Best Hunting Saddles of 2024 - What I Use - Gear Talk | East Meets West Hunt - Ep 383

[@Brad901]

Love my Timber Ninja Ultimate, the safety and OSHA Fall Restraint testing cert was HUGE for my purchase. What you spoke about around the 3:40min & 8:50min mark is probably 90% of why I went with TN. The testing, safety certifications and quality justifies the price. Nothing is perfect, wish your side pouches where larger, zippers sometimes are not single hand function, The uni harness which I really wanted has been "in production" for years about given up on ever seeing that. The mud flap I really like, I actually put my 30' of rappel rope there. For a back lumber pouch I'm running Marsupial Gear Lumbar Pack - RANGER GREEN to the top panel molly row PERFECT storage plenty of space. The saddle stays up with no problem on hikes up to 6 miles. Over all great saddle save up for safety go home to our family so we can do what we love for years to come.

[@BeauMartonik]

Hey Brad, thank you!! Really appreciate that. I hadn't heard of anyone using the mudlfap for carrying rappel rope, but that's a good idea! You should email us a picture of your setup. I want to see what it looks like! [e-mail] As far as the uni harness goes, I totally understand your frustration. We've been trying to be transparent and show everyone what we are working on before it's done. When we would think we would have it perfect, we kept finding little things that we wanted to change, which slowed things down drastically, and once it was finished, production costs went through the roof. Not making excuses, but we're just a 3 man team doing it part-time trying to figure out how to get the costs down and shouldn't have been as optimistic as we were with timelines. Our fault and a learning lesson for sure! Thanks for supporting us!

[@joshtrauger3088]

Thank you!! I was so glad to hear you make the disclaimer of being co-owner. I've respected you from day one for your honesty. Glad to see you are keeping that when it's not the norm for the industry. Looking forward to hearing you speak and meeting you tomorrow. I appreciate all your content.

[@BeauMartonik]

Thanks Josh! I am a consumer just like everyone else, and I appreciate companies/people that are honest and transparent, so I've tried my best to be that. It was great meeting you!

[@joshtrauger3088]

@BeauMartonik like was brother. Hopefully see you again in the future.

[@hhcustommuskiebaits5826]

Love my TX5 2.0 lone star most comfortable saddle I’ve worn so far single stick climbing. Openable bridge is a game changer

[@mikeguy9668]

Its nowhere near as comfortable as the blackbelt. Sold mine to my buddy after getting the blackbelt

[@brushcrawler8612]

The prices make me ill. Thank god Im not raising children who are getting into hunting 😂😂😂

[@BeauMartonik]

I totally understand where you're coming from. Our goal is to make extremely safe, lightweight, durable, and innovate saddles in the USA. Now seeing what that looks like from the inside, it's crazy to see how expensive that is to do. Cost of materials, hefty insurance prices, testing, etc. all adds up quick. We understand that our products aren't for everyone, but don't want to make a subpar product that causes problems. There are plenty of budget friendly options out there, as long as that is your expectation out of the product, as well. Appreciate the comment!

[@mikefeaster8827]

Beau, do you know when the platform will be available again?

[@BeauMartonik]

Hey Mike, unfortunately I don't have a good date when the Ledge will be available again. Sorry about that! Whenever we do have more information we will be sending it out to the email list. If you're not subscribed already, just sign up at timberninjaoutdoors.com

[@mikeguy9668]

I wouldn't trade my og blackbelt for nothing

[@changopearce9467]

I see they have a meat eater addition. When are they coming out with the EMWH addition? Would be kick ass for us Pa boys

[@BeauMartonik]

Maybe someday! Haha

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

Excellent breakdown of three different options from Timber Ninja 🥷 🌳. I really like the feature sets on the two newer ones and even the Black Belt 🥋 one would be easier to use than the Eberhart Special Edition that I have. Being that this fall will be my first year hunting deer 🦌 in Ohio now that I am a resident and I want to hunt bear 🐻 in PA this year too, I would love to get elevated at times.

[@BeauMartonik]

Thanks Forrest!! Looking forward to seeing your success this year.

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

@@BeauMartonik you are welcome 🙏 and thank you. I might be bear 🐻 hunting in PA too. I hope you get your opportunities on the deer 🦌 and whatever else you are chasing this year too 😃