#2002459 - 07/21/10 04:27 PM
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cecil30-30
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and bought a hunter saftey system harness..I have been wanting to get one but have just put it off because of the price..But since I bought 2 hang on stands this year to use,I just didn't feel safe in one with out a harness..I didn't know you had to discard one after 5 years after the manufacture date..I got scammed a year,mine was manufactured in 09..What a rip..LOL
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#2002487 - 07/21/10 04:49 PM
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Double-D-Team
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HSS is the way to go...congrats on looking out for yourself...
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#2002637 - 07/21/10 06:52 PM
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I bought mine and the lifeline system 2 weeks ago. It's a sign we're getting older and wiser.
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#2002810 - 07/21/10 08:43 PM
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tickweed
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You'll like it.good deal!
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#2003449 - 07/22/10 10:30 AM
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DOC1187
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good deal
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#2003474 - 07/22/10 10:44 AM
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MUP
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I bought mine and the lifeline system 2 weeks ago. It's a sign we're getting older and wiser.
Looking to buy my first system this year as well. 
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#2003493 - 07/22/10 10:58 AM
Re: Finally broke down
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Double-D-Team
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Folks,
I lost a dear friend 2 years ago do to a treestand accident and it took his life. Please wear some form of safety device while in a stand. It matters to others....
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THE RICHEST VALUES OF WILDERNESS LIE NOT IN THE DAYS OF DANIEL BOONE NOR EVEN IN THE PRESENT. BUT IN THE FUTURE--LEOPOLD
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#2003568 - 07/22/10 11:56 AM
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mr.hicks
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yeh i dont know why i havent had one yet. you cant put money on you life.
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#2005471 - 07/24/10 09:06 AM
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Team Browning
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I wish everyone would do this! Im full grown at 300lbs and I still wouldnt go up a tree without one. Find one your size and buy it!
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#2005605 - 07/24/10 12:22 PM
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redblood
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I don't use any kind of safety system and all my stands are 30 plus: I know I should be I like to travel light and fast with a minimal amount of gadgets
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#2005625 - 07/24/10 12:52 PM
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stik
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I don't use any kind of safety system and all my stands are 30 plus: I know I should be I like to travel light and fast with a minimal amount of gadgets
that's just STUPID!!
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#2005701 - 07/24/10 02:32 PM
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cecil30-30
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I don't use any kind of safety system and all my stands are 30 plus: I know I should be I like to travel light and fast with a minimal amount of gadgets
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#2005709 - 07/24/10 02:43 PM
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Carlos Viagra
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I'm with Redblood on this one, how quiet are the vests when trying to stand and draw your bow on a deer that's close?
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#2005733 - 07/24/10 02:58 PM
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stik
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I'm with Redblood on this one, how quiet are the vests when trying to stand and draw your bow on a deer that's close?
poor excuse. is it worth your life?
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#2005825 - 07/24/10 05:13 PM
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Double-D-Team
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Fellow hunters who are STUPID.....search out my story about Brain and see just how STUPID he was for taking short cuts on safety....
Better yet ask his wife...who is alone now.....
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#2005828 - 07/24/10 05:14 PM
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hang in there! .lol
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#2005835 - 07/24/10 05:20 PM
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richmanbarbeque
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I'm with Redblood on this one, how quiet are the vests when trying to stand and draw your bow on a deer that's close?
Killed plenty with one on.
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#2005836 - 07/24/10 05:22 PM
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Carlos Viagra
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Have you had a harness rattle or bump against the stand and spook a deer?
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#2005849 - 07/24/10 05:37 PM
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cecil30-30
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I ain't hunted with mine yet,but all the buckles are plastic,no metal to clang together..
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#2005860 - 07/24/10 05:54 PM
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Have you had a harness rattle or bump against the stand and spook a deer?
Having a deer spook because it rattles or bumps against my stand is not as important as my children being without a father to me!
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#2005879 - 07/24/10 06:18 PM
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scn
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I've worn several different types of fall restraint devices over the years. I'm currently using the Pro HSS vest due to some very handy pockets and ease of use. I also own and really like the Summitt Seat of the Pants harness. I've never had one spook a deer from a rattle or rustle. Occasionally when you have to turn completely around in the stand to shoot behind the tree the tether to the tree can come into play if bowhunting. So be it.
But, even if that were to cost me the deer of a life-time it doesn't matter. The high likelihood that if I fall of substaining spinal injuries leaving me a a quadraplegic (which is a worse fear for me than death) makes it a total no-brainer. There is not a deer out there worth putting my family through something like that.
It is simply amazing to me to read grown men justifying not using something because it might cost them a deer or add a little weight to their pack in. Amazing.
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#2005921 - 07/24/10 07:16 PM
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rbreedi1
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Some of the previous HSS models had metal buckles that made all kinds of noise while in my stand. I didnt like it one bit so I sold it. Now Im using a summit harness but plan on getting one of the new HSS vests with no metal. As scn commented on, they do complicate things when bowhunting if presented with a shot from behind, but hey thats a price im willing to pay for my life.
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#2005922 - 07/24/10 07:18 PM
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Rowdy
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The high likelihood that if I fall, or of substaining spinal injuries leaving me a a quadraplegic (which is a worse fear for me than death) makes it a total no-brainer. There is not a deer out there worth putting my family through something like that.
It is simply amazing to me to read grown men justifying not using something because it might cost them a deer or add a little weight to their pack in. Amazing.
Does this not make sense???...you bet it does... nobody's superman here, if not for yourself, do it for your loved ones...its called "being responsible".
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#2005943 - 07/24/10 07:39 PM
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EastTNHunter
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How about the Summit fastback vs the regular S.O.P.? I like the looks of the HSS Ultra lite, but the Summit is made in the USA. What about HSS mfg country? Any feedback on these? Look much cooler and quite a bit less expensive.
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