Wow…you went to a lot of trouble and did that very nicely.

I see you do not use the prusic hitch connection to the tether and safety rope around the tree when in final position on the stand. I like the adjustability of the prusic hitch on the safety rope around the tree on stand.

That safety web belt that retracts is pretty cool. A friend of mine installs climbing rope life lines to all his set stand locations w/ a prusic hitch so you’re connected the whole way up and into the stand & back down. He takes them down each season and uses ratchet straps to double up on the stand’s connection to the tree, whether web strap or chain.

Safety takes a minute, but can lessen a lifetime of regret when accidents happen. Thanks for your video!

The “safety line” that goes around the tree top and bottom (once stand is up) is made from climbing ropes…then lighter climbing rope for the prussic knot / loop, on my buddy’s stands. It’s his land, so he leaves the stands up, changes out the ratchet straps and takes down the Safety lines each year.

I, too, hunt public land so like you, cannot leave up stands.

That big metal re-tractor appeared a heavy/large to hump in and out of the woods, but as you say, for inexperienced users of stands…very cool. There is some sort of “Vest” safety full body harness with that gizmo in them I read about.

Out of my price range. I have a really long SOP tree rope that I can expand when I get up to the top of my climbing apparatus and have it go around the stand, then cinch it up again till I’m on the stand…

Silly me, I never thought of just loosening the tether rope and sliding it down to climb in/out! Doh! I guess partly because I try to get it above a bark knot or something or my bow hanger and cinch it up so it’s EXACTLY where I want it… then slide my prussic up/down the tail of the tree rope if I want to stand, sit or lean out. But your idea has tons of merit!

Thanks for sharing all that!