New Tribe Onyx

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I'm thinking im going to take the plunge and go with the new tribe onyx. I'd like some feed back though. Are the tool carriers functional or just a pain? Pics more than welcome. Wanna hear the good the bad. Thanx gents
 
I love mine. Never looked back. The only thing I would change is I would opt for rigging plates with larger holes for the leg straps.
 
I highly recommend the Onyx. It's a great saddle. Allow the leg pads to fall loose behind your knees, and take a little time to get things adjusted right. I had a problem with pinching at the groin, and Casey Jones at New Tribe suggested I needed a longer butt strap. He sent it to me and it solved the problem. They are great people to deal with.
 
I love my onyx for trimming but go to Buckingham empire with harness for removals. Onyx is pretty sweet, get a caritools for both sides and rock out. No complaints.
 
I am very happy with my Onyx saddle. Very comfy. Packs small for travel. I need to get some suspenders for it though as my noassatall has become worse in my old age....
Casey has designed some suspenders that I will be getting.
 
I think the Onyx is a good value. Lots of features for the price. Still getting used to mine and its my first saddle so I don't have much to add.
 
This is an old thread, but seems to be a suitable spot for my question.
With the Onyx, where are you securing your saw? The dog snap part of the leash, not the ring which would go on a caritool behind the hip-D.
And has anyone been able to flip the rigging plates around without having to cut or resew anything? It would be cool to flip em like the MB. Or will a rope snap fit in it as-is? Would like to utilize th plates as lower-Ds. But I enjoy a rope snap on my flip-line.
 
Alejandro Concolor said:
This is an old thread, but seems to be a suitable spot for my question.
With the Onyx, where are you securing your saw? The dog snap part of the leash, not the ring which would go on a caritool behind the hip-D.
And has anyone been able to flip the rigging plates around without having to cut or resew anything? It would be cool to flip em like the MB. Or will a rope snap fit in it as-is? Would like to utilize th plates as lower-Ds. But I enjoy a rope snap on my flip-line.
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If your Onyx is old enough then you might have the old rigging plates with a slot instead of the usual larger hole. We have since gone with the Rock Exotica plates which do have a fourth hole large enough to use as lower dees. We position them on the current Onyx in a forward position. If you are unable to back them out to upgrade them I would be happy to do it. If you were able to send it to me then it would be a quick turn around as it would not take long to do.
 
1saddleguy said:
If your Onyx is old enough then you might have the old rigging plates with a slot instead of the usual larger hole. We have since gone with the Rock Exotica plates which do have a fourth hole large enough to use as lower dees. We position them on the current Onyx in a forward position. If you are unable to back them out to upgrade them I would be happy to do it. If you were able to send it to me then it would be a quick turn around as it would not take long to do.
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I haven’t actually even ordered one yet. So i’d Say it’s the newer version ;) haha.
But this morning I ordered one for my boss. I am gonna take a close look at his when it arrives and from there consider getting one for myself. Just curious about the Lower-D possibility.
So do you think backing out the straps to flip the plates around is a simple task, no cutting or re-sewing?
 
Order the MB!

I attach my saw lanyard via a locking d biner to the very short 1" nylon webbing loop below everything on the right hip. I attach the top handle via a non-locking ergonomic quickdraw biner to my right gear loop, but am looking for a better spot prior to getting a shembiner.
 
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