I have looked through several threads now... haven't found anything. Has anyone sewn two sit drags together to give you more surface area and make it more comfortable???
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Double sit drag..
- Thread starter Gobblergetter23
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I haven’t seen two seen together and don’t think I would want to. I have used two and like the ability to move them around to put weight where I want it. I usually used one like a back band but just lower. I have since bought a kestrel and mantis and neither was more comfortable than two sit drags. I do find myself more comfortable with using aiders and tackling more awkward climbs with the “real saddles” just because of safety.
If you decide to try going that route You can make it as simple or complex as you would like. One of them needs a belt and the loops sewn along with abridge. The other needs just a bridge.
If I had access to a good sewing machine and wanted to trick out a sit drag this is what I would do.
See 1” tubular webbing across the top back side. Make some molle webbing if you would like. Make sure that’s the side that the sit drag webbing is just butted together. That way you are reinforcing what I feel is the weakest part of the sit drag.
Instead of just folding the bridge loops onto themselves and sewing make a continuous loop of amsteel for each one and wrap them around it and sew.
Wrap the ends of the one inch webbing around the amsteel loops and sew them.
Then make your belt with one inch webbing and a one inch cobra buckle. It doesn’t need to go all the way around your backside as long as you sew it through the one inch webbing you sewed across the back.
At that point I would feel secure with just the sit drag. The second sit drag just needs a bridge tied into it. I guess you could sew them together but I think the ability to use one as a back rest when needed or putting them both under you and having the ability to overlap them or spread them farther apart is better than being seen. Similar to Anderson sling.
If you decide to try going that route You can make it as simple or complex as you would like. One of them needs a belt and the loops sewn along with abridge. The other needs just a bridge.
If I had access to a good sewing machine and wanted to trick out a sit drag this is what I would do.
See 1” tubular webbing across the top back side. Make some molle webbing if you would like. Make sure that’s the side that the sit drag webbing is just butted together. That way you are reinforcing what I feel is the weakest part of the sit drag.
Instead of just folding the bridge loops onto themselves and sewing make a continuous loop of amsteel for each one and wrap them around it and sew.
Wrap the ends of the one inch webbing around the amsteel loops and sew them.
Then make your belt with one inch webbing and a one inch cobra buckle. It doesn’t need to go all the way around your backside as long as you sew it through the one inch webbing you sewed across the back.
At that point I would feel secure with just the sit drag. The second sit drag just needs a bridge tied into it. I guess you could sew them together but I think the ability to use one as a back rest when needed or putting them both under you and having the ability to overlap them or spread them farther apart is better than being seen. Similar to Anderson sling.
@George Clark .......My cousin george sewed two sit drags together and besides being beyond comfortable, it is now double the weight compacity. He can give you the specifics.
Thank you for the information I have a heavy duty 1/2horse sewing machineThat my stepdad uses for vehicle Upholstery. I thought about tackling this because my brother was interested in a Sit Drag and he likes the comfort of my trophy line.
I did find out a thread where George talked about sewing two together but there were not any specifics.
I’ve got 24 foot of Amstel blue laying around I like the mods you were talking about Eric
I've tried em all....only thing (for me) that comes close to the double sit drag is a size 2 kestrel. Slips in my camelback sized pack and weighs less than a kestrel.
This is my prototype that I hand sewed together and added the webbing the sit drag comes with to the fabric portion. To me, adding a little structure to the fabric made the most difference in comfort.
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Thank you! This is the stuff I was looking for I think I’m going to combine a couple of these ideas when I get everything in
Yeah, I think my final sit drag (s) version will be bomb proofing it using seat belt webbing (6000lb breaking strength ) around the perimeter with the double amsteel bridge. ....oh.....she'll hold.
If you’re interested in putting two sit drags together, look at @Vtbow thread on my modded anderson - the anderson tree sling is essentially two sit drags held together on steel oval links. Bridge connects to that. Only difference is the webbing is continuous that makes the two pieces, not two separate pieces altogether. I’m still tinkering with mine but will be making a hunt next week. It feels like it will be more comfortable than my minimal saddles because of having four 2” pieces of webbing taking most of the pressure.
I meant soiled in the blood of many deer.....but....if you sit in the stand long enough with buck fever....then that too!
You mean this old thing...
Until I get my kite, I think this sling is best compact setup out there. Dual Sit dragzz still beat it for overall comfort, though (for me)
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How did you make the middle portion of the bridge? Is the bottom section of the bridge that connects to the sd slightly shorter to cup your thighs more? Thanks.
The middle portion is tubular webbing slipped over the amsteel mainly to capture the two bridges forming one. An added bonus was the increased resistance when sliding through the carabiner (more control when shifting weight). To keep the webbing from moving, I added a stitch along the whole length of the webbing in between the two bridges. (check out the photos below)
The length of the bottom bridge is about a half inch longer than the upper. For me, when the bottom bridge was the same/shorter as the upper, there was too much pressure under my thighs. I played with the lengths using a couple of pull straps until I found my magic length. The bridges ended up being 34" for the upper and 34.5" for the lower. Here are some photos of my current "finished" sit dragz. (sorry for the crap photos...my phone is on its way out!)
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I like your design on this. Is 7/64ths amsteel sufficient in this application?
I copied @George Clark.
Speedy Stitcher all the way.
It already had the rigging belt from when it was by itself.
It has two 1/8” amsteel Whoopi slings till I figure out what length I want to go with.
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Speedy Stitcher all the way.
It already had the rigging belt from when it was by itself.
It has two 1/8” amsteel Whoopi slings till I figure out what length I want to go with.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro