loc on it has been slowly getting worse. Climbed into one my first bow hunt this year and it was too much. I need something in front of me or I start swimming. The bar on my climber is enough to alleviate it, but damn dragging a climber all over the place. Bought a sitdrag (already used an RCH) and realized right off the bat that I had been missin the boat all along. Not going back, saddles are incredible.
Mobility ON the stand feels so much more secure in a saddle. There is no wondering where my feet are in relation to the edge of my platform. I always feel like I have to slide my feet on a regular platform...if I completely lift one foot to move it, I better be touching the tree for balance or I feel like I will lose my balance.
I've never had an issue with climbing trees, heights, or standing for long hours on tiny homemade platforms. Heck, guys have looked at what I've stood on and say "NO WAY".
But I gotta say, a saddle has brought a new feeling of security that makes me realize that I will never go back to the old harness. Even if I choose to hunt from my homemade platforms, I will still be in a saddle.
Also, Something else that I never hear any other saddle guys talk about is how nice it is to hang traditional stands while wearing a saddle as opposed to a lineman belt.
A lineman belt is ALWAYS right where the stand needs to go. Straps and chains are always fighting with the lineman. Using a tether frees up the area where the stand needs to go and also gives me the ability to pivot around the tree easier to reach the strap, or lean out to trim stuff. Plus, with a lineman, all your body weight is on your feet, and BOTH feet need to be on steps. With a tether, comfort while positioning a hang on stand is super. Fatigue is almost non existent, and we all know that sometimes setting hang on stands doesn't always go easily.
And I like to leave my tether long. I chose the 12 foot one with my kestrel. I can easily slip on down a couple steps if I need to change a step position or trim branches.
One of the most over looked advantages of owning a saddle is using it as a tool for hanging traditional stands.
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