I appreaciate all the replys. Sorry about your cousin Might Mite, thats the reason I posted my stupidity so thatit might not happen to anyone else. Be safe friends. Chris

glad you're okay man- that makes me think I should put the strap back on that connects the two pieces....

You better have that on always Bambi. If the bottom would have hit the forest floor i would have been up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Get that climber connected.

Great Post and Great Reminder!!!!!

Glad to hear that your alright.....

Glad your okay too MOTO and another reminder to be careful out there.

Motown,
Igot chillsas I read your story. It reminded me of my accident. I almost lost a finger from my wedding ring getting caught on a screw-in step. We all need to realize how quickly things can change in the woods. This is asport that we lall ove which can turn into someting trajic very, very quickly if we are not carefull. I know many will not agree with this, but one of the most important rules of going into the wooods is....DO NOT GO ALONE! I am very lucky to be alive today. I went into the woods alone to set up a stand. I never thought I would be ther more the 1/2 hour and then I got hurt. Nobody there, I'm bleeding like crazy and my finger is dangling at the knuckle. I'm F****ed!!!! Somehow I madeit out of the woods and got help from somebody I never met.It only takes an instant to get hurt. Where I hunt, cell phones do not work, now what? You have to have some sort of communicationincase you or somebody else gets hurt. I'm glad you are alright and hope everybody has a safe hunt this year!!!!

Its way too easy to drop the bottom, I do it all the time. I'm glad I keep mine tied together. To tell the truth though, I always tie the harness on when I get to the top. I think I'll start tying mine at the bottom of the tree now.Glad you're still with us man.

Glad you're OK. I just got back from setting stands up north, in the rain. Wet trees can be very slippery. I was being extra cautious. I don't have any climbers, I use hang ons and tree steps. I used to buy cheap steps, but after having some break while climbing, I started buying good ones. My life is worth a few extra bucks. Again, I'm glad you're OK.

Glad you're ok, treestands are probably the single thing in our sport that we should respect above all others.

My buddy Russ found himself in your position a few years ago but he was in even worse shape.......he was climbing with an older Loggy Bayou with no climbing aid. Just hug the tree and shimmy up with your feet tucked under the climbing bar on the platform.
Guess I don't need to tell you what happened.[:-]20 feet up and the platform went straight to the bottom of the tree. Luckily he was only about 170lbs and in good shape which allowed him to "bear cub" his way to the ground. His forearms were pretty well beat up for the experience.
For some strange reason he managed to aquire a new Ol' Man climber the following year.

WHEW! That was close Motown! I just got a new harness a few days ago that I will be wearing when Ihang my stand. Thanks for the reminder and like Buell said, we need ya buddy!

TXMM