I switched from a belt to a harness when my oldest son started hunting with me and I read a lot of info about people dying when their belt suffocated them. After years of having the tree part of the belt on the tree and atbout chest height, I just recently moved it to a position as high as I can reach on the tree. This reduces how far I'll drop in the event of a fall and allows me to switch my shot from one side of the tree to another w/o having to turn all the way around -- and not knowing if the deer sees you until the turn is complete! It made a big difference for me Friday night when the 9 point I killed couldn't decide which way he was going to go. I could've easily been on the wrong side of the tree and been denied the shot if the belt were lower on the tree.