Tree Saddle
 

I was thinking about trying tree saddle. Anyone have any exp. w/ them? What do you use to climb? ect.

Thanks

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My husband uses a tree saddle. It's very comfortable and quiet. He uses climbing sticks to get into the tree, and some strap on steps to rest his feet on.

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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

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Man they look wild. Is it comfortable? How can spikes be quiter than a climber?

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Alot of hits but not many replies. Anyone have experience with these things?

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Do you have a link to their site ?

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I have the tree suit and use it exclusively for hunting out of trees. Very comfortable and you can get a climber with it to get up a tree. I would highly recommend it.

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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.[:@]

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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.

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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.

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I havea treesuit and a treesaddle. My opinion is the treesuit is noticeably more comfortable than the treesaddle but the treesaddle is noticeably more quiet than the treesuit.

The biggest advantage both have over conventional treestands is versatility. You don't have to havea real straight tree to get into. If you hunt in the mountains the weight issue is also a plus.

The biggest disadvantage I feel is comfort. If you want to pull an "all dayer" I wouldn't want to do it in either "harness".

Rainman7 if screw in steps are legal where you are hunting try the Ezy T-step made by Canford. Compared to other screw-ins they are fairly light, and only a small portion of the tip is exposed so if you put a small amountof duct tape around them (the tip) they won't destroy your back pack. If installed properly they are rock solid on any tree I have tried (I haven't used them on a pine tree yet).

Good luck...