that's so sad....wish they would have told the type of treestand it was but i guess realistically it wouldn't really matter.....hopefully this post will save at least one life....i've had a couple close calls but thankfully i always use my harness....most importantly while climbing up and down....and as someone else stated: make sure your top and bottom pieces are tied together.

I don't think I went above 20 feet this year. Probably averaged around 15ft.

They were tied together , both halves of the stand let go at the same time . It was my own dumbass fault for not checking that the stand was mounted to the trunk properly before ascending , and the trunk was also wet at the time . I ended up dangling by my harness(which did work) with the stand hanging from my feet . Have you ever seen an out of shape fatboy try to do knee lifts with a 21 lb. weight attached to his ankles ? It ain't pretty ... [&:]

ha ha that funny kevin1. I am just wondering is the harness really uncomfortable when you fall? Also if your stand would have fallen to the ground how would you of got down, this question goes for anybody really. I have always wondered what I would do if my stand fell and to tell you the truth I don't know. Safety First All The Time Every Time.

Wow what a story I feel really bad for him and I hope we all are more carefull getting in and out of our treestands this year.