Safety harness

[zeke83]

Im looking for some advise on finding a good treestand safety harness for bow hunting. Half my shot   opportunities are behind me, so I need to have free range of motion. I bought a harness a few years ago, and took it to my stand during preseason to practice shooting. I tried all kinds of adjustments, but I could not make any shots behind me due to limited range of motion.....What are you guys using?

[WNYBuckHunter]

I have always had the same problem with turning around. This year Im going to pick up the Gorilla G30, which has a longer strap that allows more movement.

http://www.gorillatreestands.com/g30-safety-harness

[zeke83]

I was looking at a similar Gorilla vest, the EXO.....Whats the difference??

Here is a video I found when I was searching for reviews on Google

http://www.bowhunting.com/videos/bowhunting-product-reviews/gorillas-exo-tech-safety-harness_864

[fasteddie]

I have always had the same problem with turning around. This year Im going to pick up the Gorilla G30, which has a longer strap that allows more movement.

http://www.gorillatreestands.com/g30-safety-harness

Be careful about having a lot of slack in the line . If you have too much , you could snap your back on a fall .

I have a HSS and fasten the tether strap about head high to the tree . It gives me just enough room when sitting and plenty when standing . No problem . I bought a Rescue One CDS harness and plan to use that this year .

One of the responses on another site by a poster was , " I never wear a harness because I have never fallen of come close to falling " . I wish him good luck .

[zeke83]

Thinking about it...My tree stand might be causing the problem. Its a hang on that does not have a folding seat. So when im standing I am kinda far from the tree. But there is no way im getting rid of this stand...It feels like your in a Lazy Boy, because the back rest is at an angle.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/guide-gear-extreme-comfort-hang-on-tree-stand.aspx?a=546777

[Fantail]

I like my Gorilla vest, very used to it. Gotta say though last year I went up for a week and forgot one of the straps for it, so I used the back-up. That was the included harness with the Gander ladder stand. It was a breese to use and didn't feel restricted at all.

[WNYBuckHunter]

The one I have now is an older Gorilla vest style harness. Its ok, but the G30 has all of the things I dont like about mine, fixed.

Eddie, take a peek at the harness I linked to, the strap isnt that much longer, and should give plenty of room to move while not being too long.

[zeke83]

This seems like a good deal...

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=435302&pdesc=Gorilla_ExoTech_G30_Safety_Harness_FREE_Kong_Treestand&aID=503H1&merchID=4006

[Elmo]

How about this one?  I'm just kidding! 

[WNYBuckHunter]

This seems like a good deal...

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=435302&pdesc=Gorilla_ExoTech_G30_Safety_Harness_FREE_Kong_Treestand&aID=503H1&merchID=4006

Youre gonna make me spend $170 I didnt plan on spending this week because that amounts to a $20 treestand!

[fasteddie]

Here is a video for the Rescue One CDS harness

[landtracdeerhunter]

I like the Hunter Safety System Vest. It's a few years old but, looks similar to the Treestalker.  Been using a Fallguy 20+ Retractor which still works . The vest is $90 and the retractor is $80 now.  See link www.integratedsafety.us/store

[Nomad]

I have a HSS which I used a few years. Lately I just use the ones that come with the stands. I don't have any issues with them .

For the first 15 years or so I just used a doubled up rope,clove around the tree and bowline around me......

[SteveB]

Put the strap as high as you need to to have it fell almost snug when sitting.

Then practice moving for shots until it becomes 2nd nature which it will.

[fasteddie]

Put the strap as high as you need to to have it feel almost snug when sitting.

Then practice moving for shots until it becomes 2nd nature which it will.

Exactly !!!

[WNYBuckHunter]

I bought the Gorilla G3 and I am going to also pick up the Tree Spider Live Wire to use with it. If you guys havent seen the Live Wire yet, youll want to take a look. Its a hands free decent system that is separate from your harness or vest and it can be used with any vest or harness out there.

http://www.treespidersafety.com/

[Cabin Fever]

I use the HSS Pro Series and have no problems turning around or the harness getting in my way. I do use the optional rope style tree strap though, which allows me to move around more. Also bought both my kids one. I see they now have the HSS Ultra-light Extreme, which is much smaller, lighter, and more compact. On sale at Cabelas for $109.

I would also HIGHLY recommend using some type of Lifeline for climbing and descending. This would have saved me from a 20' fall 2 years ago, while I was stepping from my pegs onto the platform! NOT pretty.............

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunter-Safety-System-Treestand-Lifeline/713008.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3DHSS%2BLine%2Bmans%2Bbelt%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26x%3D9%26y%3D9&Ntt=HSS+Line+mans+belt