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Guys treestand safety is no joke. I've never worn a harness in my life but after getting a delirious call from a buddy last fall that had just fallen 25' and driving frantically to the farm and seeing him all busted up then watching him fly away in the STAT flight helicopter, I just ordered one of these.
My buddy is a 36 year old guy in great physical shape. Just after he stepped into his stand a ratchet strap gave way and dumped him out. If it weren't for the multiple limbs he hit on the way down I know he would no longer be with us. Now is the time to order them for the upcoming seasons. Don't wait!
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No joke at all. That is a good looking harness, TJ. Just make sure you use it! Posts: 966 | From: Tampa, FL | Registered: Aug 2011
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Wearing a safety harness is the only way to go. I used just a safety belt for forty years, then decided that's maybe not the best situation. I don't have the time to get broken up. Great post!
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Don't get in a tree without one! There is no excuse not to have a harness on. They are comfortable and unobtrusive for the most part.
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I fell about 6-7 feet last year when setting up my climbing sticks. It was flat on my back in soft leaves and dirt. I got lucky, don't follow my example......
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I guess I don't understand why anyone would not wear a harness while hunting from a tree..... It's not like it's "New" technology. At my age one of the reasons I hunt from the ground!!
-------------------- In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner. Shunryu Suzuki Posts: 9330 | From: tribes hill , new york | Registered: Jan 2008
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Well my fall last year nearly killed me. I hope your bud is better and has that "will" again. After now 4 surgeries (one more to go) I am at least hunting. All of my hang-ons get new rachets and I have a ton more ladder stands. I also have a rope with a pruss hitch that keeps me in the game instead of falling 27 ft/sec. Latch up boys and girls. I had a stand break before I could hook up and I nearly joined the campfire upstairs.
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quote:Originally posted by ron w: I guess I don't understand why anyone would not wear a harness while hunting from a tree..... It's not like it's "New" technology.
x2. Every time I read one of these I think of that.
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I bought one of the great Gorilla harnesses last year. It seems a bit much after the puny harnesses I've used in the past, but you sure get that feeling that IF you would fall, you wouldn't have to worry about the harness.
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“Only after the last tree has been cut down…the last river has been poisoned…the last fish caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Prophesy Posts: 1855 | From: Westchester County, NY | Registered: Oct 2006
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I have fallen from a tree before, many, many moons ago. I thank God, every time I think about it, that I wasn't seriously hurt. At my age I restrict my hunts to the ground. I don't think I would survive the same fall as back then ..........use those harnesses (not belts). I hope your friend's condition is not serious.
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Don't take you life for granted! Get a good harness anduse it. I was dumped a couple of years ago in Maine and I believe a harness is why I am still here! Thanks for opening everyone's awareness Tom!!!
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Don't ever get in a treestand without a safety harness. Not worth the risk.
Last season I invested in a Rescue One since I hunt alone most of the time and many times no one knows exactly where I am hunting (might know farm or public land but not exact tree). It is a very nice safety vest with the added self rescue feature.
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It's not like it's "New" technology. At my age one of the reasons I hunt from the ground!!
