Tree Saddle
11-09-2005, 09:35 AM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Livonia,new york
Posts: 564
RE: Tree Saddle
I USE THE SNEEKY SAC. VERY SIMILAR BUT UNDER A $100. I LOVE IT. I CAN HANG FROM ANYTREE now. even those enormous oaks the deer seem to love. pines, apple, beech, birch u name it it can be climbed with spikes or ladders and hung from. plus i strap mine on the minute i get out of the car and walk to my loc. it's light and quiet. i have a climber but to noisy and bulky. i use spikes so they can get a little heavy if u carry more than ten. but they pack away nice and i wrap rubber bands around them to keep thum from making nose. yep these new tree saddles or hangers as i call them are the way to go i feel. light, compact and versatile. get one u wont be dissapointed in my opinion
THE FOOT
THE FOOT
11-18-2005, 07:08 AM
#6
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: Tree Saddle
ORIGINAL: jimmy the foot
I USE THE SNEEKY SAC. VERY SIMILAR BUT UNDER A $100. I LOVE IT. I CAN HANG FROM ANYTREE now. even those enormous oaks the deer seem to love. pines, apple, beech, birch u name it it can be climbed with spikes or ladders and hung from. plus i strap mine on the minute i get out of the car and walk to my loc. it's light and quiet. i have a climber but to noisy and bulky. i use spikes so they can get a little heavy if u carry more than ten. but they pack away nice and i wrap rubber bands around them to keep thum from making nose. yep these new tree saddles or hangers as i call them are the way to go i feel. light, compact and versatile. get one u wont be dissapointed in my opinion
THE FOOT
I USE THE SNEEKY SAC. VERY SIMILAR BUT UNDER A $100. I LOVE IT. I CAN HANG FROM ANYTREE now. even those enormous oaks the deer seem to love. pines, apple, beech, birch u name it it can be climbed with spikes or ladders and hung from. plus i strap mine on the minute i get out of the car and walk to my loc. it's light and quiet. i have a climber but to noisy and bulky. i use spikes so they can get a little heavy if u carry more than ten. but they pack away nice and i wrap rubber bands around them to keep thum from making nose. yep these new tree saddles or hangers as i call them are the way to go i feel. light, compact and versatile. get one u wont be dissapointed in my opinion
THE FOOT
11-22-2005, 05:27 PM
#8
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location:
Posts: 26
RE: Tree Saddle
Well I bought it. So far not very impressed. I have to figure out a better way of getting into the tree. Climbing sticks are more of a pain to carry into the woods than my climbing tree stand with the backpack straps. Not very comfortabe and easy to change positions as advertised. I am going to try gaffs and see if that helps lighten the load. I do feel safe in it however. Hopefully the gaffs work out otherwise it goes on ebay.[:@]
11-28-2005, 04:13 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location:
Posts: 565
RE: Tree Saddle
try the lone wolf tree sticks. very light wt. and easy to set up. can get you up in the tree 20 ft easily. I don't like the gaffs as I feel unsafe in them. I use them occasionally. I don't have a suit but have thought about getting one. the three sticks can be stacked together and are definetely lighter than any climber as they weigh about 8lbs all together.
11-28-2005, 09:39 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 2,820
RE: Tree Saddle
Truthfully, it looks to bequite uncomfortable to me compared to a climber or a hang on stand. Your stuck standing on eithertreesteps or a tree ladder. Sure you can sit in the sling to relieve your legs, but how are you suppose to move around for a shot without waving your bow up in the air trying to get it around the tree when your that close to it? If you have to carry steps or a ladder along with that sling, might as well just buy a treestand instead. My two cents.
