Abstract: A hip worn storage assembly for providing readily accessible storage for a user of a hunting saddle includes a pair of hip bags, each of which defines an interior space and has a top, a bottom, front and rear faces, and inner and outer sides. Each hip bag has a slit positioned substantially equidistant from the inner and outer sides. A semirigid member attached to the hip bag and coextensive with the slit allows the user to access the interior space. Primary closures attached to the hip bags proximate to the slits are used to selectively close the slits. The hip bags can be attached to an upper strap of a saddle of a safety harness assembly so that each hip bag is positioned proximate to an associated hip of the user upon donning of the safety harness assembly.

Abstract: A safety harness assembly to improve the comfort of the user of a saddle which supports a person who is positioned in a tree. The saddle comprises a primary support, which comprises upper and lower straps secured together to form a closed loop. A panel is attached to and extends between the upper and lower straps. The closed loop includes a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge to which is secured a bridge line that in turn can be secured to a tree. A cross strap is attached to and extends between the upper and lower straps. The cross strap retains the primary support in a stowed configuration and is reversibly stretchable to position the primary support in a deployed configuration when the primary support forms a cradle for the buttocks. A secondary support retains the primary support upon the user.