Post by subzero350 on Oct 31, 2012 15:58:07 GMT -5
DISCLAIMER: This "mod" is not intended to substitute for or replace a proper full body harness / fall arrester. It should be considered to only be a supplement to it. You should always wear a proper full body harness / fall arrester and have it properly attached to the tree when you leave the ground.
What I do is go to the junkyard and pull the lap belts from cars (usually from the center of the rear seat). These lap belts are usually adjustable and simple. They are usually fastened to the car body using one large bolt at each end that requires a large star bit (T-45 or bigger) to remove them. You can usually get to these bolts by removing the rear seat bottom section.
What you can do with this lap belt is bolt it to the seat panel/plate of your tree stand. Being adjustable, you can keep it tight to make sure you don't slip out of your seat or you can loosen it enough to allow you to stand - this will give you something to support yourself against while standing to ensure you don't fall out of the stand.
Just something I've been using for a number of years and it certainly helps keep me more secure in my tree stand. If you don't want to leave the belt out in the weather, you can attach it to the stand using a bolt and wing nut so it can be quickly and easily removed when you leave the stand. (Truth be told - I've left the seat belts I got from GM cars out in the weather for entire hunting seasons and they have continued to work fine, year after year.)
What I do is go to the junkyard and pull the lap belts from cars (usually from the center of the rear seat). These lap belts are usually adjustable and simple. They are usually fastened to the car body using one large bolt at each end that requires a large star bit (T-45 or bigger) to remove them. You can usually get to these bolts by removing the rear seat bottom section.
What you can do with this lap belt is bolt it to the seat panel/plate of your tree stand. Being adjustable, you can keep it tight to make sure you don't slip out of your seat or you can loosen it enough to allow you to stand - this will give you something to support yourself against while standing to ensure you don't fall out of the stand.
Just something I've been using for a number of years and it certainly helps keep me more secure in my tree stand. If you don't want to leave the belt out in the weather, you can attach it to the stand using a bolt and wing nut so it can be quickly and easily removed when you leave the stand. (Truth be told - I've left the seat belts I got from GM cars out in the weather for entire hunting seasons and they have continued to work fine, year after year.)
