re: Tree Stands

This is from one of your keyword searches, I think this is about the cable versions which were recalled and modified. I have never heard of the chain version failing.

"One success story of a hunting equipment manufacturer and the CPSC working together to protect the hunting public came in the form of a voluntary recall that API Outdoors and the CPSC issued in 2002 for a pair of hunting tree stand models that were found to have defective cables. In this case, API Outdoors received notice from two of their customers that the cables on their hunting tree stands had broken and resulted in the hunters falling to the ground, but no one was seriously injured. API Outdoors responded appropriately by contacting the CPSC, and a decision was reached to recall the roughly 9000 tree stands that were on the market with faulty cables. The models included in this recall were the API Buckmaster Grand Slam Climbing Treestand and the API Hi-Point Cable Cat Climbing Treestand. As a result of the recall, no further injuries were reported."

"WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), API Outdoors of Tallulah, La., a division of Outland Sports Inc., of Overland Park, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 9,000 treestands used by hunters. A cable that secures the treestand to the tree can break, posing the risk of falls and serious injuries to hunters.

API Outdoors has received two reports of the treestand's cable breaking, including one person who fell from a tree and suffered leg abrasions.

The recalled treestands have the following brand names and model numbers: API Hi-Point Cable Cat Climbing Treestand, Model #CC501 and API Buckmaster Grand Slam Climbing Treestand, Model #GS3800BM. The treestands have an olive green frame, camo seats and seatbacks with black nylon cinch straps, and a yellow "WARNING" or "DANGER" label that reads in part, "Safety Restraint Must Be Used At All Times." The treestands are manufactured in Tallulah, La.

Retailers and distributors nationwide, including Wal-Mart, sold the Cable Cat treestands through mid-October 2002 for about $180 and Cabelas stores nationwide sold the Buckmaster treestands through mid- October 2002 for about $230.

Consumers should stop using these treestands immediately and call API Outdoors toll-free at (800) 228-4846 anytime to receive a free, replacement chain."

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