I only use it on climbs when it's wet or windy. I do it more from the jitters of my unplanned drop years ago. It wasn't the wetness, it was the other No-Nos though that caused it. During dry days I feel very comfortable on my Loggy shimming up the tree w/o it. I do attach myself in once I get to my lock on height or if I feel the need to as I near the lock on height. I'm attached before I start moving around and start locking the stand in place. I stay locked in until the descent. I prefer to do a kind of Firemans Slide back down and the strap would just be in the way.