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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 14, 2018 19:28:37 GMT -5
This is a DNR video on treestand safety. I applaud them for pushing treestand safety as a lot of folks are seriously, and sometimes fatally, hurt. Can any of you see anything wrong with the way the hunter is using the safety line? m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUZJoiVt94Y
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 14, 2018 20:10:16 GMT -5
Yep, never hold onto the knot as you climb.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 15, 2018 7:28:00 GMT -5
Correct.
For good ladder safety there must be three points of body contact at all times. You never move your foot to the next rung unless both hands are on the ladder. You never move your hand to the next rung unless both feet are on the ladder.
Watch the video closely. The climber has one hand on the knot all the way up so there are times when he reaches for the next rung his feet are the only thing in actual contact with the ladder. Feet don't grip. If he fell at that time and was holding onto the knot the knot will NOT cinch the lifeline. He will go all the way to the bottom of the tree. THUD!
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Post by teenhunter00 on Oct 15, 2018 7:44:22 GMT -5
I never go up in my stand with out my harness. I promised my ma when I got my stand that I would wear it. Thankfully so far I haven’t needed it, but you never know and as the Boy Scouts day always be prepared.
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Post by ukwil on Oct 15, 2018 9:01:51 GMT -5
Just found out a guy we work with fell out of his stand this weekend. He was between 20 and 25 feet and wasn't wearing a harness. Apparently his bottom platform gave way. He broke both collarbones, 7 vertebrae, and had several other additional injuries. He landed on his head which knocked him out, several hours later when he came to he called his son who knew where he was and came to him. Had to be airlifted to University of Cincinnati Medical center.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 9:59:06 GMT -5
Just found out a guy we work with fell out of his stand this weekend. He was between 20 and 25 feet and wasn't wearing a harness. Apparently his bottom platform gave way. He broke both collarbones, 7 vertebrae, and had several other additional injuries. He landed on his head which knocked him out, several hours later when he came to he called his son who knew where he was and came to him. Had to be airlifted to University of Cincinnati Medical center. <iframe width="18.720000000000027" height="3.8799999999999955" style="position: absolute; width: 18.720000000000027px; height: 3.8799999999999955px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_59957288" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="18.720000000000027" height="3.8799999999999955" style="position: absolute; width: 18.72px; height: 3.88px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 881px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_41671329" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="18.720000000000027" height="3.8799999999999955" style="position: absolute; width: 18.72px; height: 3.88px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 134px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_3816296" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="18.720000000000027" height="3.8799999999999955" style="position: absolute; width: 18.72px; height: 3.88px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 881px; top: 134px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_82841168" scrolling="no"></iframe> Prayers for that dude. Hope he is alright.
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Post by johnc911 on Oct 15, 2018 10:21:18 GMT -5
This is a DNR video on treestand safety. I applaud them for pushing treestand safety as a lot of folks are seriously, and sometimes fatally, hurt. Can any of you see anything wrong with the way the hunter is using the safety line? m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUZJoiVt94YI think my brother and i are going to make a proper video !!
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Post by jimstc on Oct 15, 2018 12:12:39 GMT -5
Correct. For good ladder safety there must be three points of body contact at all times. You never move your foot to the next rung unless both hands are on the ladder. You never move your hand to the next rung unless both feet are on the ladder. Watch the video closely. The climber has one hand on the knot all the way up so there are times when he reaches for the next rung his feet are the only thing in actual contact with the ladder. Feet don't grip. If he fell at that time and was holding onto the knot the knot will NOT cinch the lifeline. He will go all the way to the bottom of the tree. THUD! That is basic tree stand climbing safety. I am amazed that he is climbing with the knot in his hand. That is basic tree stand climbing stupidity. DNR must not know how these knots work or their purpose. That is a shame.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 12:25:54 GMT -5
I did some youtube searches and found two tree stand safety videos. One from 2012 and the this one in 2013. You would think INDR would have another correcting safety issues in both videos. The 2012 is just a bad having a person climb up the ladder stand not attached to the tree. IDNR needs to get their act together. Need to check Ohio and Kentucky tree safety videos.
I'm glad some of the tv hunting shows have their act together on safety.
Kentucky wins- they have one for climbers and one for hang-ons. Ohio was a bust.
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Post by subzero350 on Oct 15, 2018 14:39:12 GMT -5
Apparently his bottom platform gave way. Was it one of those stands where the bottom platform is supported by cables?
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Post by ukwil on Oct 15, 2018 15:25:59 GMT -5
Apparently his bottom platform gave way. Was it one of those stands where the bottom platform is supported by cables? Not sure. My best guess is he was in a climber
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Post by subzero350 on Oct 15, 2018 19:54:23 GMT -5
Was it one of those stands where the bottom platform is supported by cables? Not sure. My best guess is he was in a climber There seem to be a lot of falling accidents from collapsing climbers and fixed stands that use cables to support the base platform.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 15, 2018 20:15:41 GMT -5
I say fixed stands cause most accidents...you can't go wrong with a good climber IMO
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 15, 2018 20:21:14 GMT -5
Not sure. My best guess is he was in a climber There seem to be a lot of falling accidents from collapsing climbers and fixed stands that use cables to support the base platform. I can see the collapsing of a hang on, which is why I replace the cables with chains. What is collapsing in a climber? I always feel really safe in my summit.
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Post by HuntMeister on Oct 16, 2018 6:13:21 GMT -5
IMHO hang on stands with cables should not be left out year round. I think this is a major culprit in the failure of these types of stands.
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Post by ekelsey on Oct 16, 2018 7:35:34 GMT -5
I've never had an issue with my climber, but I always try to have the platform tilted up so that it doesn't cam over while I am standing on it.
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Post by subzero350 on Oct 16, 2018 11:56:17 GMT -5
IMHO hang on stands with cables should not be left out year round. I think this is a major culprit in the failure of these types of stands. Agree. I'll go further and say no stands should be left out year-round. Mother nature is relentless...
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