There is a post on this in the regular forum as well, but I just bought one of those fall guy retractor systems for the ladderstand I use most frequently. Sure it costs a bit more than the basic harness, but I'd rather pony up the money to be connected to the safety strap 100 percent of the time from when my feet leave the ground til when I climb back down again. At just over $100, you have to ask yourself is your life worth that? Mine is.