This has been one of the most valuable videos I've seen on knots and hitches related to saddle hunting. Really coming in handy as I start to tweek my set up and know how I want to be able to manipulate the ropes im using with different levels of ease.

I own both, if you’re going to put them on a tree and leave them you can’t go wrong with the skeletors. However if you’re going miles into the woods the extra weight eventually catches you! I took a one stick and cut it in half to use it for one sticking. Best stick I’ve ever owned!

Always a trade off. I dig the size and stability of the Seeker but it’s a hoss and a bit of a pita to haul around the woods. I’ve Jerry rigged it to my pack but it will either go to a smaller/lighter platform or a bigger/framed pack this season.

Awesome video

You leave that recurve strung all the time?

It's kind of funny that you screw up clock wise and counter

As someone just getting into saddle hunting this video is a goldmine. Best I’ve seen yet and I’ve watched a pile. Awesome job.

Great review!… I just ordered the skeletors..👍 Pairing them with a workhorse grit saddle , and grit xl platform. Will be my first saddle setup.

The hang free system is easier and just as good

I know this video is 3 yrs old but can you still get the roll pouches?

What is the brand for the ring of steps and gear hanger?

Archon vs XC thoughts? Longtime platform guy, first saddle.

Any update on this? did the mammut work ok long term? Still using it or have you moved to something different?

Great, useful video. Will refer back to this until I can "tie 'em in my sleep...." Thank you

Webbing tether killed it for me. It doesn't glide in biner like rope

Great saddle bought one after your comparison video… like the idea of the removable leg loops for practice. And being able to have them on for hunting

Thanks for batwing pack dump. Can’t find them on here much.

I’ve used the sidewinder for 2 years and it’s been great. I just upgraded to the cobra (literally just placed my order yesterday) I trust CGM and I’m happy to support them again with my new saddle purchase. Thanks for the video!

Lol hope there isn’t any pressure points. Lol you putting your whole body in it 😂

Man I miss u doing saddle reviews on KZbin....u got to bring it back man

Hi. Have you looked at the Sladder (Grayskwerel)? I would be interested to see some honest opinions on that climbing method.

Awesome video as usual. Have you used the ATC pilot? I’d like to see a comparison between that and the mammut

I love my ESS. Would never go back to a tree stand. The two panel is easy to use.

He said you really can't screw anything up: he's throwing down the gauntlet and challenging me. LOL. Great video.

Just ordered a doubtstep aider for my skeletors after watching this vid today.

My method is very similar to the moot system. I use a guide atc with my carabiner in the guide mode hole, not in the cable loop with a auto block alongside. What i do is when im ready to descend, i adjuat my foot loop to a shorter length and attach it to the smaller hole on the front of the guide atc, much like a car gas pedal, the more you press the more quickly you descend and when you take the pressure off, you stop along with your auto block in your one hand and the tag end in the other. Total control and very safe

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can you srt with the mammut?

can i use only for rappel

Have you seen my hybrid stand? It is in video (One Stixing like a BOSS)? If not plz watch n let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks

Question I was told that for one sticking a single panel Saddle is easier to climb then with the double panel do you find that true?

Looks like a nice beefy saddle compared to my phantom. I’m looking to up grade to something more comfortable. This one is on my list of buying

Nice!

Hello, thanks for sharing. Please tell me what size saddle is in the review, 2?

Are those adjustment buckles on the bridge plastic?

What’s the best mobile Hunting saddle pack that you found for sticks and saddles? I really like insights saddle stalker! But there’s no place to put anything else it’s the most uniform packet in unit I’ve seen they just add some pockets on the outside that would be fantastic. What do you think? Any other packs out there? I carry the x2

Defeats the purpose of a soft ultralight system

What’s the difference really between using this Archon alone and an XC with a back band?

so what do you recommend for someone just starting out ? best saddle good platform?

I like the latitude features . But no big with a rope wast belt to hold to saddle pouches that have wight

I'm interested in what company makes that climbing line. I've seen some people reviewing climbing line that looks very sketchy once u take the protective wrap on the outside off. I use line made by Sterling & if it needs a sewn eye that will hold a carabiner or a large sewn loop that allows u to girth hitch around a tree or large branch by just putting the tag end of your climbing line through it. But u need throwline hooked to a throwbag like a Petzyl 12 oz. Yellow throwbag. Then u have to have a cube to store all your throwline in. But if u had some 550 paracord & a 14 oz. throwbag u can get up in a 🌳 where u throw over a union in the 🌳 & then switch out that paracord with your climbing line. I've been doing this for 5 years now. I spend February, March & the 1st part of April to setup several spots in many areas. But when I'm up in the 🌳 I can usually toss my throwball over a higher union in the 🌳 that I just can't reach from the ground due to branches getting in the way. I've been to spots where the branches coming off the trunk of the 🌳 that just won't work due to tightness. So the learning curve is learning to avoid these time waisters. Simply pick the low hanging fruit, climb until u get a good foothold & tether yourself to the 🌳 & then get the throwball over a more suitable place & when u have both ends of the paracord hook it to your climbing line so that will be your hunting height. U will develop a feel for it. A good area to go is a 🌳 that u couldn't attach a climbing stick to. Those oak 🌳 with huge trunks have multiple options which is nice. My current climbing system is SRT & it's 40 feet with a Sterling 9mm CRV rope which is a static rope. I have a 30" eye to eye hitchcord which is a Beeline. It goes right above my Trango Vergo rapell device. One triple locking Petzyl oval carabiner which is called a Mousqueton OK Triact needed for the whole system. I use a double bridge on my saddle so I keep connected into one system with the slack stuff tucked away. The bridge that I didn't use to climb with I connect a 8mm Oplux tether to it & that's it. How I ascend in an effortless way is by having a micro pulley hand ascender which is the CT Quick-roll. It takes 2 fingers to advance that Quick-roll & I can climb 20 feet in a minute w/o breaking a sweat. Much less items to stealth strip too. I'm never going to be willing to save $50 for an injury that costs me $50,000.

I used the Skeletors this past season and they are a great stick. They bite hard into the tree. Half the time after taking the rope off they are still stuck to the tree. The design is great and you get a solid footing on them. The DynaLite rope attachment is simply awesome. I’ll never use a buckle strap again. With 4 of them and using a short aider on just the first step, 18-19’ at the platform is easily achieved (I’m 5’ 10”). But man, cutting back on half the weight is making me look at the One Stick’s.

The panel adjustments are easy to use when you’re in the tree and have weight in the saddle. How’d you get the removable leg straps? Mine didn’t come with that.

Great video thank you for the tips with the end of 2023 season ending I am beginning my transition to saddle hunting I like a lot of your set up. Do you have a gear list? I really like your gear strap and hooks as well as your ring of steps.

Great video and explanation. I bought the ess and subscribed. I will have plenty of time for the learning curve I hope!

I recently went to a tubular strap tether from Hang Free. You may want to give it a look. Another great video. Keep them coming.

The technora sheath on those Sterling Canyon ropes are slippery. My rope is Canyon Tech, and even though it is 9.5mm I still had trouble finding a carabiner to work.

To aid in adjusting the length of the steps maybe mark the tubular webbing tag end in 1/2" or 1'" increments.

All id do in that is sleep. I can see it now. Cold morning just napping