Had a spooky morning

[longbowben]

Just a little reminder metal cables rust and break.While getting situated this morning in my treestand i herd a snap     I shined my light down and one of the side cables snapped off had my safety harness on.Its time to change all the cables out.Be careful and have a great season all.AND WEAR A SAFETY HARNESS!!!!!!!!!

[YORNOC]

Another lesson learned! Glad you are okay!

[yamapup]

Stuff like that keeps me on the ground. Pup

[celticknot]

AMEN PUP

[oneshot-onekill]

Happened to a friend of mine last year...15ft up and both snapped. He is still hobbling on 2 bad ankles. Be careful and replace them every couple years. I replaced mine with aircraft cable just to be sure.

[Ragnarok Forge]

Glad your Ok.  Maintenance is an important thing.

[Eugene Slagle]

Originally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
Glad your Ok.  Maintenance is an important thing.

Agreed but I also agree with Pup & have hunted mostly on the ground for the past few years.

[Night Wing]

I gave up hunting from high up tree stands. I don't feel comfortable up and high and this is why I've been hunting at ground level for the last 10 years.

[doeboy]

instead of replacing cables i use heavy chain.

good idea to change them out! glad your ok.

[Gerardo]

thanks for the safety tips, and good luck on those monster bucks ben

[longbowben]

Thanks everyone, and doeboy i never thought about chains thats a much better idea.

[dan d]

The more I hear about stuff like this, the more I am thinking about re-learning the fine art of ground hunting. Must be old age settling in.
Dan

[stickhead]

Be thankful you wear a harness

[jackdaw]

Good 'heads' up Ben! Chains do work REALLY well! Glad you are A.O.K.

[leatherneck]

Heck, the one morning I let my buddy go into the woods without me he goes and breaks one of our stands.    
Your grounded for a week!!!
I knew where he was at but I wouldn't have been able to get to him being I was 2-hours from home. Not to mention as far back in as he was I would have definately had to gut him before dragging him out.
Gotta love those Gorillas. One cable and still held a man. We will be re-evaluating all our stands at seasons end and replacing with chains I recon.

[mscampbell75]

Thanks for sharing.  Alot of times, situations like this go untold.

[bawana bowman]

That's exactly why I've never used stands that are made with cables.
Always have used Loc-on Lems and Spirits. No cables to worry about, and Light weight to boot.

[greg fields]

Chains here also....  I feel much more secure seeing chain than I do cable.....

[Mike Gerardi]

Its a good thing your a little guy Ben.  

[PEARL DRUMS]

I hook one safety chain up right off the bat, if one or two cables break Im not going straight down. Still a spooky one. Glad your okay to hunt another day.