The Bridge Buddy

3 Stars... for now

The Good: I have used the Bridge Buddy for about 4 hours now and really like the comfort over just a Tethered bridge. It does exactly what is advertised. Moves easily for off side shots and is very stable and secure. The Not So Good, maybe?: Im not impressed or happy with the amount of Erosion / Deformation of the material at the Caribiner connection area. Only 4 hours of use and it has removed all the paint on the outer / upper side of the throat and all the way inside the upper neck. I hope this subsides or stops but I'm not sure it will. I am using an aluminum Tetherd Caribiner, I'm 205 lbs and not trying to abuse the Bridge Buddy in any way. Hopefully it makes it thru season, I usually hunt 40 plus days a year, 10 or so all day sits. Maybe a bearing surface where the Caribiner connects would fix this issue? I'm no engineer, but I did just put a piece of heat shrink on throat connection section of my Caribiner, we will see how that works out?!?!

It doesn’t completely eliminate hip pinch for me, but it is enough of an improvement to warrant bringing it with me on hunts. I’m hoping for a wider version

Increase comfort

Enjoy the product, made sits more comfortable. Was easy to use and get used to it.