RE: near fall
Those are good ideas . The bottom did have a rope on it so it wouldn't crash to the ground but it got caught on a bump on the tree i didn't see and the bump broke off and then it re caught 2 feet down just before the rope and my fall harness strap got tight . i will heed your warning and not test it jumping out of a tree( this would never cross my mind to do that anyway). I will try it just off the ground a foot.
I like the idea of a foot peg but i don't know how practical that is to make sure you always have it with me.
I always have a knife with me but i could see it being tricky to get out of my pocket while hanging.I could see some rope be ng a great help if in that situation.Any other ideas or lets hear from those of you that havebeen hanging there before or the near fall
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