Saddles

on oiling, it depends on how much you use it, and on the climate. up here usually a couple times a year is enough. but if it gets wet and dries back out often, you may need to oil it more often. every time leather gets soaked and dries back out, it saps some of the oils out of it. if you only ride a little, and dont get in the rain or the river, then once a year may be enough. also where you keep it makes a difference. storing them in a closed up, un-insulated place like a hay barn or the tack room on a trailer is really hard on leather. sometimes they will sweat and cause saddles to mold, other times they will just cook stuff. if possible store them in an insulated place where temp. and humidity wont fluctuate so much.

and oil it a little at a time, just till it softens up. not until you can wring oil out of it.

and as far as simco saddles go, it depends on the age of it. all of the old companies made better saddles years ago than they do now.
but like rockin p said, none of them compare to a good hand made saddle.