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I just made this video because I got a bunch of emails asking how a lineman belt makes a difference. This video shows me walking to the tree with all gear wrapped up, unwrapping, hanging, ready to hunt, then back down, wrapped up and walking out all in about 10 minutes.
A lineman belt is the most important tool I have for hanging stands. I also give a couple tips and suggestions in there to make it all easier.
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As always, SWEET!!
I did NOT miss those couple of adjustments with your slider thinggy, one handed…which drive me nuts with the prussic hitch adjustment on the soft SOP rope… I can”inch” them along one handed, but what a bear!
Not crazy about spending $13 to get one of those …”Ascender” (was it called?) clips, but they sure make it seem easier.
Wish I had all this information when I was a lot younger doing this 2-3X a day moving around and had to take down the stand each time!
Slick!
PS: Kept waiting for your dog to whiz on your pack and bow, but it would appear it’s been thru that drill a few times with you.
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Thanks Dave.
The ascender is about 34.99, I just checked on one today for someone. plus rope and carabiners so its about 55 bucks for a lineman belt like I use. But if you hang stands all the time its well worth it. side note: the dog has peed on my bow before..lol
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Holy Moley! $35 just for it! Makes slick work for sure.. saw that, but I’d have to rebuild the whole aparatus… not just one aspect of it given the lineman I have is that soft junk.
My original SOP came with a very long soft black rope… I didn’t like unclipping to put the tether section on the tree, so bought a 2nd one years later… that sucker is comparatively very short.
One thing I can add to those doing a lot of tree stand work in favor of the investment, is that if you have a long enough lineman’s rope you can easily use the ascender to open it far enough to go around the stand when climbing up if you’re fortunate enough to be able to LEAVE a stand in place
I’ve had to “unhook” to go from below the stand (already set) and then reconnect above it to climb into the stand. Deer & DEER HUNTING did a survey decades ago and a huge % of falls were getting in and out of stands!
With the miscreants in the woods today, I’ve heard of stand straps being partly cut thru so that you get in the stand in the dark and then it topples…so I like to be “connected” through all transitions. If you put up/take down every visit, the strap cutting isn’t so big an issue, but I’ve read of welds breaking as people got into their stands and taking a fall too.
For me, while I send your video links on to others, I’ll probably struggle with my current set up for the few years and uses of stands I plan on… futuristicly speaking. Terra firma starts to look better all the time!
At least the dog was well behaved for the TV debut! 🙂
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Doc you are absolutely right about the risks of unhooking to gain entry to your stand. I did tree work for years when I was younger and the first rule was 2 tie-in points! My suggestion here would be a safety tether like a loop runner and a caribiner that can be connected right to the the stand so you can disconnect your flip-line, enter the stand and tie off your fall arrest harness while always connected to the tree.
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Mike, The only thing that little dog is good for is a house alarm. she is awesome at letting me know if anyone/thing is in the yard. she barks and points by stretching her neck out as far as she can in the direction of the person or critter. Best alarm I have ever had.
Dave and dfudala,
the best way I have found to get around branches or around your stand is to use the safety line that is attached the middle of your back on the harness. when you get to the branch or stand simply hook that safety line above the stand or branch then unhook the lineman belt and rehook above the branch. I don’t climb with out being connected to the tree 100% of the time. That is the best way I have found to get around obstacles.
Dave your points about theft and vandals has always been a big issue in heavily hunted places. Another one people don’t think about that is also really bad is critters. I have had more than one stand left up for the season that has had the strap chewed on by squirrels or other critters and was only holing by a thread. One step and down the stand goes. Lucky I always checked those stands before stepping in and now my stands that stay out all season I convert to a chain just for that reason.
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Another way to get around the stand or branches is with a double ended lanyard. It has a caribiner on both ends of the lanyard. You will need to use a prisik or a mechanical device that can hold tension in doth directions. I will try to post a picture of what mine looks like when I get home next weekend.
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Nice!:D
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