Up until 2004 it was hit or miss sometimes I would wear it mostly in the late season. However, in August of 04 while putting stands up I fell. I was luck and only dislocated by left elbow after falling 25 feet. I was able to get back in shape for rifle seson however archery is my love. After that fall I now wear mine evertime I go into a tree. Up till 04 I never thought much about it until it happened. I lost out on most of the archery season, was on lite duty at work and for a while had to ride with someone to work. The biggest let down was I could not hold my son or play with him like I usually had. I'm like a lot of us we get in a hurry and forget to put it on we get to our stand and that is when we relize we forgot it. Take it from me and go back and get it. I have a friend who has fell over 4 times and last two times have almost killed him. He now has pins in his body and is sore during cold weather.