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I did just for my dad alone if he decides to hunt any this year. Honestly, I would just go to Amazon and buy the Muddy safelines for $28. Once you figure the cost per a foot of good climbing rope, etc. Hard to beat the price of Muddy's and they already come with everything including a carabiner.

I know a couple mornings with frost, etc. my sticks and ladders were REALLY slick. I also didn't have any fear when hanging stands 22-25ft up either now.

I know I will definitely feel safer this fall! Won't have to worry about forgetting treestraps either (although not recommended I don't think to be used as one).
 
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Me too. Young guy I work with last weekend. Trimming limbs around his tree stand. Had a body belt on. Lord knows he is lucky to have had it on. Straps on stand gave way.

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They are on all of our stands and i personally feel there is no reason not to use them. Spends tons of money on stands, equipment, plots, and so on. Dont skimp on the one thing that will keep you safe the entire hunt.
Ive always worn a harness and it wasnt until my wife got serious about bowhunting that we started using lifelines. I guess as me and my brother got older we started to realize that we arnt invincible and we put them on every stand
 
Rich77 said:
They are on all of our stands and i personally feel there is no reason not to use them. Spends tons of money on stands, equipment, plots, and so on. Dont skimp on the one thing that will keep you safe the entire hunt.
Ive always worn a harness and it wasnt until my wife got serious about bowhunting that we started using lifelines. I guess as me and my brother got older we started to realize that we arnt invincible and we put them on every stand
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I have a very similar thought process too. $35-$50 per stand on what could be the most vital safety device that you can have is a drop in the bucket relative to what we all spend on everything else hunting related. Also, one fall could easily cost many, many times more than what a lifeline costs.

We now have them on every stand, that is not a ladder stand that is, too. I urge everyone to seriously consider your own safety and make every effort to install and use these devices. Your family and friends will appreciate it!!
 
I never used them until 3 years ago when my son started to bowhunt on his own. I couldn't live with myself if something I could have easily avoided were to happen to one of my 3 boys. I have over 60 stands and everyone has a lifeline. I bought the first 10 or so. But u can save substantially by making them yourself and it is fairly easy.
 
skyleralan said:
I did just for my dad alone if he decides to hunt any this year. Honestly, I would just go to Amazon and buy the Muddy safelines for $28. Once you figure the cost per a foot of good climbing rope, etc. Hard to beat the price of Muddy's and they already come with everything including a carabiner.

I know a couple mornings with frost, etc. my sticks and ladders were REALLY slick. I also didn't have any fear when hanging stands 22-25ft up either now.

I know I will definitely feel safer this fall! Won't have to worry about forgetting treestraps either (although not recommended I don't think to be used as one).
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Wondering why they wouldn't work as a treestrap. They look to attach at the top just like the rope style treestraps and have the same idea of the prussic knot tightening up. Is it because you leave these out all season, or because if the prussic knot doesn't tighten, it won't hit the end of the rope before you hit the ground (not sure what would happen in that case with a shorter treestrap). Any ideas?

Anyone using these have issues with critters chewing them and how many seasons can you safely use them (assuming you take them down during the offseason)?
 
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Wondering why they wouldn't work as a treestrap. They look to attach at the top just like the rope style treestraps and have the same idea of the prussic knot tightening up. Is it because you leave these out all season, or because if the prussic knot doesn't tighten, it won't hit the end of the rope before you hit the ground (not sure what would happen in that case with a shorter treestrap). Any ideas?

Anyone using these have issues with critters chewing them and how many seasons can you safely use them (assuming you take them down during the offseason)?
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I'm with you, it is the same concept and rigs up the exact same. I always keep a rope style treestraps in my bag, but plan on just using my lifeline as mentioned. I didn't think about squirrels, etc., but I will check them all first hunt for sure.
 
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