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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5568991" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>That was true back in the days when you tried & used the original "Baker" tree stand.</p><p>Not the case with <u>most</u> climbing stands today.</p><p>The danger is mitigated by always wearing a safety harness while climbing/descending.</p><p></p><p>Knock on wood, but one of the worst falls I've experienced was when my foot missed a rung on a ladder stand, and I fell @ 10 feet. I wasn't wearing a safety harness, since it was "just a ladder stand". Another bad fall from a step breaking while using a hang-on stand, I was very lucky to fall @ 20 feet and only broke ribs.</p><p></p><p>Have also had some close calls with danger in placing & moving ladders stands, the activities of which have been far more dangerous than my using climbers.</p><p></p><p>IMO, much of the dislike for climbing stands is due to never using them enough to master their use, both safely and quietly. Wearing a safety harness, climbing stands are absolutely safer than using ladder stands without wearing a safety harness (climbing, sitting, descending).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5568991, member: 1409"] That was true back in the days when you tried & used the original "Baker" tree stand. Not the case with [U]most[/U] climbing stands today. The danger is mitigated by always wearing a safety harness while climbing/descending. Knock on wood, but one of the worst falls I've experienced was when my foot missed a rung on a ladder stand, and I fell @ 10 feet. I wasn't wearing a safety harness, since it was "just a ladder stand". Another bad fall from a step breaking while using a hang-on stand, I was very lucky to fall @ 20 feet and only broke ribs. Have also had some close calls with danger in placing & moving ladders stands, the activities of which have been far more dangerous than my using climbers. IMO, much of the dislike for climbing stands is due to never using them enough to master their use, both safely and quietly. Wearing a safety harness, climbing stands are absolutely safer than using ladder stands without wearing a safety harness (climbing, sitting, descending). [/QUOTE]
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