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Has a fall arrest system saved your life?
Posted on 8/1/13 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 8/1/13 at 12:39 pm
I know the boards opinion on whether or not a safety harness is necessary, but has it actually saved anybodies life on here? I got one last year that has the strap that is supposed to break the threads slowly to replace the one that was just a short strap. Are these one time use kinda things or can that strap be replaced?
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Posted on 8/1/13 at 12:41 pm to 4X4DEMON
Not yet,
but one time a deer died because I used the strap to lean out around the tree to shoot.
but one time a deer died because I used the strap to lean out around the tree to shoot.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 12:41 pm to 4X4DEMON
I tripped over mine one morning and almost broke my neck.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 12:44 pm to 4X4DEMON
Yes.
15 years ago I was offshore on a drillship and without it I would have definitely died.
15 years ago I was offshore on a drillship and without it I would have definitely died.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:05 pm to TigerFred
high in a lebanese cypress tree, deep in the bekka valley
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:20 pm to 4X4DEMON
Something to think about is not wearing your harness while on ATV's.
I received a safety flash on an industrial accident where a contractor was wearing a body harness while riding on a sideXside buggy. The lanyards fell from the cab of the buggy and became entangled in the tires which jerked the employee out onto the road resulting in a recordable injury.
I received a safety flash on an industrial accident where a contractor was wearing a body harness while riding on a sideXside buggy. The lanyards fell from the cab of the buggy and became entangled in the tires which jerked the employee out onto the road resulting in a recordable injury.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:23 pm to 4X4DEMON
If you have the kind with the shock absorber(folded together and lightly stitched) it is a one time use. Put a load on it and replace.
Just remember a load put on a fall protection system is much greater than the static load. If you weigh 200 pounds the force may be up to 5 times greater if you fall 5' and the lanyard stops you. I would replace the entire system if you put a dynamic load on it like this.
Just remember a load put on a fall protection system is much greater than the static load. If you weigh 200 pounds the force may be up to 5 times greater if you fall 5' and the lanyard stops you. I would replace the entire system if you put a dynamic load on it like this.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:26 pm to Nodust
A good buddy of mine who posts here occasionally fell out of a tree while not wearing a harness. broke his back to pieces and almost died.
Ask him(Brushwood) if they are necessary.
Ask him(Brushwood) if they are necessary.
This post was edited on 8/1/13 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:29 pm to eyepooted
Also remember if you fall and your harness stops you. You may have a tough time self rescuing. Keep your phone in your pocket or have a plan to get yourself out of a jam. Hanging face down from a rope after the shock of the fall hits you it may take a minute to get oriented as to what is going on.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:39 pm to 4X4DEMON
6 inch layer of oak leaves saved my life, that and a downhill angle where I landed
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:39 pm to 4X4DEMON
No, but I know a guy in a wheelchair that would advocate their use.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:40 pm to Nodust
I've very serious about wearing mine now and I dont even unload the 4 wheeler unless I kill something. The kind I have is the vest with the straps that go around your legs, so if I was to fall I'd be hanging right side up. I'm not sure how I'd self rescue if I fell out of my climber since there wouldn't be anything to grab onto.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:46 pm to 4X4DEMON
I know of more people that have fallen without because in every case they were either killed or severely injured. Don't hear too much out of the ones that fell with a harness since they usually make it out without major injuries.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:51 pm to 4X4DEMON
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vest with the straps that go around your legs, so if I was to fall I'd be hanging right side up
Does it connect to a Dee-ring in the back or front?
If in the back you will be facing at a 45 angle down. We did a drill at rope rescue training where we were hung from the back dee ring and had to self rescue. It ain't easy, and that wasn't falling that was just being slowly lowered into position. We also had very good padded harnesses on. Also after a few minutes your legs will start to go numb from hanging.
Just things to keep in mind.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:53 pm to 4X4DEMON
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I'm not sure how I'd self rescue if I fell out of my climber since there wouldn't be anything to grab onto.
This is why I set my strap up higher than I am sitting in the tree that way if I fall its only a foot or two and i should still be able to grap my climber and work my way back up.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 1:55 pm to 4X4DEMON
Never fully fell out of tree but I lost my balance once 20' up and grabbed the top strap that ties to prussic knot and pulled myself back. Had I not had the harness I may have fell. Scared me enough to wear harness 100% in my climber.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:01 pm to Nodust
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Does it connect to a Dee-ring in the back or front?
back
and like another poster said, when i reach the height i want my stand in I stand up and move the strap up the tree so when I sit it has very little slack. So if if I fall I would go the max of about a foot.
Also, please use the harness when going up and down the tree. Seen to many people hurt by having it on but not strapped around the tree when climbing
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:03 pm to trident
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please use the harness when going up and down the tree
Great point
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:08 pm to 4X4DEMON
My cousin had a climber break one day with him in it. He didn't have one on and it broke his leg right above his knee. It was hell getting him out of the woods that day all by myself and all I could think of was that bone causing internal bleeding. He made it through it but was laid up for about a month.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:23 pm to trident
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Also, please use the harness when going up and down the tree. Seen to many people hurt by having it on but not strapped around the tree when climbing
How exactly do you accomplish this?
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