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Post by Reagan on Sept 2, 2017 21:37:17 GMT -6
Thanks for reminding us all we need to be safe. I'm glad you were today.
I am amazed at some of the things we did when I was young. Never even thought of a safety harness when hunting as a kid in the 80's.
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 2, 2017 22:11:31 GMT -6
Thanks for reminding us all we need to be safe. I'm glad you were today. I am amazed at some of the things we did when I was young. Never even thought of a safety harness when hunting as a kid in the 80's. there wasnt a safety harness in the 80's. Man I think of some of those hang on stands I stood on back then. the damn things were hardly big enough to stand on.
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Post by DoubleLiver on Sept 3, 2017 6:04:32 GMT -6
Glad you survived the ordeal! It happens fast and when least expected. Wonder how many near-misses we have all had under similar situations? Low ladder stands for me with railings.....or box blinds for me these days. Even then....gotta take care. I nearly had a fall on an aluminum ladder on Tuesday....while brushing out a box blind with a chain saw at 10 feet or so. I keep telling myself to not take those risks .....and that I cannot handle a fall at 70. Kind of funny you say that as an hour later i was watching chainsaw fails on YouTube and there were plenty including ladders.
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Post by DoubleLiver on Sept 3, 2017 6:08:18 GMT -6
80s 90s never wore a harness, hanging the stand, hunting, never.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 3, 2017 7:04:21 GMT -6
Thanks for reminding us all we need to be safe. I'm glad you were today. I am amazed at some of the things we did when I was young. Never even thought of a safety harness when hunting as a kid in the 80's. there wasnt a safety harness in the 80's. Man I think of some of those hang on stands I stood on back then. the damn things were hardly big enough to stand on. The first tree stand I had....I made from wood with an eye bolt to hold the chain. Used a small cantilever chain binder to secure it to the tree. Could not tighten too hard or the eye would begin to open or the wood would start coming apart. Made our own tree steps too with lag screws welded to iron. How do you spell stoopid?
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Post by DoubleLiver on Sept 3, 2017 7:16:26 GMT -6
there wasnt a safety harness in the 80's. Man I think of some of those hang on stands I stood on back then. the damn things were hardly big enough to stand on. The first tree stand I had....I made from wood with an eye bolt to hold the chain. Used a small cantilever chain binder to secure it to the tree. Could not tighten too hard or the eye would begin to open or the wood would start coming apart. Made our own tree steps too with lag screws welded to iron. How do you spell stoopid? Maybe we were all just ahead of our time.
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Post by smsmith on Sept 3, 2017 7:28:39 GMT -6
Glad to hear everything is okay besides your shin. I forgot my safety harness a couple years ago...didn't realize it til I got to the tree...turned around, walked all the way back to the house to get the harness then hunted a different stand closer to the house. The older I get the less I like hunting from tree stands (any kind of stand). I need to work on some ground blinds like the one Fish built.
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Post by coop on Sept 3, 2017 7:36:16 GMT -6
Glad you're ok DL! Scary shit!!!
Like many of you I didn't wear a harness for years & years. A harness is a must now-a-days. I still hunt in hang-on stands but they are all equip with home made climbing ropes with a prussic knot climbing loop.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 3, 2017 8:44:49 GMT -6
images1.americanlisted.com/nsmall/tree-stand-20-webb-dothan-americanlisted_28711435.jpg^ The first tree stands I can remeber coming to market, were Baker Tree Stands....maybe the late 60's. Made to cantilever int the tree as you hugged the tree and pulled your feet up, which were attached to the stand with velcro. Many of us took a long ride down a shaggy bark tree before the next edition came along. I still have that old Baker and would use it to sit on in a hand-built stand at times. Never could trust that one tho.... Gear has come a long way since then.
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Post by mnfish on Sept 3, 2017 12:40:06 GMT -6
I really like hang ons for the bow season. My harness is like my seatbelt. Dont feel right without it.
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Post by jbird on Sept 3, 2017 19:31:31 GMT -6
Glad to hear you are not worse off. I had a cable break on a hang-on stand on me last year. Didn't fall but just about shit my pants. Again harness saved my but.
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 3, 2017 21:45:53 GMT -6
Another reason i love ladder stands.
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Post by Reagan on Sept 4, 2017 20:00:22 GMT -6
Dad found these home made steps in his barn. We would drive a lag bolt into the tree and hang the step on it. The lower ones were removed to keep people from hunting our stands. The upper steps would be fastened tight to the tree. There is a big sycamore in a fancy neighborhood that still has several of the steps inside it. I haven't hunted that spot for 25 years. I'm guessing the angle iron was 3 inches. Not much for your boot to grab. No life line and no safety strap. I don't like heights. My love of hunting would trump my fear when I was younger. No way I'm not strapped in these days.
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Post by leexrayshady on Sept 5, 2017 7:06:38 GMT -6
Put up my first ever hang on and probably my last, it took forever although probably was the tree I was using. but much prefer a ladder.
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Post by MN Slick on Sept 5, 2017 7:30:28 GMT -6
Scary shit! Glad it was just a flesh wound.
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