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Old 09-27-2008, 01:48 PM   #1
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You guys still climbing with climbing stands and not using a harness on the way up AND down??YOU'RE NUTS.
(Not implying that you don't Jeff)

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Old 09-27-2008, 01:53 PM   #2
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I would if I used the one you and GMMAT use, in my Ol'man I'm not worried one bit. I secure it once at my destination height and unbuckle it when I'm position to climb down.
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Lot of good the harness he had on did him... looks like he forgot one small little detail: hooking up.

It really is amazing how many people I know STILL don't use a harness -- at ANY time.
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Old 09-27-2008, 02:00 PM   #4
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I would if I used the one you and GMMAT use, in my Ol'man I'm not worried one bit. I secure it once at my destination height and unbuckle it when I'm position to climb down.
So you're willing to trust your whole life to a 10+yr old $200 hunk of steel just because you feel it's bulletproof?
Not me brother.


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Old 09-27-2008, 02:36 PM   #5
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the issues with not wearing a safty harness worry me everytime i climp a stand. One reason why mine is a 12 foot ladder. stand but due to my size i can not find one to fit me. The hss system should but it is about 80 pounds under my weight.
When i get down to the weight it is said to hold i will get one.
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the issues with not wearing a safty harness worry me everytime i climp a stand. One reason why mine is a 12 foot ladder. stand but due to my size i can not find one to fit me. The hss system should but it is about 80 pounds under my weight.
When i get down to the weight it is said to hold i will get one.
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Old 09-27-2008, 05:27 PM   #7
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the issues with not wearing a safty harness worry me everytime i climp a stand. One reason why mine is a 12 foot ladder. stand but due to my size i can not find one to fit me. The hss system should but it is about 80 pounds under my weight.
When i get down to the weight it is said to hold i will get one.
Lets see 12 feet high +your weight (any weight for that matter) = possible broken neck = death or paralized. At least get a rope and tie it around you just incase.
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I don't understand. I timed myself one time, using/not using the harness on the way up the tree with a climber stand. Having it attached and sliding up the tree while climbing took an extra 2 minutes to get to my height. That's it. 2 extra minutes, just sliding the rope up the tree and re-tightening it to make the next move up with the stand. That 2 minutes don't mean anything to me. That harness gets attached to the tree the second I step on the platform.


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I don't understand. I timed myself one time, using/not using the harness on the way up the tree with a climber stand. Having it attached and sliding up the tree while climbing took an extra 2 minutes to get to my height. That's it. 2 extra minutes, just sliding the rope up the tree and re-tightening it to make the next move up with the stand. That 2 minutes don't mean anything to me. That harness gets attached to the tree the second I step on the platform.

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I agree they should be used from the moment you leave the ground to the moment you return. But....................I also don't attach my harness to the tree until I am at my desired height. In fact, I found myself still hanging lock on stands this year without using any harness[X(].
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