ghoasthunter wrote:just don't cover your ropes in poison ivyghoasthunter wrote:the setup is the same as a tree stand no extra steps. sticks platform saddle or sticks treestand safety beltcheckerfred wrote:elk yinzer wrote:I actually ordered a saddle today. Going to give it an honest shot and see how I like it.
What appealed to me most is for quick evening hunts where I can just use my top stick as a platform. I have looked at the seat platform options but at that point with needing a backpack, might as well pack a treestand.
I am skeptical about sits longer than a few hours and cold weather layering, but we shall see. Going to hold onto my stands for now and don't see myself going 100% gung ho on the saddle hunting, but time will tell.
These are my concerns too. Saddle, sticks, platform then setting it all up just seems like a pain. I do like the lighter weight but I’d still be at 13-14 pounds with sticks and platform. At that point I might as well just use a hand climber.
The cold is another factor. I will likely go to an IWOM for next year and not sure how that will work with a saddle.
I’ve been just hunting on the ground mostly but there are a few places where I need a stand
Haha yeah that’s my problem now. I’ve hunted off the ground a lot because I don’t want poison ivy.
As for the setup I guess I’m missing how a saddle platform and sticks would benefit. Right now if I wanna go light I use one stick to climb and then hang my stand. I’m at about 16lbs with my hunt comfort seat. With a saddle I’d be at about 3-4.5 lbs for the platform, 10 for sticks, then saddle. So I’d be at about 13-14.5 lbs. that just doesn’t seem like a huge savings.
Now if I could use a rock climbing harness and one stick and sit/drag I could def cut weight. Still have the poison ivy problem tho lol