Thank goodness for the safety vest
10-03-2007, 06:13 AM
#11
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: West Wareham, MA
Posts: 178
RE: Thank goodness for the safety vest
Glad your Ok.......
I also use a climber.....this year I am using a ratchet strap on top and bottom.....I think that will help me feel more secure....just a tip that may help.....
I also use a climber.....this year I am using a ratchet strap on top and bottom.....I think that will help me feel more secure....just a tip that may help.....
10-03-2007, 06:25 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 1,653
RE: Thank goodness for the safety vest
Full harness or a simple strap but always tie yourself in!! To many guys get to qualify for the disabled hunts just by falling as little as a few feet.
I weara belt type set up where one belt goes around me but right up under the arms and the other goes around the tree. Not the best system, but some of the full vest harnesses seem to be bulky and wiegh to much.
I know you guys are alert and in tune the whole time you are in a tree but I have dosed a time or two and that little head bob that wakes you up can put the fear of god in you quickly.
I have heard of guys that wear a belt but wear it to low and have heard of instances that by doing that when they fall they arehanging upside down. You can pass out pretty quickly hanging upside down 5 feet down a tree. Just be careful!!
I weara belt type set up where one belt goes around me but right up under the arms and the other goes around the tree. Not the best system, but some of the full vest harnesses seem to be bulky and wiegh to much.
I know you guys are alert and in tune the whole time you are in a tree but I have dosed a time or two and that little head bob that wakes you up can put the fear of god in you quickly.
I have heard of guys that wear a belt but wear it to low and have heard of instances that by doing that when they fall they arehanging upside down. You can pass out pretty quickly hanging upside down 5 feet down a tree. Just be careful!!
10-03-2007, 06:28 AM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 291
RE: Thank goodness for the safety vest
Ok Folks, Please see this thread... http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2351333&mpage=1&key=?lets help our fellow hunters.
10-03-2007, 09:59 PM
#15
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 525
RE: Thank goodness for the safety vest
ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr
Im not sor worried abotu losing my seat in my climber as much as I am losing my bottom. I make sure they are both tied to gether. I dont normally wear my harness in my climber as Im surrounded by a full bar. I feel pretty secure and dont go to extreme heights with it. 15 feet max and only climb trees that I know and have climbed before numerous times. I think its time to start using the harness. I wear one all the time in my hang ons but not in my ladder stand or climber. I feel very comfortable in them with out one. But things can change in a hurry as you have shown.
Im not sor worried abotu losing my seat in my climber as much as I am losing my bottom. I make sure they are both tied to gether. I dont normally wear my harness in my climber as Im surrounded by a full bar. I feel pretty secure and dont go to extreme heights with it. 15 feet max and only climb trees that I know and have climbed before numerous times. I think its time to start using the harness. I wear one all the time in my hang ons but not in my ladder stand or climber. I feel very comfortable in them with out one. But things can change in a hurry as you have shown.
