RE: Fell out of treestand...
From 28 feet up you can't possibalbly do anything to "SPring" as you land. Your best bet would be to try and kiss your sweet AZZ goodbye. That's really all you can do. You were just one really REALLY lucky son of a gun. I have belts, vest, extra straps etc etc. I do whatever I have to to always be tied in in some way, even when stepping off the stand. On hang ons etc I always try to leave an old climbing belt behind that I can slip up through when getting on or off the stand until I can hook up my restraint system. I always push a rope a head of me with my climber.