Wear that full body harness at all times...

[Willie]

 

[Hookeye]

Ladders and Hang Ons..........no climbers for this guy.

 

[Bfish]

I am with you hookeye! I've never used a climber and I don't really care to!

 

[CountryBoy19]

Ladders and Hang Ons..........no climbers for this guy.

I am with you hookeye! I've never used a climber and I don't really care to!

The message applies to ALL tree-stand types irrelevant to how it works. You can fall, you can even die. A friend of mine died a few years ago using a hang-on and fixed ladder sections when he slipped and fell while climbing up the ladder.

 

[natdscott]

The message applies to ALL tree-stand types irrelevant to how it works.

That, paired with the photo, says ALL that needs said about the need for fall arrest equipment in your trees.

-Nate

 

[mom45]

There has been a good discussion about wearing a harness in this thread as well. Stay safe guys and gals!

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/394097-oct-1st.html

 

[Bfish]

The message applies to ALL tree-stand types irrelevant to how it works. You can fall, you can even die. A friend of mine died a few years ago using a hang-on and fixed ladder sections when he slipped and fell while climbing up the ladder.

Wow very sorry to hear that!

I do hunt in a ladder stand but most of my hunting is how down out of a 4x4 posted enclosed tree house with window etc. (house on stilts) Could maybe find a way to harness up the ladder but I fell when building and was ok, think it may be more hassle than it's worth honestly.

 

[Yeah]

A line from the harness, prusik knotted to a climbing rope that is fixed above the box or stand and anchored to the ground, works for about anything and is easy to manage while going up a ladder.

 

[Ryninger]

Ouch.... Just ouch!

 

[SSGSAD]

Ladders and Hang Ons..........no climbers for this guy.

And, I tie myself to the tree, once I am in place !!!!!

Never go alone, make sure you have cell service, and make sure someone knows where you are, and return time .....

 

[shibumiseeker]

And be sure you have a way to release yourself. Hanging motionless in a harness can be fatal in as little as ten minutes. If you are stuck there keep moving every few minutes.

 

[10mmMarc]

I work with a guy who had a lock on fail, it broke while he was hunting, no safety harness, broke his back a bunch of ribs, punctured lung, had to crawl back to his truck, was off work for over 2 years , I never wore a safety harness until that happened to him, now I wear one in a ladder stand just because it can happen to anyone.

 

[clfergus]

I wear a harness and clamp into a HSS lifeline at the ground level and move the prusik up as I climb. I love the added piece of mind.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Gravity Works.

Every Time.

Happy opening day everyone - let's be safe out there. Wear your harness from the ground up, during, and down.

 

[devious169]

Damn that has to hurt! Anyone notice the guy in the red shirt. ......looks like he's laughing!

 

[bwframe]

Agency: Indiana hunter dies trying to remove tree stand - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[mom45]

Agency: Indiana hunter dies trying to remove tree stand - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Unfortunately, in this case, I doubt the harness would have helped since the tree was rotten and broke off. Another thing to be aware of though.

 

[semperfi211]

The one part I hate about my ladder stand is the first climb up to put the ratchet strap around the tree and seat. I always attach the stabilizer bar from about mid point on the ladder to the tree. The straps that go from the seat and around the tree to the ladder I pull as tight as I can. But I still don't feel great about that first climb up the ladder. Does anyone have any other methods to make the stand more stable for the climb up to attach the ratchet strap?

 

[jerrob]

Another set of hands or two to help and a climbing tree stand gets them set up much easier.