to big for a safty harness what should i do
10-12-2007, 10:55 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Flushing Michigan
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RE: to big for a safty harness what should i do
ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d
I would bet most safety harness's have a minimum of a 2X safety factor built in to the rating.
I would bet most safety harness's have a minimum of a 2X safety factor built in to the rating.
The safest thing is a ground blind. But my buddy is over 300 and he hunts from a 2 man ladder stand just fine. I would rather wear a harness that exceeds its rating than not wear one at all. And a safety belt is probably more dangerous than nothing IMO.
10-12-2007, 10:57 AM
#22
Typical Buck
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RE: to big for a safty harness what should i do
That's not what I meant. I've nearly taken the backward spill climbing into my ladder stand while it was raining before, it isn't a good feeling. What I was saying is that I don't feel safe standing up to shoot the bow without a harness on. Any time I'm on the stand with the bow I wear my harness, standing is the point that you're most likely to fall and most can't shoot a bow in a sitting position from a tree. I do feel safe with the shotgun because I don't have to stand up at any time other than climbing in or out because I can use the gun from a sitting position. As I said, the only times I'm not sitting are climbing in and out and the harness can't be used to climb into or out of the stand.
My point with the hanging from the harness was that you're in a position to have something to grab onto to help pull yourself up or at least hold you. Hangin 12ft off the ground from a tree with no limbs because you fell out of a climber is different. With a ladder stand you at least have the ladder to grab and use to take the harness pressure off.
My point with the hanging from the harness was that you're in a position to have something to grab onto to help pull yourself up or at least hold you. Hangin 12ft off the ground from a tree with no limbs because you fell out of a climber is different. With a ladder stand you at least have the ladder to grab and use to take the harness pressure off.
10-12-2007, 11:19 AM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Virginia
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RE: to big for a safty harness what should i do
Beezer
Sorry. I misunderstood what you were saying. I've heard guys talk about how they think they could just grab onto something if they felt like they were falling. Big Mistake
Be Safe, good luck hunting thi year.
Sorry. I misunderstood what you were saying. I've heard guys talk about how they think they could just grab onto something if they felt like they were falling. Big Mistake
Be Safe, good luck hunting thi year.
10-12-2007, 01:11 PM
#25
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Dallas TX
Posts: 442
RE: to big for a safty harness what should i do
ORIGINAL: gzg38b
That's a great point. Even though the listed rating is say 350 pounds, it is actually capable of holding much more than that (usually at least double). If you actually tested it until failure, you would see whatI mean. Its' all about liability. It does not mean that at 349 pounds your safe and at 351 the straps will break LOL!
The safest thing is a ground blind. But my buddy is over 300 and he hunts from a 2 man ladder stand just fine. I would rather wear a harness that exceeds its rating than not wear one at all. And a safety belt is probably more dangerous than nothing IMO.
ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d
I would bet most safety harness's have a minimum of a 2X safety factor built in to the rating.
I would bet most safety harness's have a minimum of a 2X safety factor built in to the rating.
The safest thing is a ground blind. But my buddy is over 300 and he hunts from a 2 man ladder stand just fine. I would rather wear a harness that exceeds its rating than not wear one at all. And a safety belt is probably more dangerous than nothing IMO.
