when i mentioned losing my base i meant it came unhooked from the tree...i was decending an hangin on to the climber top after the base strap came unfastened from the tree...it was takin to much effort to git it back on the tree an i was afraid of tiring so i kicked it free from my ft...untied it from the top pc. an let it drop to the groun...at this point i still have on the belt which was offerin some support but mostly i was still hunkered on the top section with my arms...not too bad ahape i was stable...at first i thought i would pull myself up on the seat then i decided to unhook muhself since the snap was within reach...had it not been in reach this is where the knife would have come into play...i already had muh legs aroun the tree...it was easy to grab the tree with my arms,shinny down bringing the top pc. back down...the rope remained up there...soon as i got to the gron i hooked back up went up an got muh rope...There are a lot of different vest out there and they do vary in price. I checked several of them out and it looks like most of them now a days are designed to "help" protect you from Suspension Trauma. This is one item that personally I would stay away from the cheapest one's.
I read several post above where people talk about losing the base to their climbers. This happened to me once. Now I strap them together before I start climbing. Amazing what I learn when I watch the video that comes with the stand.
i do tie muh top part to the bottom...duhhh but it aint helpin when the strap comes off the tree...an i shore ain hangin up there to suffocate if i can climb down...
Charlie - you in charge now uhm passin the torch ta ya - i quit preachin on dis - ya can lead a horse ta water but ya can make him shrink :mischeif:Excellent post!
This is exactly what geezer has been saying for two years... He also pointed out that a strap and/or strap and rope fall arrest can suffocate you, which is essentially hanging yourself. This can happen very easily if you wear a strap or rope around your chest/waist; worn under your arms may not suffocate you but it will sure as heck hurt.
You always need an escape/emergency plan when you climb, so why not make it safer and more comfortable if you do slip off your steps or heaven forbid...out of your stand. Spend the money is the lesson...with the current economy, I'm worth as much alive as I am dead...
I thought this link should be a sticky...thanks Phil.
Some teather straps have a series of loops stiched in them to act as a tear - away shock absorber - in a fall the loops are released in series to cushion the fall - kinda works like a parachute rig does in cushioning the initial shock - :mischeif:if yuh allow to much slack in the rope i doan care which one yuh wearin it hurts...now tighten that rope up to where you will drop less after a fall...the rope i use by seat o pans i sinch all way to tree an have the line taunt...i have tested myself at groun distance...an unbiased test,i doan trust anythang a certain site sez......an the shorter drop is much more comfy than the longer drop ...its hurts man...be nice to have a shock absorber...i ain doin it again...
doan know if i seen that thar ...i do know wunna the vest i looked at was very high priced...very high,maybe it incorporated this shock absorber...
