If you're looking for the BEST value in dry fly hackle as a new tyer, the four half dry fly cape pack is it.
There is no other way to get quality genetic hackle in that many colors and sizes.
Saddles are awesome if you tie a lot of one or two size flies, but these capes give you a WIDE range of sizes.
By the time you run out of what you're tying, you'll know exactly what you want to replace it.