How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

I was reading the thread, "Another fall, another unnecessary injury" by rockytop when I thought of this question. How many of you guys practice falling out of your treestand? I practice regaining myself after the fall. How many of you guys do this?

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

i have never intentionally got off my stand to practice getting back in. i dont trust them if i dont have to. but i have put it on at ground level on a tree and lifted up my legs to feel the pressure it puts on and to make sure that it worked properly. not very comfortable. maybe its just the brand.

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

Nope, I get enough bumps, brusis, scabs and scars from everday life. [:@] I'm in good shape, know I can pull myself up on to anything I can get a grip on, and bought a good harness. You can call me silly, but much like the airbags in my truck I'll just trust it will work if I need it.;)

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

HA HA when i first started Bow hunting, i did this. i got my stand set up and my anchor screwed into the tree... then i attached it to my climbing harnes... and said this isnt so bad, then proceded to JUMP out of my stand.... dumb... i had enough rope.. and i cam right back at the tree NOT expecting that i smashed into the tree. thought i sprained my ancle but really only bruised it. but at least im comfortable with it now.. i know if im gonna fall its not gonna be far!

i think i was still in tat stage you have to test out everything.. even the rules of gravity... :eek: as if they didnt aply to ME!

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

I saftey tested my stand once and found out yes it will absorb my weight as designed in the event of a firemans drop from about 20' up. I don't plan on redoing this test. I won't make the same mistake again.:eek:

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

Sorry guys I didn't mean jump out 20 ft in the air!:D I just stand on my Block and kick it out under me.

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

[8D]Kind of crazy man. I think I will just worry about the injurys and getting back in if it happens, anyways im in good enough shape to get back in if I have too and if not I do that other famous outdoorsman thing: Tell someone who cares about you where you are going to be at, so they can recover the body[:o]
And as for harnesses, way to much money for me, I just do the tried and true swiss seat-AIR ASSAULT-Whooaaa

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

LOL, that's crazy man. Why on earth would I test my safety belt? I have never fallen yet and if I do, I can climb right back up if I have to.

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

Zak,
You make a very good point, and one that I think many people seldom think about.....it might help to know what you can and can't accomplish while hanging from yuor safety belt or harness........
I know you belt guys will be in for a big surprise.
It might help identify a particular style of harness that just won't work for you, and show you what will need to be done if you are left dangling.

Just don't do it alone.:eek:
Always keep your safety line at a height that will not allow your knees to fall below the level of the platform. That's the biggie.

RE: How many of you practice falling out of your treestand?
 

For the record, I didn't do it on purpose. I should have been in class. I was going back to class after our normal 3 hour break at the pool hall and the weather broke from a light rain to a mist. Great hunting weather can't be beat. Then the universal college motto was applied "You can always retake a class but never relive a party.". I thought real quick and came to the conclusion I had everything in my truck except boots. On an evening stand I can take cold feet for a little while.

Well between a few beers, smaller shoes and not enough pitch on the stand, it lead to a bad combination. The stand slipped as I was attempting to get a little higher, my feet were too close to the tree for the laws of physics enabling me to go up rather then down. Next thing you know I'm dropping like a rock. The stand crush while absorbing my fall (as designed). I found myself on the ground trying to get my bearings again. With in a min or two I inspected the stand and dertemined I could still hunt in it and set the pitch higher. Hunted that evening. The next day I was shipped an brand new replacement.