4th year for me also. Main reason I switched was lower back issues. The weight of carrying a climber and sitting all day absolutely killed my back. (L3,4,5/S1 issues) By going to the saddle I got rid of both those problems. I have 2 Summit Goliaths and 2 Ol Man Grand Visions that haven’t seen daylight in 3 seasons.
I have an H2 saddle and a Trophy Line Mission platform. I started with 3-30” Hawk Heliums and switched to XOP X2 sticks this year with aiders. I have only used 4 sticks once this season. I would say I more often than not, I only use 2 sticks to get where I wanna be.
I have a Trophy Line Platow pack and the way it fits it’s like I don’t even have anything on my back.
