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Offline JDHasty

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Re: Man dies after falling from tree stand
« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2015, 01:42:10 PM »
I broke out a new climber today that I bought last year and never used.  Even with the safety strap, that thing scares me. I can't imagine going higher than about 12 to 15 feet with it.  I hunt alone and the thought of hanging from a stand by the safety strap for hours is horrible to imagine.   I much prefer my ladder stand with a bigger platform and that is securely lashed to the tree while I climb.

 :yeah:

I have a half dozen ladder stands.  I won't purchase the ones without a "shooting rail" either.  That way when a person takes a siesta they will still be in the stand when they wake up and not closing with the ground at 32 feet per second per second. 

I have mostly Big Game Stealth Deluxe, but also have a couple Warrior Deluxe and they are solid.  I buy a couple after the season when they go on sale every year.  They don't have that large of a platform, but they work well for us.   

 


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