Equi
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Just wondering what everyone else thinks about this?
£165 for it.
Pricey or worth it?
£165 for it.
Pricey or worth it?
This is the economy version:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371793498893?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
You can get this to add to a saddlemate:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stubbs-Bu...058331?hash=item1c7088329b:g:VcwAAOSwTA9X5Arm
Total would be £85 for the rack and trolley, with the advantage that they can be separated so you can put the rack part in the car.
You can get this to add to a saddlemate:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stubbs-Bu...058331?hash=item1c7088329b:g:VcwAAOSwTA9X5Arm
Total would be £85 for the rack and trolley, with the advantage that they can be separated so you can put the rack part in the car.
I have one and have given up on it - really poor design - the Saddle Mate keeps falling off and the handle is too short for me (I'm 5' 10"). My friend uses a fishing tackle trolley which is a better designed and better value for money.
Oooh I need a version with bigger wheels... we hsve a 5 minute walk through our village to get to the ponies. I need something my daughters can carry their saddles on if I am not there to do the heavy lifting. But I don't think these trollies' wheels will cope with kerbs. Am wondering if a wheelbarrow is actually my best bet?
Ikea trolley for a tenner you say??
I'm think of getting one of these https://www.fishingrepublic.net/bla...ley-sbt.html?gclid=COzYn4P4u9ACFQcQ0wod5eUMIg to use with my Saddle Mate, it looks like a combination that might suit you too.
My question still stands though lol i commented on their site that it was a mad price and they replied "but its quality and 5 functions inc mounting block, tack box " lol not sure i want a mounting block with wheels...
Oh they also said it preserves your saddles shape, thus cutting down on back pain hahahahahaha
The idea is good but the price is ridiculous. Also no way would I use it as a mounting block!
Shires tack trolley is good and you don't have to bend right down to lift a heavy saddle and it's half the price
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=shires+saddle+trolley&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=simvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUotmB2LnQAhXJJiYKHUSZAEQQ_AUICCgC&biw=320&bih=460#imgrc=pjqj90yWxaiN8M:
For years I've had a version of this which cost far less. I was appalled at the price when they brought this out and remain so!
I have a saddlemate (£25) fixed onto a folding trolley (£10). You drill 4 small holes at each corner of the pod and use cable ties to fix it to the trolley rack.
My husband invented it years ago because when I was just coming back from having broken my back it was very difficult for me to carry a saddle (for my daughter - not me at the time!). But then my daughter half hitched for pony club camp as a great way to have tack, kit etc neatly by the stable and not have to carry everything from the lock up which that year was a distance. So my husband converted it to an "all terrain" version on a trolley with bigger wheels.
I honestly would not be without our mobile saddle pod. Its much bigger than the tack mate - but can be separated and fold flat. And of course you can get more in / on it. I can stick everything I need in or on it and trundle to where I need to go. And if I can't keep standing - I can sit on it. But I wouldn't use anything with wheels as a mounting block though....
And I wouldn't pay £165 for what is really a jumped up child's trunki suitcase!