Tree stand accident

[covert]

At least you didn't get busted up.  I never wore a harness until one day sitting in the stand and I realized I had a wife and two little boys living in a single-income household.

A guy I work with just came back to work after a year out of work and three surgeries to rebuild his ankle after he fell taking down a ladder stick.

[First-light]

Glad you are ok. A good reminder for all of us. 

[crappyice]

I wonder why your tether straps didnt “open up/pop the strings” on your harness? Is that supposed to happen to slow/ staggered your fall and stop=less bruising?


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[Chef]

I wonder why your tether straps didnt “open up/pop the strings” on your harness? Is that supposed to happen to slow/ staggered your fall and stop=less bruising?


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I believe they are supposed to pop, not sure either why they didn’t, I will say I’m sore as hell today, feel like I was in a car that got rear ended


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[UpStateRedNeck]

Glad you're ok man.  We're you standing on the ladder deck when that happened?  Makes me glad I haven't spent the extra money on the Muddy stands.  That's always the tetchiest part, getting that first strap on.  I admit I never strap in when I'm doing that part.  But I always stay down a rung or two, never get up on the deck.  Always do like you did,  tether each side to a tree so it can't go side ways.  That don't help if the bastard breaks and goes straight down!

[Five Seasons]

glad you're ok chef. the hanging of the stand is always the most dangerous part. 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

WOW. Glad you can though ok. Heal up. 

[turkeyfeathers]

Holy crap. My sphincter puckered just reading this. Great on you for wearing a harness. Hopefully this scares a few who think they’re too cool to wear one to now wear one. Glad you’re ok 

[Jeremy K]

I had a 20 footer go into a death wobble on me years ago while hooking up the platform when I was still invincible . Not fun ,my dad was on the ground holding the straps that are supposed to keep the stand secure until the platform is secure.

[BizCT]

Glad you are ok. I think it's best you take the season off. I'll hunt your spot for you!

[BowmanMike]

I am glad i dont have to go through hanging stands anymore. 

Put that on the pro side for saddlehunting.  

There was just a post on saddlehunter.com about someones ladderstand buckling as well. 

That's crazy to hear,you would think they are way overbuilt.

[Northcountryman]

Wow , very scary , glad you’re ok . That’s partly why I’m not gonna mess with ladder stands anymore !! 

[Moho81]

Glad your OK Chef. It would take me a while to get back into a stand after having something like that happen. 

[squirrelwhisperer]

1. Glad to hear your ok. That coulda been bad. Happy to hear you are smarter about your safety than your politics, lol. (Sry, had to do it , u kno I’m just ribbin ya)

2. I always wear a harness when in my stand, but never when settin up a ladder stand. That will change now!

3. I will never buy a Muddy stand after hearing this.


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[Chef]

It was where the stand connects to the ladder





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[G-Man]

I've been turned off by the new ladders I've seen ,new neighbor bought 4 ,I put them together and helped put them up. Seemed very cheap and flimsy to me , and had little metal sleeves for joints.. imo joints shouldn't need reinforcing sleeves, i have a few  old ladders and the metal seemed much thicker and ladders were wider. Than these new ones. 

[Marion]

I've been turned off by the new ladders I've seen ,new neighbor bought 4 ,I put them together and helped put them up. Seemed very cheap and flimsy to me , and had little metal sleeves for joints.. imo joints shouldn't need reinforcing sleeves, i have a few  old ladders and the metal seemed much thicker and ladders were wider. Than these new ones. 

The older styles were heavy as shit. The kind you don't mind leaving put for decades on end

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[squirrelwhisperer]

3 hours ago, G-Man said:

I've been turned off by the new ladders I've seen ,new neighbor bought 4 ,I put them together and helped put them up. Seemed very cheap and flimsy to me , and had little metal sleeves for joints.. imo joints shouldn't need reinforcing sleeves, i have a few  old ladders and the metal seemed much thicker and ladders were wider. Than these new ones. 

Cost of materials and manufacturing...they put out an inferior product to maintain profit margins. 

[cdbing]

Sorry to hear you got banged up. The harness did its job, but still puts a hurting on you. Thanks for sharing and reminding us of the need to be safe this season. Get better soon.

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[Nomad]

3 hours ago, G-Man said:

I've been turned off by the new ladders I've seen ,new neighbor bought 4 ,I put them together and helped put them up. Seemed very cheap and flimsy to me , and had little metal sleeves for joints.. imo joints shouldn't need reinforcing sleeves, i have a few  old ladders and the metal seemed much thicker and ladders were wider. Than these new ones. 

Yep those 14 year old Chinese girls don’t build them like they used to .

We used to build ladder stands out of pressure treated 4x4, with a platform made of 2x6 ,topped with plywood and put together with carriage bolts . There’s one still leaning against a tree 30 years later .

[Elmo]

Wow!  Glad you're ok, Chef.

[Hock3y24]

Damn! I used to never wear one, the last 3 years I always have. I highly suggest a ropeman 1 ascender, makes it so much easier to adjust the linesman’s rope.

[sodfather]

Dam Chef I’m glad your ok . Scary stuff right there . 

[left field]

Glad you're okay, Chef. 

I recently moved two ladder stands that I inherited. Both are at least 6 years old and have been in the woods the entire time. They seem solid and I have four straps on each, as well as a safety line, but now I'm a little nervous.

[YFKI1983]

Glad you're okay, Chef. 
I recently moved two ladder stands that I inherited. Both are at least 6 years old and have been in the woods the entire time. They seem solid and I have four straps on each, as well as a safety line, but now I'm a little nervous.

I think the older stands are safer than the new ones. I just bought a new ladder stand and saw more than 1 review of ladders failing. I was surprised and wasn't sure if they were real reviews until I saw chefs post.

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