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<blockquote data-quote="tahtah" data-source="post: 5444416" data-attributes="member: 19176"><p>I'll weigh in as a new saddle user. I picked up a Cruzr XC a few months ago. Practiced in the backyard before the season and when the season started, it took some time to figure out "my system". But I finally figured out the best way to pack it all (saddle, platform, (4) tethrd skeletor sticks) and get into the woods. After about a half dozen sits, I've reverted back to my summit climber. I actually cat napped in my climber yesterday. I think there will be occasions and situations where the saddle will be what I use. Mostly when there just aren't trees in an area that lend themself to a climber. Or when I don't plan to hunt for long and want the mobility.</p><p></p><p>My cons, to the saddle.</p><p></p><p>1. This is the primary reason, sitting in the saddle just slap wears me out. I'm over 60 and in decent shape, but my legs are just drained after the first hour. The most I've been able to manage in the saddle is 2 hours. It's not that it's uncomfortable, it just requires some leg muscles to be working all the time.</p><p>2. Like DMD mentioned in his original post, I feel like I have a bunch of pieces and parts when I get to the tree. 4 sticks, 1 platform, 1 saddle, knee pads for tree, 1 rope for my pack, 1 rope for my weapon, and so on. Granted, the ropes for my pack and weapon are also part of my climber setup, but I tie them to my climber and forget about them and just start climbing.</p><p>3. I'm very accustomed to laying my weapon across my climber railing. I just feel like I need an extra hand when I'm in the saddle.</p><p></p><p>The pros for the saddle are the same everyone has mentioned.</p><p></p><p>1. My saddle setup is almost exactly 10 pounds lighter than my climber setup. I literally packed up both setups and got on the scales. While that may not sound like much, 10 pounds makes a huge difference when you're hiking in a mile or so.</p><p>2. You can get in almost any tree. I've already hunted from some trees I wouldn't have been able to climb with my climber.</p><p></p><p>In all the research I did before purchasing, nowhere did I hear or read anything about leg fatigue. I just wanted to share a different perspective. I'm not knocking saddles and I think there's definitely a place for them. If I were 10 years younger, I'd probably love mine. I actually watched a youtube video by a guy saying "saddles aren't just for young guys". But I think he was 50. Just like 10 pounds, 10 years makes a big difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tahtah, post: 5444416, member: 19176"] I'll weigh in as a new saddle user. I picked up a Cruzr XC a few months ago. Practiced in the backyard before the season and when the season started, it took some time to figure out "my system". But I finally figured out the best way to pack it all (saddle, platform, (4) tethrd skeletor sticks) and get into the woods. After about a half dozen sits, I've reverted back to my summit climber. I actually cat napped in my climber yesterday. I think there will be occasions and situations where the saddle will be what I use. Mostly when there just aren't trees in an area that lend themself to a climber. Or when I don't plan to hunt for long and want the mobility. My cons, to the saddle. 1. This is the primary reason, sitting in the saddle just slap wears me out. I'm over 60 and in decent shape, but my legs are just drained after the first hour. The most I've been able to manage in the saddle is 2 hours. It's not that it's uncomfortable, it just requires some leg muscles to be working all the time. 2. Like DMD mentioned in his original post, I feel like I have a bunch of pieces and parts when I get to the tree. 4 sticks, 1 platform, 1 saddle, knee pads for tree, 1 rope for my pack, 1 rope for my weapon, and so on. Granted, the ropes for my pack and weapon are also part of my climber setup, but I tie them to my climber and forget about them and just start climbing. 3. I'm very accustomed to laying my weapon across my climber railing. I just feel like I need an extra hand when I'm in the saddle. The pros for the saddle are the same everyone has mentioned. 1. My saddle setup is almost exactly 10 pounds lighter than my climber setup. I literally packed up both setups and got on the scales. While that may not sound like much, 10 pounds makes a huge difference when you're hiking in a mile or so. 2. You can get in almost any tree. I've already hunted from some trees I wouldn't have been able to climb with my climber. In all the research I did before purchasing, nowhere did I hear or read anything about leg fatigue. I just wanted to share a different perspective. I'm not knocking saddles and I think there's definitely a place for them. If I were 10 years younger, I'd probably love mine. I actually watched a youtube video by a guy saying "saddles aren't just for young guys". But I think he was 50. Just like 10 pounds, 10 years makes a big difference. [/QUOTE]
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