Ah yes, one of the very reasons I hate tree stands unless they are permanent! I do recall though being 30 foot up in a permanent stand during gun season about 20 years ago when a front came through. The wind was blowing so hard I lowered my gun to the ground and held on to one of the trees for about 20 minutes, the second the wind slowed down enough for me to get out of there I was GONE!! Of course being the smart guy I am I was right back in it the next day and killed a nice fat doe!!!!