Always wear your harness

Hope he is alright.

I have one when I go up a tree stand.

Killed my first deer out of that very same heavy arse climber right around 20 years ago. I had no clue what a safety belt was. I was 11 or 12...shame on my parents.

To the OP, prayers up.

Knew a former co-worker who fell to his death, out of his stand.

Friends dad Wouldn't Happen to be hunting today in back brusly?

This is why I only hunt box stands and high fenced property.

frick a climber. I'd rather hunt on the ground.

it aint worth it

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frick a climber. I'd rather hunt on the ground.

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Ha, you guys really think lock ons are that much safer than climbers? Anytime you are hunting over 8 ft up you should be in a harness whether you are in a climber, loc on, box stand, ladder stand, etc.

My Lone Wolf Climber is the tGoat stand for the hunting I do. Get a legit 25-30 ft up the pines. But you are darn right I strap up my harness as soon as I get onto the tree all the way up and all the way down.

Baldona

What harness do you use. Looking for one to do just what your talking about. Unfortunately most of what I see is for once your in climber not for the movement up and down tree.

I always wear my Hunters safety system harness. What do you use while climbing? I always just hook up once I am done climbing.

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What harness do you use. Looking for one to do just what your talking about. Unfortunately most of what I see is for once your in climber not for the movement up and down tree.

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There's not a great option, but honestly I haven't hunted hard in 2 years so I haven't looked for a better option in that time there may be some now. I just use one with a rope as opposed to a seat belt type strap and I've gotten good at going up and down moving it. Going down I'm usually so fast I always catch myself at least twice where I actually have to climb back up 6 inches or so to loosen the strap to move back down. Going up I just put it as high as I can reach and then climb once or twice usually and readjust. I do keep it a little looser while climbing, certainly looser than it is when I'm at my spot. It is a hastle at first, but after 4-5 climbs you get really good at it. It is second nature now. I had a couple slips and I feel so much safer now always locked in.

I don't think I was ever scared before I always had a harness on, but having a harness makes me a lot more comfortable and I feel like a better hunter. I literally never worry about my safety anymore. I put the rope around the tree at the point to where If I fell I'd only fall 3-4 inches before it caught me. There's been times bow hunting when I actually use the rope to lean around the tree as a sort of 3rd point of contact allowing both my hands free.

I still remember being in my college days in my lone wolf hand climber without a harness on a windy day in a pine probably at least 25 ft feet up and that dang tree was swaying probably 12 inches both ways. Lone wolf hand climbers have literally no bar above the seat, so you are completely exposed. That was the last day I didn't wear a harness, and probably one of the dumber things I've ever done hunting.