-: All right.
We are at the A TA show.
One of the most interesting
and exciting things that I've seen,
hunter Safety system is getting into the
saddle hunting game.
We are. Michael Weidner from HSS is here with me.
And you guys have been known for a long time. You've
-: Been around a little while. You
-: Said for your Yeah, we're a -: Little old.
-: We're a little old. I'm not saying that.
I'm just saying you've been making great safety
harnesses for a long time.
Thank you. And, and we've all used them.
And now obviously saddle hunting is hot.
And I walked by your booth
and I was like, holy cow, you guys have everything.
You've got a saddle, you've got a platform.
You've got this amazing item that you're gonna demonstrate.
We are to us here. So please walk us through it.
-: Thank you Christian. I appreciate it. Yeah.
This is our 25th anniversary of being in business.
We're excited to launch something new saying
the old is still wonderful.
We love our safety harnesses and lifelines.
Everybody that uses traditional tree stand should use them.
But for the new guy, the saddle guy,
we have got a full lineup of saddle gear
that I'm excited to show you.
-: Absolutely. So walk us through it.
-: Here's what I've got. I've got my defender saddle on.
This is an ideal saddle for the guy
that wants ultimate comfort for hours in the stand
for it gives nice padding, it has an expander piece on it
that gives me great coverage.
It's super comfortable.
I've also got a platform
that we're introducing this year called Our Legend Platform.
It has an angle design
that puts my feet at just the perfect angle that allows me
to stay comfortable while I'm on stand for a long time.
It's got traction pegs that allow for me
to stand comfortably and securely.
Now, do you know what that weighs?
It weighs just under four pounds, so it's like 3.75 pounds.
It's packable, it's lightweight. It's a high end aluminum.
Yeah, it's really great. Alright.
I want to, I want you to see that in a little bit.
-: And this is what's really interesting.
-: Let me spend just a moment on the slap strap.
'cause this is what's really separating us here.
This is super unique.
What we've done is taken your tether
rope and your lineman's rope.
'cause every saddle hunter's gotta have those. Yes.
Lineman rope. Tether rope.
They're used to carrying them on their saddle in big giant,
what's called a bulk pouch.
Right? Absolutely.
We've taken those ropes and we've put 'em into a slap strap.
-: Yeah, you guys, I love that name by the way. Slap
-: You guys remember -: The old slap
-: Bracelets?
Yes. Slap the slap bracelet. Yeah.
That's exactly where this concept came from.
-: Yep. -: So I'm gonna go ahead
and put it on the tree and demonstrate it for you.
Okay. Yeah. Show, show us how you do it. Sounds great.
Aftermarket 3D printed. So it's simply slaps on the tree.
Bow hang there.
And now my ropes are where I need them to be,
not necessarily on my pouches.
Right. I don't have to fumble through my pouch
to find my lineman's belt.
Hope it's not tangled, lasso it around the tree.
My ropes are already here.
I unzip my pouches and I simply pull 'em out.
Everything is labeled. You'll notice this one says lineman.
I've got my other rope that says tether on it
so I don't get confused.
But while I'm at ground level now I'm able to hook up
to my lineman's rope.
You may notice that the rope has an orange fiber that runs
through it that correlates with the orange
that I've sewn into my lineman's loops.
So we are the safety company.
We wanna make sure everybody stays safe.
But now I'm on my line's belt
and I haven't even left the ground.
One of the biggest issues with wearing a lineman's belt,
and you guys know this as well as I do,
when I lean up on a lineman's belt, what happens,
this rope typically falls off the backside of the tree
and I am constantly coming down
and trying to reposition that rope.
You know what, I don't have to worry about that
with the slap strap anymore.
Everything stays in place where I need it.
You'll notice this knot that we developed over here.
It's called a tender hitch knot.
It allows me to tender myself
or get myself closer to the tree
or further from the tree with one hand.
It always bites. So I don't need a
mechanical ascender anymore.
You guys use these? No.
You're familiar with the rope mans and the Kongs.
I don't have to have that anymore.
I can use just this knot, the way it's tied as I climb,
I am simply walking this up the tree
or down the tree with me as I go.
This also gives me the ability to use my tether rope
to stay doubly connected.
Again. I don't have to reach into a pouch and fumble
and reach it around the tree.
It's automatically right where I need it to be.
I'd simply pull that through
and I would connect my bridge rope onto the tether.
Right? So everything is quick, it's convenient, it's easy.
Now I'm doubly connected onto both of my ropes.
So let's say I'm now hunting, I'm in my hunting environment.
I can go ahead and disconnect my lineman's belt, right?
So now I am just on my, on my tether rope.
Look what happens now. Now I've got accessories.
I've got places to hang my backpack.
I've also got Molly's up here, places to hang my bow,
my quiver, my range finder, whatever I may need.
I have got spots for everything.
So this is how I would hunt.
Obviously when I come down, I come down the opposite way.
I would simply walk this down the tree.
I tuck my ropes into my pouches and off I go.
Forgive the long demonstration,
but this is such a unique item.
I've taken all the confusion out of the ropes
and what goes where and how do I keep it untangled?
Well put it all on the
-: Tree.
I mean, I mean, honestly, right As I'm
as a fellow saddle hunter, as I'm watching you do that,
I'm like, you know, it's great that you've got a saddle,
a really comfortable quality saddle, right?
But, but there's saddles out there
and I'm sure your platform is fantastic, but there,
but this the slap strap.
There's nothing else that I've seen like that.
And I'm thinking like as you're talking,
not only the safety, but being able to hang my my pack
and not have to then deal with another strap.
There's so much convenience built into that.
Not just the safety act.
-: That's right. Let's think about what
we don't need anymore.
I don't need dump pouches anymore, right? Everything's here.
I don't need a mechanical ascender anymore,
by the way in which we tied our knot.
I also don't need a separate accessory strap to go
around the tree because this also my accessory strap.
-: Yeah, yeah. -: We took all those things
that a saddle owner has to have, right?
We put 'em all into the slap strap. It really is unique.
-: So it just goes to show that even a company
that has heritage, not on the saddle side of things,
but the tree stand side of things.
A company that's was, you would say old, right?
25 years in business. Congratulations by the way.
You can bring fresh thought, new ideas
to the saddle hunting game.
And honestly, that's
what you guys have been doing for a long time.
Quality products, well thought out stuff.
And I foresee a ton
of people in this saddle hunting community getting excited
about what HSS is bringing to the table in 25.
-: Thank you Christian. We're super excited to be here.
We're thankful and blessed to have been here for 25 years
and we look forward to the next 25.
-: Alright, well, congrats buddy.
-: You got it. -: Good luck. Thanks so much.