RE: How do you find and choose the safest stand?
A couple of years ago a man who lived a couple miles from e was found at the bottom of a tree and his stand was still 25 feet up. He took his harness off so he could remove his jacket, and fell as he had his jacket half off.
This is another reason I put my harness on at the truck. Down here we get a 30 degree temperature change between 5am and noon. The harness goes on before allof my outer clothes, plus more outer clothes are put on after walking to my area. This way I can remove a piece at a time and my harness is still keeping me safe for the family.