this is a good thing yall are doin,,we had a friend fall from a stand a few years ago and i think he broke his leg. i started hunting from a stand a little bit last year and always wore my safety harness,,then this year we had a recall on the harness that we used that came with the stands,,so i went out and bought a new SOP fastback model and i alsolutly love the thing and will not climb a stand w/o it,,to bad dad at the same way,,He said somehting about getting one but he never did and is still using the ones from last year,,,but the stands are latter stands and they would be pretty hard to fall out of unless u fell forward off the stand,,

one of the best things i can think of to add to the list of things to take with u and tell someone of where u would be is if at all possible hunt with a friend and take two way radios just incase the worst does happen,,,

again i respect yall for what u are doin and good luck this fall!!!