Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
09-28-2004, 04:15 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Posts: 313
RE: Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
I wish the injured a speedy recovery.
Why anyone would climb without a safety harness is way beyond me. I added a couple of heavy duty rock climbing carabiners to my harness to allow switching between my climbing rope and the strap I attatch to the tree once in my stand.
I'm amazed by guys who drop $50 a week on Skoal, yet balk when it comes to dropping $50 on a harness that might one day save their life.
Safe hunts,
U_R
Why anyone would climb without a safety harness is way beyond me. I added a couple of heavy duty rock climbing carabiners to my harness to allow switching between my climbing rope and the strap I attatch to the tree once in my stand.
I'm amazed by guys who drop $50 a week on Skoal, yet balk when it comes to dropping $50 on a harness that might one day save their life.
Safe hunts,
U_R
09-28-2004, 04:39 AM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern IL&Southern IL
Posts: 963
RE: Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
Part of what you said highdesert wolf was pretty dumb.Part of it true.I wouldn't generalize and call some of us union workers lazy,especially ones like my self that risk our ,lives climbing poles rubber gloving12,000volts for a living, and put youre power lines up in the back yards at 3am in the morning,or aftert a huricane or ice storm
You might piss off a few UNION lineman.No it'sdeeper than that,there is greed all the way around.
You might piss off a few UNION lineman.No it'sdeeper than that,there is greed all the way around.
09-28-2004, 06:52 AM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WEST PALM FLORIDA
Posts: 2,890
RE: Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
Like davidmill said , a linemans belt and harness would have prevented this . Gorila provides both when you buy their stands , and gives video instructions , sumit does the same , I believe , for their chain on stands . I dont think climbers or lader stands are any safer than the rest , a bolt can come out or break on any style stand , thats the motivation behind my tag line .
09-28-2004, 03:27 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,903
RE: Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
But I will say this, thank your local factory unions, for basically forcing manufacturers to go over seas. alot of the problems with our economy is because of unions. there are other problems too like NAFTA. but lazy union workers who have to make 30 dollars an hour or they go on strike are the cause of high manufacturing prices, alot of manufacturers dont want to pay that much so thats why china and taiwan end up makin the stuff.
And if you believe that union workers go on strike because "they have to make $30 an hour" your even more ignorant to the real world than I thought.
Down with unions and the dollar will rise
How old are you?
IBEW local 196
09-29-2004, 01:25 AM
#28
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Posts: 108
RE: Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
The scariest times for me are putting up/taking down stands. Several years back I was taking down a ladder stand, and when I finally got the strap to release, it went backwards on me. Thankfully, I never do this alone and my bud was able to hold it until I pulled myself together and finished the job. Take your time, if possible, don't go solo. Dang, I have to do this again on Saturday
The Trashcanman
The Trashcanman
09-29-2004, 03:21 AM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
Posts: 3,171
RE: Bowhunter breaks back when "climbing stick" fails.
Why anyone would climb without a safety harness is way beyond me. I added a couple of heavy duty rock climbing carabiners to my harness to allow switching between my climbing rope and the strap I attatch to the tree once in my stand.