I use mine for hanging stands, andit's awesome - no fear or uneasiness at any time.

BUT - you've GOT to know what you're buying. And good ones are expensive.

I have a full set of Buckingham gear - tree spikes, belt, leather climbing strap.

I actually have a 5-point industrial climbing harness with elastic fall restraint that I use instead of the basic leather belt.




If you do buy a pair, pay close attention to the length of the spike. You use different spikes for climbing poles vs. climbing trees. You'll need the specialized, longer spikes to bite through the bark and into the meat of the tree. See the references above.

As for climbing into a stand, I would NOT recommend. In order to get the climbingstrap "over" the stand, once you get up there, you have to disengage the climbing strap and climb into the stand with no fall restraint (unless you can buckle yourself to another contact point). That's extremely dangerous. You should keep a safe contact point at all times when using climbing gear. You'll need good rope too, which isn't cheap either.

Instead of just using a plain-jane belt. I like these harnesses much better. I got one on ebay with (an elastic fall restraint) pretty cheap.



Fooling around with treestands is dangerous business, and you don't get any mulligans.