Post by: Doublelunger on December 05, 2012, 08:04:33 PM
Post by: wayner on December 05, 2012, 08:06:50 PM
Post by: h20hunter on December 05, 2012, 08:17:44 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on December 05, 2012, 08:21:34 PM
My hunting buddy fell out a stand only damage was the stock on his #1 ruger and the scope. Both repairable.
Couple of years ago I went in to a tree stand of mine and had the neighbor kid sitting in it.He tried to convice me it was his,except he couldn't unlock it. :chuckle:
I had him get down saddled him up in my safety harness and told him to drop it on the back porch that evening.
Post by: Stickerbush on December 05, 2012, 08:35:59 PM
I am planning on getting one though, I dont hunt from a stand too often :o
Post by: turkeyfeather on December 05, 2012, 08:48:54 PM
I use the hunters safety system vest. Very comfortable and easy to use. Plus I have been known to fall asleep in the stand :rolleyes::yeah:
I use the same one and purposely set the strap so I can lean forward just a bit and take a nap, but won't go any farther.
Post by: huntnnw on December 05, 2012, 10:49:28 PM
Post by: PolarBear on December 05, 2012, 11:12:33 PM
Post by: dkecoleman on December 05, 2012, 11:16:23 PM
Post by: Duffer on December 06, 2012, 12:20:11 AM
.... but don't convince yourself that the 15 - 20' fall won't hurt you that much. Last Fall @ the RMEF banquet I chatted with a young gent who fell about that same distance. He skipped the harness. He's now paralyzed from the waist down and damaged from the neck down. Now, family members bathe him and he'll never again get to use the 'family jewels'. Consider that is all I suggest.
Also, if you are someone who "would wear one but just don't have one or can't afford one"? PM me and I'll send you one FOR FREE!
I bought a vest. I wear it. I don't want someone else wiping my azz yet. I'm not THAT OLD! :yike:
Post by: RadSav on December 06, 2012, 12:52:15 AM
I'm pretty much a Freedom guy. Wanna ride your motorcycle without a helmet? cool. Wanna drive without a seatbelt? Fine. Wanna use your treestand without a harness? sure.
.... but don't convince yourself that the 15 - 20' fall won't hurt you that much. Last Fall @ the RMEF banquet I chatted with a young gent who fell about that same distance. He skipped the harness. He's now paralyzed from the waist down and damaged from the neck down. Now, family members bathe him and he'll never again get to use the 'family jewels'. Consider that is all I suggest.
Also, if you are someone who "would wear one but just don't have one or can't afford one"? PM me and I'll send you one FOR FREE!
I bought a vest. I wear it. I don't want someone else wiping my azz yet. I'm not THAT OLD! :yike:
Could not agree with you more.
Most common of all hunting accidents! Hard to find someone in the Eastern states that hunt and doesn't know someone who was killed or paralyzed from falling from a treestand. I know plenty from each category. I would never ever allow myself, family, friends or clients into a tree stand without a controlled descend harness system.
Post by: MikeWalking on December 06, 2012, 03:34:30 AM
The owner found someone else to do it. A few nights later my friend is outside doing some yard work and the other guys kid comes screaming into his yard, yelling to call 911.
His Dads welded stand snapped while he was sitting in it in the backyard , no harness. Broke his neck. What does it cost, vs?
Post by: jaymark6655 on December 06, 2012, 05:10:17 AM
1. I am afraid of heights (mostly that range because there is a good chance fall wont kill you immediately and you will lay there and suffer).
2. Have heard of severl guys having the chains or straps (it was one of those 2000 lb yellow ratchet straps) holding their stand in the tree snap just last week. :yike:
Post by: luckyman on December 06, 2012, 05:28:50 AM
Once it feel secure I climb in but never use a harness. If I'm tired I come down and hunt from the ground. :dunno:
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 09, 2012, 12:00:18 PM
Post by: denali on December 09, 2012, 12:24:58 PM
Post by: Special T on December 09, 2012, 12:56:56 PM
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Post by: clindsayrun on December 09, 2012, 03:33:01 PM
In addition to a safety harness I run a vertical fixed line up the tree. Since most falls happen on the way up or down I tie in with a prussick knot and run that up and down the tree. I'm never not tied in...
A little common sense, high angle climbing experience, witnessing a couple industrial accidents... I guess I don't want to end up being the subject in one of those terrible tree stand fall stories we read every year.
Post by: huntnnw on December 10, 2012, 12:11:04 AM
I owe it to my wife and kids to wear one....and I really enjoy life...so I always wear one... and generally I have a homemade prusik system on my stands so I don't leave the ground without a safety (except when initially set up.. but I need to get into the habit of using a safety then too)
:yeah:
Post by: Todd_ID on December 10, 2012, 12:25:23 AM
Also, if you are someone who "would wear one but just don't have one or can't afford one"? PM me and I'll send you one FOR FREE!
I bought a vest. I wear it.
I've got 6 or 8 of them laying around also that I would send to anyone who wants one. I bought the lightweight suspender style, and I've still got the ones that come with every stand you buy. I've woke up leaned against the harness a couple times, and it is darn scary looking at that 20' of nothingness that would have made my kids fatherless.
Post by: PolarBear on December 10, 2012, 12:33:26 AM
Post by: MAVsled on December 10, 2012, 05:00:31 AM
and even attached when I climb up or down in my Lone Wolf climber or my LW Alpha fixed stand w/ladder sticks.
I use a modified rock climbing harness but this 20'up company is fantastic stuff, just pricey. I have their Quick Climb strap system attached to my LW climber stand. Fast and easy climbing.
for those unfamiliar with rock climbing gear, check out their website for treestand safety.
http://www.20feetup.com/ (http://www.20feetup.com/)
great videos to learn from too!
the safety vests do the job. I've used these from Hunter Safety System but for me these are heavy, cumbersome. If I fell (which I havent, knock on wood), I prefer to hang from my waist in front of my body versus from the back of my neck behind and up my body.
Post by: clindsayrun on December 10, 2012, 07:39:42 PM
I really should get one and actually wear it. I think that I have a false sense of security being that I am in a larger climber and after many years of hunting out of it, have yet to have a close call other than the platform dropping on me.
I know two hunters who have had falls in climbers. One just had the wind knocked out of him when it slipped on him. The other slipped, came down funny and broke an ankle.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 10, 2012, 07:41:59 PM
Post by: whack em on December 10, 2012, 08:19:46 PM
100% of the time!
and even attached when I climb up or down in my Lone Wolf climber or my LW Alpha fixed stand w/ladder sticks.
I use a modified rock climbing harness but this 20'up company is fantastic stuff, just pricey. I have their Quick Climb strap system attached to my LW climber stand. Fast and easy climbing.
for those unfamiliar with rock climbing gear, check out their website for treestand safety.
http://www.20feetup.com/ (http://www.20feetup.com/)
great videos to learn from too!
the safety vests do the job. I've used these from Hunter Safety System but for me these are heavy, cumbersome. If I fell (which I havent, knock on wood), I prefer to hang from my waist in front of my body versus from the back of my neck behind and up my body.
I just checked out their website. All I can say is brilliant!!! It's a new addition to my xmas list!
Post by: KFhunter on December 10, 2012, 08:45:19 PM
I don't know anyone who's fallen from a stand, and I've never fallen either and I don't wear a harness :o
I've got 3 stands, 2 hang on stands and a ladder stand for two persons. The ladder stand hasn't been used yet it's still in the box.
My two hang on stands haven't seen much use.
I normally hunt from a ground blind, with kids.
I do want a climber as I'm going back to bow hunting, this'll probably be my last year of rifle.
I put down the bow quite a few years ago when I started hunting with kids, now those kids are old enough for a bow :tup:
Now I think on it, I wonder if a climber will fit under the tree this year :tung:
SO having said all that, what do you all suggest for those two person ladder stands??
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 10, 2012, 09:15:58 PM
the biggest issue is not being in the stand..80% of falls occur climbing into and out of the stand and sadly thats when most people are not hooked to the tree. I built a lifeline this year for $25 with climbing rope and a simple Prusik knot with a carabiner and I stay attached to it when in the treecan you post up some pics of it?
i need to make me one too.
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 10, 2012, 09:37:59 PM
glad I found this thread :chuckle:
I don't know anyone who's fallen from a stand, and I've never fallen either and I don't wear a harness :o
I've got 3 stands, 2 hang on stands and a ladder stand for two persons. The ladder stand hasn't been used yet it's still in the box.
My two hang on stands haven't seen much use.
I normally hunt from a ground blind, with kids.
I do want a climber as I'm going back to bow hunting, this'll probably be my last year of rifle.
I put down the bow quite a few years ago when I started hunting with kids, now those kids are old enough for a bow :tup:
Now I think on it, I wonder if a climber will fit under the tree this year :tung:
SO having said all that, what do you all suggest for those two person ladder stands??
I know three people that have fallen from tree stands. One landed on his feet like a cat and snapped both of his legs (compound fractures)....drug himself a quarter mile back to his truck, One broke his back and one died.
Post by: Todd_ID on December 10, 2012, 09:39:33 PM
glad I found this thread :chuckle:
SO having said all that, what do you all suggest for those two person ladder stands??
Any stand you buy now comes with the harnesses in them. I just bought 5 of the 2 man ladder stands for myself and buddies, and they all had 2 complete harnesses in them. The ones that come with stands are not the easiest or most comfortable, but they also aren't that bad; they will fit (one size fits all) and will arrest your fall. The aftermarket ones are the same basic concept just better designed to be more user friendly and comfortable.
If you plan on hunting from stands once in a blue moon, then use the one that comes with the stand. If you plan on being in a stand more than 3 or 4 times a year, then invest in either a vest or suspender style. :twocents:
Post by: Wild Bill on December 12, 2012, 07:15:53 PM
glad I found this thread :chuckle:
I don't know anyone who's fallen from a stand, and I've never fallen either and I don't wear a harness :o
I've got 3 stands, 2 hang on stands and a ladder stand for two persons. The ladder stand hasn't been used yet it's still in the box.
My two hang on stands haven't seen much use.
I normally hunt from a ground blind, with kids.
I do want a climber as I'm going back to bow hunting, this'll probably be my last year of rifle.
I put down the bow quite a few years ago when I started hunting with kids, now those kids are old enough for a bow :tup:
Now I think on it, I wonder if a climber will fit under the tree this year :tung:
SO having said all that, what do you all suggest for those two person ladder stands??
I know three people that have fallen from tree stands. One landed on his feet like a cat and snapped both of his legs (compound fractures)....drug himself a quarter mile back to his truck, One broke his back and one died.
Fosters old stubborn ass? :chuckle:
WB
Post by: trophyhunt on December 12, 2012, 07:28:26 PM