Final Thoughts

• Best Overall: Hunter Safety System Pro Series.
• Best for Bow Hunting: Hunter Safety System X-1.
• Most Comfortable: Muddy the Crossover Safety Harness.
• Best Lightweight: Hawk Treestands Elevate Lite.
• Best for Big Guys: Malta Dynamics Hunter's Elite Harness.
• Best for Climbing: Summit Pro Safety Harness.

Within the five-year service life, Wydner said any harness should be retired if the user notices damage or excessive wear, or if a fall occurs while the harness is being worn.

Back over the top and pull it tight. Once that is secured and tight to the tree. It's going nowhere no carabiners nothing else needed. And you are tightly connected to the tree.

Loosen our strap bringing up the tree. Tighten it back down then. We can continue climbing up the tree stand up the tree. Now to descend you want to do just the opposite. No loosen your tree strap.

Avoid using permanent stands made of boards nailed or screwed onto trees. Permanent tree stands are eyesores that upset people who enjoy the woods but don't hunt. They also cause significant damage to trees and become unsafe after a short period of time because of weathering, rotting, and tree growth.

Unsurprisingly, falls are the primary cause of tree stand accidents and injuries. Many tree stands are placed 15'–20' in the air, significantly increasing the risk of a life-threatening injury in the event of a fall.

As a general rule, the average lifespan of a typical safety harness is around five years. This does depend on the make and model of the harness itself – some are even approved for up to ten years. Again, this depends on the capabilities of the individual pieces of equipment, and the recommendations of the manufacturer.

There is no such thing as a predetermined or mandated expiration date on fall protection harnesses. Neither OSHA nor ANSI have current codes or standards that set a specific time period for taking a harness out of service.

Basic rules of treestand safety Always wear a full-body harness also known as a fall-arrest system. Connect to your tether line and keep your tether line short. The tether is designed to keep you in the seat, not to catch you after you fall.

They're easy to set up in store it's easy to see the water level and they're generally inexpensive this type of plastic. Stand is essentially the same thing you tighten each screw a little until the

A rock-climbing harness only goes around the waist and legs. This type of harness is suitable for climbers because they can fall at various angles. If a climber were to fall from any angle while wearing a full-body harness, a full-body harness would put the climber at a higher risk for neck and spinal injuries.

No matter what type of tree stand you use, the basic rules apply to all of them. Always wear a full-body harness also known as a fall-arrest system. Connect to your tether line and keep your tether line short. The tether is designed to keep you in the seat, not to catch you after you fall.

Portable tree stands come in three basic types: hang-on stands, climbing stands, and ladder stands.