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infoman jr.

infoman jr.

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Belongs to me! Made it to my tree stand well before daylight. I climbed the ladder and went to step into the baby grand when both straps broke. Somehow I kept myself and the stand from falling. So I'm standing at the base of the tree watching an empty plot. Y'all be careful out there!
 
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Eric Kilby said:
Need to get some of the heavy duty 4" straps.. did you have your harness on?
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I did. Luckily I didn't need it. I used the tree strap to suspend the stand while I descended. I always keep 3 points of contact when I climb. The straps broke while I had a hand and foot still on the ladder.
 
All of my hang ons have a chain on them.If I buy one that don't,I weld one on it.I always have a chain and two ratchet straps on em.weighing around 300 lbs.,I don't trust just the ratchet straps.
 
I'm still trusting my straps but I check them very carefully before hanging them. Glad to hear you weren't injured. That ground hurts.
 
DON'T TRUST STRAPS.
Replace them with chains.

Straps weaken very quickly with UV light.

And I have discovered that squirrels LOVE to nibble on straps.

I do not trust straps at all.
 
Glad you are OK. You need to be on the phone with API first thing on Monday. I can understand a squirrel chewed strap breaking, but have never heard of hooks breaking. It sounds like they need to do a recall.

I add a chain and turnbuckle to all of my ladder and lock-on stands. It is pretty easy to do if you have a pair of boltcutters and use the (too expensive) quick links. It costs $10-12 to put one on, but the peace of mind is worth it. I know of one very serious injury last year when a ladderstand came down when the rachet strap broke.

For those hangon stands, a lifeline with the prussic knot can be a life saver. I watched one save my best friend a couple of years ago when we were putting up stands. If you can find the "mainline" rope, they are simple to make.
 
Turns out the stand had been up about 5 years. Part of what saved the stand from falling was the buckles were grown into the pine tree. Evidently, the tree's growth stretched the strap to its breaking point, and the hooks were the weakest link. I suppose this is a good reminder to inspect, loosen and re-tighten your straps each season. One of the other guys who hunts the property was in the stand probably a month ago. I was just the lucky one. I got the stand hung in the afternoon and hunted it in the evening.
 
I think I would go a step farther. IMO, hangon stands with straps (only) should not be left hung from year to year. It is really hard to inspect the strap on the back side of the tree for squirrel damage. And, all fabric is affected by UV light degredation to a degree. You never know when it may pop.

If a chain is added for a "safety feature", then maybe it is OK, but, IMO, with just straps they need to be taken down at the end of the season and re-hung the next summer/fall.
 
scn said:
I think I would go a step farther. IMO, hangon stands with straps (only) should not be left hung from year to year. It is really hard to inspect the strap on the back side of the tree for squirrel damage. And, all fabric is affected by UV light degredation to a degree. You never know when it may pop.

If a chain is added for a "safety feature", then maybe it is OK, but, IMO, with just straps they need to be taken down at the end of the season and re-hung the next summer/fall.
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Fair points.
 
infoman jr. said:
scn said:
I think I would go a step farther. IMO, hangon stands with straps (only) should not be left hung from year to year. It is really hard to inspect the strap on the back side of the tree for squirrel damage. And, all fabric is affected by UV light degredation to a degree. You never know when it may pop.

If a chain is added for a "safety feature", then maybe it is OK, but, IMO, with just straps they need to be taken down at the end of the season and re-hung the next summer/fall.
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Fair points.
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I don't leave many loc ons with straps over the Summer, but the first time I climb up to a stand that has been left for months, is attach a new strap over the old ones before I set foot in it. Ryan and I did 3 Sat morning as a matter of fact. It just gives you piece of mind and doesn't hurt a thing, especially for about $8 a stand. Glad you didn't fall!
 

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