Man............some of you guys are nuts. There is absolutely no reason good enough not to strap in as soon as your feet leave the ground. The excuse that it slows you down is just pure BS. It doesn't slow me down at all........it's just part of the routine. Has it hooked a branch or two or some loose bark sometimes??....Of course........who cares? My bow has hooked on crap on the way up sometimes too.....so what? Even if a strap doubled your climb time it is still a no brainer........all it takes is one wet boot, one loose piece of bark, one missed step, or 100 other little stupid things and your life could change forever.........or end.

It amazes me how many people climb trees dangerously.........especially when so many guys get hurt or killed every year doing that exact same thing. I bet you each and every one of them never thought it would happen to him either.

Do you guys hoist up loaded guns to your stands too?

Let's see..........the benefit is getting setup 30 seconds to 1 minute faster..........the downside is getting seriously hurt or killed. Seems pretty simple to me.


My brother works with many, many hunters at his job as a prison guard........he also works with many half crippled ex-hunters that didn't think they needed a safety harness. One guy broke his leg, ankle, 4 ribs, upper arm, forearm, 3 fingers, clavicle and jaw when he fell and landed on his side.........his brother was afraid he would die if he left him so he carried him out of the woods with all those broken bones.......imagine the pain he went through...........wow. He now limps around and swallows pain pills all day just to try and numb his constant pain.

No thanks.


Good luck guys.