Mantis Saddle - Setup and Directions
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This video goes over everything you need to know about putting on the Mantis saddle, leg loops, the bridge, how to use your lineman belt and tether, as well as some of the safety features of the Mantis.
The Mantis is the ultimate saddle hunting tool. No matter if you are new to tree saddles, or you're a long time saddle hunter, there are some tips and tricks in this video to help you get the most out of your Tethrd Mantis Saddle
You can pick up your Tethrd Mantis and accessories here:
www.TethrdNation.com
Received a much wanted Mantis for Christmas and shot my first saddle deer in late season Ohio. Can’t wait for public land big woods in Wisconsin this fall. Wishing for one for my son now.
You guys take the nerves out of buying a saddle. Your videos are awesome and very informative. So easy to take your information from the video and apply it.
Just became a saddle hunter as the ups truck rolled off. Great video for beginners. Very helpful.... Now hurry up and ship that platform. The rut is almost on. Hahaha.
Your products are second to none just like your customer service and educational videos. Hands down you are revolutionizing how people mobile hunt. I cant wait for the 2020 hunting season and the many new adventures saddle hunting brings. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for making a light but tough comfortable saddle. “Made right here in the USA”! This is my entry for a mantis. I’d like to give one to my best bow hunting buddy (I already have one) Hope business is still going good for you folks during these strange times. Pray our Country and Economy bounce back! I’m optimistic it will!
Considering you're giving away the mantis I'd say this is my favourite video right now so I can see what I need to do to make the best product work the best for me!!
Just got mine from the post office today. Can't wait to try this out
Thanks for the detailed information! Need to get me one for my public land adventures next season!
This is my favorite video as it gives great information on the set up for those of us just getting started in the saddle hunting
Looking forward to my first saddle after 25 years of treestand hunting. You really can’t beat it for mobile hunting
Love the instructional! Super clear and great to understand!
Great video. Very clearly described and great tips.
Thanks for the video. This is just what I needed to get started.
This was a timely video as I’m getting into purchasing a mantis and predator platform!
There you go! The Predator Platform video is coming very soon as well.
Looking to get into saddle hunting. I was going to get a saddle setup this year, but I’m out of work, cant collect unemployment yet because I’m self employed so not sure it will be feasible this year. I hunt on the ground quite a bit but would like to get out of there line of sight, and smell, and be able to hunt any tree. Love you guys are in MN, I’m across the river in western WI. Sweet giveaway, stay safe!!
Oh boy do I need the tethrd phantom? Yes, yes I do ... DEAR SANTA
Need to get one of these for hunting the gamelands
Great video! Can't wait to get my hands on one of these!
Great can’t wait to try mine!! Now ship it please!!
you got it!
2nd that!
Looking forward to getting one of these!
Awesome product. Great customer service and feedback even with early production snags. All the best for 2019!
ext season is the season of saddle!!
Great video!! I am very interested in trying one!
Great video! Can’t wait to get one!
Great video Greg, can’t wait to get mine!
Need to try one of these!
It’d be real cool to win one of these.
Great system! Thanks!
I love the saddles so much. Not to mention this company is super squared away!
Noticed that leg loops are orange.. Different from my. Mantis saddle. Very nice
Just got mine! Cant wait to get into a tree with it
How do l get one? Give me a phone number.
Love my Mantis and Predator set up. Need to find better sticks though. #TethrdNation #stayhome
Just got mine yesterday!
So is it all it's cracked up to be??
Hey Greg,
I see all the promotions for the saddle and am loving it. I currently hunt ladders, stick stands, climbers, sit/climbs, and Guido's web. I will probably be selling some of my "other" stands to hunt from the saddle.
The one thing that recently came to mind is the care of the Mantis, before during and after the hunt/season. How do you wash/clean it? I know in the off season my metal stands get stored outside in the lean-to of my garage. What about cleaning and caring for your mantis saddle? Scent control of it, the waterproofing after the season closes for the next season? The storage of the saddle, environmental control storage?
I know in the military we were always taught to protect your safety glasses as if they were your eyes, your respirator as your lungs. So how does one care for and store it...?
Thanks for all you are doing for hunting, and the American pastime.
Greg
The Critter Gitter
I wish there was a place to rent/try/learn how to use this before buying one. I'm 54 and still climb n set stands. Wish I had this in my 30's. I'm very interested.
Guess ill get one next year. In 6 weeks the rut will be over.
Good info
I've been Soo on the fence about this. I killed my biggest buck ever this year from a climber. Im a die hard climber man, but I'll have to admit, I had to move several times to get this deer and it sucked because alot of trees either had low branches or too big for my climber. This looks like I don't have to worry about all that. I'm gonna have to get one.
I’m 54 and 200 lbs love the idea of getting away from my climbing stand but still on the fence because of age
I have my Mantis and I like it. I have one technical question. If the waist buckle fails/malfunctions while tethered to the bridge, what protects the hunter if the leg straps aren’t load bearing/capable?
Are you guys going to put out a video about the menace? I don’t see one so far
Hey Greg, just got my saddle little disappointed didn't get to use it this season but will work with it over the spring and summer and be ready for season. Question, how do you clean your saddle?
When are y’all getting more xl mantis?
Also I make a loop in end of tether and hook into carabiner. If somehow the carabiner or ropeman or prusic fails your still safe.
good idea.
Seems awesome! What is your preferred way to climb? If it’s sticks what are your favorite
Well if it ships I will get back to this video. LOL Looks as if I will not be using it for deer this year but will give it a try going after pigs. Love the videos man some of the best hunting videos on youtube. Still would like to know some WMA's with rivers around Savannah I could use my boat to get in and hunt Pigs. Not looking for your honey hole just want to hunt some pigs. Thanks and keep the videos coming.
What trees can you climb with this style of hunting?
Saw a demo on Outdoor Allie
Is it normal for the center point of the bridge to be narrower and flatter on my brand new mantis? Where it would have the carabiner hooked through? I don't find anything that talks about it anywhere. Thanks
How do you chose the correct size?
@TethrdNation I bought a second saddle for my son. The spliced eye on the lineman rope is different than mine. It is too stiff to make a clean small girth hitch. Why did you change this?
im having the same issue. Im leaving the carabiner because the large loop is annoying
I'm in Michigan it can get very cold I walk in with a short sleeve and a long sleeve t shirt. I dress once all strapped in in my TL saddle it has plenty of room. Let's see you shoot a video of that with the belt that the mantis has when you get a chance it would be helpful , thanks , will you be doing an outdoor shows in Michigan ??
Yes, we're headed to Michigan with John Eberhart. I put on all my lower body layers on at the base of the tree. You can do it in the Mantis if you're willing to take some risks, but we don't recommend it. Putting on a jacket is super easy.
@@TethrdNation please bring an XL to try on, yes I put on bottom layers also but put on upper after tethered in or I am soaked after climbing up,
Hi, I am 6'4" and weight about 365lbs , do you guys have a saddle that would accommodate someone my size? thanks
Should be ordering one as soon as I get an email back from them, has anyone ordered recently? How long did it take? Hopefully will have it before Sept 27th (NY opener)
Great video for a saddle virgin like myself...🤷♂️
Are u guys going to be at the mn deer classic this coming 2019?
Do you use a large or xl saddle?
I'm 6'0'', 175, slimmer build...would you recommend a large or medium?
I’m still confused about safety and a fall. Looks like bridge and the waist connection is only thing. How would you not slip out if a fall occurs or a flip occurs?
Watch our TMA testing video. We dropped a 300 lb dummy. The waist belt and the leg straps keep the saddle in place.
Very interesting. Just found the tree saddle concept after watching Urban Hunts and found you. May be an uninformed question, but does the saddle completely replace the harness system when you're up the tree?
Nate
Most people do not use a traditional fall arrest harness when saddle hunting, but you should not use the saddle as a harness when hunting out of a regular tree stand. When saddle hunting, the saddle prevents you from really ever falling mainly due to the nature of how you are position and hunting. A regular harness is more for saving your life, after you have fallen. Does that make sense?
It does. ThanksNate
Send that baby swing my way. Come on. Just send it!
So is there no need for a safety harness or something other than the bridge connection to the tether?
The way it is presented the saddle doubles as a rock climbing harness of sorts. Even with the non load bearing leg straps/loops?
That's exactly right. The saddle is your safety harness. The leg loops will hold a few hundred pounds, but don't really do anything to support your weight...only keep the saddle in place.
I’m looking into using your saddle for my hang n hunts. I just have some bad knees. I can’t put a whole lot of pressure on them for long periods of time. How much weight is taken off the legs while leaning into your saddle?
I know this is an old question but I see no one has answered it. Leaning in the saddle takes quite a bit of weight off of your knees. Also if you can handle some pressure directly on your knee cap better, then you can take a foam pad and sit in the saddle and stabilize yourself with your knees against the pad on the tree. If that gets to be too much, you can turn to the side and dangle with your hip against the tree to get a little relief.
Saddle me up partner 👍
Why don't you carry a small size. I got in the medium but, I'd fit in a small better. You also should incorporate a type of strap dangle retention (for lack of better words). Dangling strap are a totally annoying and a safety hazard. I'm 5'7 155lbs and have to tighten the straps on the medium excessively leaving long dangling tag ends. Food for thought.
Hi, what is the price? I measure 1.82 mtrs, weight 190 lbs. I must be size 36.
I priced these about a week ago full set up looks about $500 USD.
I'm hoping to order mine in february for my birthday. My mom ordered a gift card for Christmas but as of yet all I have it a peice of paper saying that I have a 100 dollar gift card.
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I noticed your tether rope is orange/brown, not green/black like the linemans belt. I was shipped both ropes as green/black. Any difference between the two?
D. S. Yes. One has a large 5” opening which you use for the bridge hooking to tree. And the other has a smaller loop for using as a line mans belt for going up and down the tree
@@JaredCarter84 Not asking the difference between their tether and linemans belt - More interested if theres a difference between Tethrd's orange/brown versus their green/black tether.
D.S. Pretty sure it’s just a color option they came out recently. But I’d like to know for sure too!
Yup. We recently came out with the brown/orange option for the tether to keep them visually separated for the guys that store them together in the same SYS Hauler. The ropes are the same, just different color options.
Got it - Thanks. Really liking these new videos!!
If I don't win the mantis, I think thats it. I'm going overboard and buying a ladder stand. I'll be mobile all the way until I get to my stand....that I hunt over and over and over again. Forever.
Are these made in the USA 🇺🇸? I’d hate to spend north of $200 on something made in China. If it’s US made I’m in!
Update! The saddle and platform are USA made! I’m on it!
I feel that they hold off shipping to make it seem they have so many orders so people who are on the edge will pull the trigger and buy so they have it for season. If that's not the reason they need a better production manger who will do something to speed up production no reason in this day and age to have to take so long to get these out. I'm 8 weeks and still nothing i will find a different platform so i don't have to wait for there bad management who can't make the call to speed up the process.
Tim Ahern if you have done any research on these guys you would know that they are just a couple of guys that’s started their own company. Has nothing to do with production problems. For you to expect them to have thousands in stock would mean they would have to risk their own money assuming they were going to sell them all. They are just average joes. No reason to be rude and try to public shame them when it told you right on the site that there was an 8-10 week wait time.
He rode a blazing saddle, he held a shinning bow! His job to hide in camo, from big bucks near and far! #socialdistancing #turkeytom #contest
Wife ordered a car a car and only took 6 weeks.
Mantis...Netflix and Hang
If you can email a # the I can call to byit
all that and no demo of actually using it..lolol