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Just curious. I don't think Im cut out for a tree saddle I was just wondering the weight limits and how big the size get.

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Yes it’s called a hammock

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I can’t help you out, but as a fellow “biggun” I love this post

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I don't know anyone remotely fat that would even consider doing that.

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I just don't understand the point of it. Other than it's "cool"


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A fat man aint got no business in a tree. Im slowly learning that lesson myself

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Your thong would likely work with a couple of cut-nails.

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Never used a saddle but nothing about it looks appealing to me. I will just stick with my climber. All the trees I see them sitting in I could get up in 1/2 the time with my climber. All the videos I see it appears they go through heck trying to pull a bow back in them.

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Looks to me like they are tangled up in a
Spider web. Nothing but a fad.

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They make climbers for fat people. They aren't the best for hiking in miles deep, but I have never encountered a fatty that far from the road.

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Never tried it but it looks like an awful lot of stuff to keep up with.

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They are a pretty neat idea. I just don’t think I’m ready to get out of my office chairs that are in my shooting houses. I mean my 300lb ass hang from a string 20 ft up a tree sounds like a blast and all, but I will pass. I managed to survive the years of sitting on a 2x4 nailed in the fork of a tree, no real sense in pressing my luck.

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https://tethrdnation.com/product/menace-starter-kit/#menace-saddle

Tethrd makes the menace for what they call a “full figured man”. Other company’s make XL versions of their saddles. There are options out there but I couldn’t tell you how they would fit for a big dude. The platform for a big dude is your other issue. A lot of the platforms aren’t made for dudes over 300. I’ll see if I can find a post from saddlehunter.com. This question get asked quite often there.

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Safety is not the issue in the saddle itself, the saddles are rated way over what your body could stand in a fall. Depending on how big you will limit your options.

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I'm over 3 bills and I hunt out of a saddle all the time. Nothing to it. I have an Aero Hunter Kestrel. I used Wild Edge steps (which I don't really like) and the Wild Edge Perch platform. I'm usually good for 5-6hrs.

I have back problems, so if I'm going in more than a couple hundred yards or if the terrain sucks, I'm using my saddle. If it's straightforward, I have a Tree Lounge. YMMV.

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Originally Posted by Beadlescomb
I just don't understand the point of it. Other than it's "cool"


I didn't either until I used one a few times. I don't use it much on private property unless I want to hunt with my daughter and there is only one other stand in place. But I see it as being a game changer for me on public ground.

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Originally Posted by hitek
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I just don't understand the point of it. Other than it's "cool"


I didn't either until I used one a few times. I don't use it much on private property unless I want to hunt with my daughter and there is only one other stand in place. But I see it as being a game changer for me on public ground.


That’s where it shines. On leases ground I’ll just stick a lock-on or carry a climber.

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Define fat people. I'm 6'1" 265 and not really fat but have wondered about the comfort of a saddle. I'd like to at least try it.

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Originally Posted by joshm28

That’s where it shines. On leases ground I’ll just stick a lock-on or carry a climber.


Yes, I will now be carrying 6-7# instead of 20-25# and can get in about any tree that I want.

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I just don't understand the point of it. Other than it's "cool"


I didn't either until I used one a few times. I don't use it much on private property unless I want to hunt with my daughter and there is only one other stand in place. But I see it as being a game changer for me on public ground.


That’s where it shines. On leases ground I’ll just stick a lock-on or carry a climber.


It’s pretty nice on private ground. It’s a huge amount of work putting up and taking down stands every year, plus the disturbance of doing that, and the tendency to hunt a spot with a stand vs a new spot where you have to tote a climber. I avoid all that now. Got rid of most of my lockons and just use my saddle and spurs. I really think my tendency to try “unhunted” spots has resulted in me killing more good deer the last few years.

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