Climbing harness for hunting?

[mlammerhirt]

Anyone use a climbing harness for hunting out of a treestand?

Looking for the positives and negatives of using one.

 

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[Five Seasons]

i'm not really sure what I'm looking at. It doesn't really appear to be a 5 point, which I would strongly encourage for hunting. I would only recommend a lineman style if you're hanging/prepping. 

the spider by robinson is my favorite. 

[Engraver99]

I used to when I was using tree/telephone spikes to get up trees but haven't in years - too dangerous using those spikes at my age. I used to use a window washer's belt used in hi-rise window washing operations. You would wrap belt around your waist and the rope (about an inch thick) around the tree and leave about a foot gap between you and the tree. If you slipped you'd only have about a foot drop.

[goosifer]

1 hour ago, mlammerhirt said:

 

Anyone use a climbing harness for hunting out of a treestand?

Looking for the positives and negatives of using one.

 

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If you fall out of the tree stand and the harness arrests your fall, you could still be left dangling, with all the pressure around your thighs. I forgot the medical term, but being in that position, with the legs dangling, is not good for blood flow. That's why the hunter safety harnesses have an attached loop strap that you pull out after you've fallen and put one or both of your feet into, so you can "stand" while dangling, if that makes any sense.

[tarheel95]

Anyone use a climbing harness for hunting out of a treestand?
Looking for the positives and negatives of using one.
 
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The guys on the hunting collective use saddles to hunt out of trees. I think this is what they use: https://aerohunter.us/. Looks like a similar setup.

As I am afraid to step on a step stool I can't say I have any hands-on experience but those dudes rave about them.

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[Five Seasons]

35 minutes ago, goosifer said:

If you fall out of the tree stand and the harness arrests your fall, you could still be left dangling, with all the pressure around your thighs. I forgot the medical term, but being in that position, with the legs dangling, is not good for blood flow. That's why the hunter safety harnesses have an attached loop strap that you pull out after you've fallen and put one or both of your feet into, so you can "stand" while dangling, if that makes any sense.

suspension trauma and it's no joke. If it helps anyone in their decision, OSHA requires you have a plan "after you fall" because you're basically still dead if you're left dangling. 

[helmut in the bush]

I used one for years, sill have it. The newer vests are a lot easier to get in and out of. Liked having the connection in the front, I would stand up on the stand, make a loop in the safety line sit back down with the line tight against my chest, and have a nice little nap.

[moog5050]

There are quite a few on hunting beast that use rock climbing harnesses.  Good place to ask.  Most seem to prefer them.  I am not sure why they would be any less safe for hunting than rock climbing since the risk of falling is the same if not worse in rock climbing.

[Five Seasons]

5 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

There are quite a few on hunting beast that use rock climbing harnesses.  Good place to ask.  Most seem to prefer them.  I am not sure why they would be any less safe for hunting than rock climbing since the risk of falling is the same if not worse in rock climbing.

no expert, but in climbing you're going to have some tension and you're also leaning back or active in what you're doing where treestand hunting is a little  more passive. At the end of the day, if it's a 5 point, it'll meet the recommended safety standards. 

[Jeremy K]

I started last year with the rock climbing harness ,ill never go back to an over the shoulder style .

[mlammerhirt]

I started last year with the rock climbing harness ,ill never go back to an over the shoulder style .

Does yours look like the one I posted?

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[Jeremy K]

Close ,that one is a more high end model , i bought a cheaper one to see if i would like it.

[The_Real_TCIII]

I use a rock climbing harness, never going back to a harness. Full use of my hood/pockets


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[Five Seasons]

13 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

I use a rock climbing harness, never going back to a harness. Full use of my hood/pockets


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i've always worn mine under my outer jacket.

[The_Real_TCIII]

i've always worn mine under my outer jacket.

I’ve done that too and then it rains and the water runs down the tether directly into my underpants


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[goosifer]

1 hour ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

I’ve done that too and then it rains and the water runs down the tether directly into my underpants


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Exactly what are you attaching the tether to?

[The_Real_TCIII]

Exactly what are you attaching the tether to?

Hehehe


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[Daveboone]

The climbing harnesses I used to wear were designed to attach in front, and to fit closely. When in a tree hunting, the safety harness attaches to the back. Not only that, a climbing harness that would fit over your heavy hunting clothes is not going to fit tight enough to be secure, and is going to bunch you up something fierce. I don't think climbing harnesses, despite being designed for more intense use and safety with probable falls, are right for tree stand harnesses. 

There are quality safety harnesses now designed like a vest that I think are a good compromise. 

[cas]

Years agoI thought about using mine and ascenders to do a static ascent, then repel down, instead of using a ladder. For sure no one else would be using my stand. lol 

My worry using it as a safety harness would be ending up hanging upside down. That and a spinning twisting jerk should I fall.