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Post by turkeyscout on Jan 6, 2006 9:11:09 GMT -5
hey john, you might want to check out the web site: www.huntersafetysystem.com --just another option. have a good day turkey scout
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jan 6, 2006 10:11:20 GMT -5
Always.
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Post by whitetail1 on Jan 6, 2006 19:52:16 GMT -5
I always wear one. I purchased the Hunter Safety System vest this year and I love it.
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Post by Yogi on Jan 10, 2006 13:04:04 GMT -5
I am surprised at the number of people on here that still don't a safety harness of some type. As a Bowhunter Ed instructor I would like to encourage everyone to wear one. It's not a question of IF you'll fall but WHEN. Besides it's better to have it on and not need it than the other way around.
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Post by dlawrence on Jan 10, 2006 15:42:52 GMT -5
Cheap insurance. Wear it. It beats sitting in a nursing home.
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Post by randyb on Jan 10, 2006 16:56:50 GMT -5
I work for a small county hospital and during deer season most of our accidents are falls from a tree stand. The most common event: Spinal/head injury. #2 Broken leg #3 death. Falling from a tree stand is not that lethal, but it is a HIGH risk for spinal/head injuries. Welcome to nursing homes, feeding tubes, and someone changing your diaper. If I don't wear a harness, I don't climb.
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Post by buckeater on Jan 10, 2006 19:06:26 GMT -5
just got my new one in the mail today. it is the loggy bayou trasformer system. cant wait to use it in a coulpe months to put up treestands because it has a strap that goes around the tree and lean back to help you in putting steps and loc-on treestands on. thats is why i wanted it cause it is a pain trying to put a step or stand on when you only have one hand to use for the most part
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 10, 2006 19:11:33 GMT -5
.................. thats is why i wanted it cause it is a pain trying to put a step or stand on when you only have one hand to use for the most part ...........and dangerous too.. It is SO much easier hanging stands with a lineman type belt/harness..
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Post by dec on Jan 11, 2006 8:12:53 GMT -5
I never wore one until about 6 years ago after my first daughter was born. It just hit me one night tucking her into bed, that I'd hate for her dad to not be able to run in the yard with her because of an injury from a fall or a car wreck. So from then on I started doing things to reduce that type of injury. No more driving with out a seat belt on. No more a couple beers after work and driving home. And no more hunting from a tree stand with out a harness. Not saying that any of these will guarantee that I won't end up in a wheelchair, but they will certainly reduce the chances significantly.
Since then, I've never gone up in a tree stand without a full body harness of some sort. Two years ago I invested in a Summit S.O.P. harness, not realizing that $70 would be the best insurance policy I ever bought. On the Saturday evening of our gun opener this year, I was in my Summit climber watching a doe come my way, like so many times before. When she got broad side at 10 yards, I let the smoke pole bark. As fast as that gun went off, I was falling. I still don't really know what happened to make me fall. It happened that fast. All I know is that in the blink of an eye, I was hanging by my S.O.P. harness 15 feet above the ground. The harness worked exactly as designed and I escaped with only a couple scrapes to my hand and some sore muscles the next day from pulling myself back up.
That S.O.P. most likely saved me from either hobbling around on crutches for six weeks (best case), or spending the rest of my life in a wheel chair (not running in the yard with my daughters), or ending up 6 feet under - missing out on so much of my daughters' lives (a thought I can not even bear to think about). That $70 I spent was worth more than any amount that can be placed on being there for my daughters.
I don't think anyone has the right to tell another that they have to wear a harness, but I can't for the life of me, figure out why someone would not wear one for reasons of their loved ones alone.
Please wear a harness. Be safe.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2006 9:04:19 GMT -5
Great testimony dec..
Thank you..
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Post by Yogi on Jan 11, 2006 9:51:15 GMT -5
DEC gald you were able to get back up. I always carry a cheep knife tied around my kneck so I can cut the teather if I can't get back on stand. You want a cheep one so you can throw it away from you in case you fall when you cut it.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2006 10:16:46 GMT -5
DEC gald you were able to get back up. I always carry a cheep knife tied around my kneck so I can cut the teather if I can't get back on stand. You want a cheep one so you can throw it away from you in case you fall when you cut it. The trick is to have your tether tied up high enough that you can NOT fall below the level of your stand.
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Post by rjs on Jan 11, 2006 19:32:24 GMT -5
Yes i always wear a full body harness, my 48th deer season is just about ending and i would like to see a lot more. that said i do question will i be able to get down if i fall or will i hang there untill who knows when.
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Post by hoyt1166 on Jan 11, 2006 21:32:21 GMT -5
OK, I usually don't give in to peer pressure but.........you guys are right and I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong. Anyone have a suggestion on a system that doesn't make you feel hindered (i.e, you can turn easily and even shoot from your knees on the stand if you have to?). If I can find one that feels comfortable and won't hinder my movement, I'll get one. But, some of you guys are gonna be sorry when I'm still in my 70's and I'm shooting all the P&Y bucks ;D
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2006 21:54:30 GMT -5
OK, I usually don't give in to peer pressure but.........you guys are right and I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong. Anyone have a suggestion on a system that doesn't make you feel hindered (i.e, you can turn easily and even shoot from your knees on the stand if you have to?). If I can find one that feels comfortable and won't hinder my movement, I'll get one. But, some of you guys are gonna be sorry when I'm still in my 70's and I'm shooting all the P&Y bucks ;D THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU.. I have a Seat of The Pants Fastback. Lightweight and is a good one. www.summitstands.com/catalog.aspx?catID=TreestandHarnessesHarnessAccessories
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Post by raporter1 on Jan 11, 2006 22:32:48 GMT -5
What Woody said. Glad to hear you are coming around. I too use the Seat Of the Pants harness and find it very comfortable and easy to climb and come down with it attached at all times. Turkey Scout swears by the vest style so you may want to go to an archery shop and give them all a try.
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Post by dec on Jan 12, 2006 15:04:00 GMT -5
Any of the Summit Seat of the Pants harnesses are nice. The fast back and the new vest type one, don't tangle as easy. Actually, if you take it off and just don't throw it in the back of the truck, but actually take a couple seconds to neatly place it in with your gear when you take it off, they don't tangle at all.
The S.O.P. is very comfortable when you are wearing it and I've found it does not hinder movement. It's kind of like wearing a seat belt, at first it seems like a pain, but soon you do it and feel naked if you don't.
The Hunter's Safety System vest is slick too. Nice design. The only negative I've heard is it can be painfull in the crotch region upon falling. There is a comparison review out on the internet between it and the S.O.P. Both are good.
Here is a nice thing about the S.O.P. If you fall, Summit will replace the harness for FREE. You have to remember that harnesses for hunting are no different than those used in industry. They are a safety item and intended for one use only (hopefully that one time never comes). So they must be discarded upon a fall due to the forces involved.
When I called Summit after my fall, I wanted to know what I should do with the old harness, basically if they could look it over and see if it was still OK, plus thank them for making a product that saved my tail. Instead of telling me to spend another $70, they took my address down and two days later a brand new complete S.O.P. was on my door step free of charge. I was told to throw the old one away. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Even if you choose to wear one of those free ones that come with a stand, it is better than no harness.
Oh and one other thing, to address something earlier, you are supposed to keep the teather as short as possible so that you don't fall far. Unfortunately, when I fell, I had the teather all the way out (stupid on my part). I was in my climber, so scrambling back up a tree with no limbs to use as steps was quite the chore for my out of shape butt.
As to cutting the strap free, that is an option, but falling the additional 15' to the ground did not sound appealing either.
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