How To Properly Use a Treestand LifeLine System

[@vipconstrictors1798]

Pal, does the lifeline come with a tree? if not then maybe you show the process from the beginning?

[@joey9426]

Lmao

[@outdoorztime2923]

You just made a sale for LifeLine. Thanks for sharing this valuable information. SUBSCRIBED

[@ryanjacque7917]

I can’t tell you how much I wish I had paid attention to safety in 2008 .. I fell 24+ feet because I unclipped my harness to step on (or off) my tree stand.. I have absolutely no recollection of that day at all because I woke up from a coma a month later. I had so much memory loss that I didn’t even recognize my wife and kids when I opened my eyes after waking from the coma. I had many broken things after the fall, including right leg and skull, and I’m also permanently blind in my left eye… but none of this is worse than the initial impact on my family and the how it lasted in the years after….. ALL on account of me unclipping my safety harness. I have NO other memory of (nearly) that entire year. Stay safe.. stay attached all the time.. and do it correctly.. take it from someone who should have known better

[@mknight5159]

Damn man I'm glad your still with us today. My uncles best friend John fell out of a treestand about 15 years ago. He didn't tell anyone where he was hunting and they didn't find him until 2 days later. That accident ultimately paralyzed him because he was recovering from a bad car accident. My uncle has never hunted out of a deer stand. All his bucks and does have been taken from still hunting the ground with a recurve.

[@livingadreamlife1428]

Truth. When we were in High School, my brother dozed off and fell 20 feet and was seriously injured. Had to fire his rifle repeatedly to summon for help. He’s late 50’s and still suffers back and shoulder pain from falling.

[@nicod1886]

Sorry to hear that man, but thanks for sharing because you’re helping to make a difference by educating people. Stay strong.

[@nathansmith22]

Thank you for sharing and glad you’re ok.

[@Reloadeez]

Years ago I was helping my father install a 20 foot ladder stand. We rested it up on the tree and secured the mid ladder point strap, then tied the top stand ropes tight back from the tree to other trees, so the top was tight against the tree. So my dad climbs up to secure the ratcheting strap at the very top of the stand, he gets to the top right before the seat and the top ropes give out. The stand starts falling back towards me, it falls back so far the stand is bending back at the mid ladder strap point. I know that it going to topple over from the stress on the ladder or kick to the side of the tree and fall. I knew I had to get momentum against the stand to push it back to the tree, so I climb up the ladder a few feet and sway towards the tree, it was enough to slam the top back against the tree. It scared the shit out of me.

[@andrewdunn677]

So can this be used to hold me up while in a saddle? Or is it just for falls ?

[@asdfjklasdfjkl1988]

what i don't get is how do you initially set it at the top? You will be unsecured until you do this, so don't you still also need a lineman style restraint also just to get this up there safely? Then it seems redundant to have this also?

[@bowhuntordie]

Yes - you use a lineman's belt or strap to hang your sticks and treestand, then install the lifeline. After that, you no longer need the lineman's belt every time you go up and down the tree. Lifelines are meant for treestands that are going to be left in the same tree for a period of time, not put up and taken down every time you hunt.

[@asdfjklasdfjkl1988]

@@bowhuntordie an I see so this is more for a stand you would leave up like on your own property

[@FaceoffKing_11]

What if you’re using a climber?

[@chrislombardi8822]

@@FaceoffKing_11I want to know the same thing

[@chrislombardi8822]

Do I need the HSS quick connect strap and lineman’s rope for my safety harness if I’m using a climber?

[@bigfoothunter574]

A few minutes how to get the Lifeline in the tree first.

[@firepup35]

Was currious of the same

[@kingachybraky]

We built a box on legs with a ladder up one side. No place to put one of these asscatchers up above my head. How bad would it be to fall with a harness hooked at crotch level?

[@bowhuntordie]

Test it out and let us know! Probably going to hurt like hell I would imagine.

[@j_pasty_w1823]

What is the best way to tie off the bottom in a ladder stand?

[@livingadreamlife1428]

Tie to Bottom of ladder

[@robertsrbell7811]

You've put this video out there were. Are the answers.....

[@thereelaccountant9246]

What do yal recommend for when doing a hang n hunt? I guess the only option is to use the liemans belt then attatch to a tree strap version with your harness when you get up to the top?

[@bowhuntordie]

Yes, use the lineman's belt to get your sticks and lifeline up. Then clip on to the lifeline.

[@largemouthtv3383]

I have a question I use a summit Viper SD climbing Treestand can I still use a life line I use a harness with the tree belt but could I exchange the tree belt and just use a life line

[@garrett_cpt]

Hunter Safety systems makes a rope style treestrap that you can use to replace the standard tree straps for use with a climber. Its very similiar to a lifeline system shown in this video. huntersafetysystem.com/collections/accessories-test/products/rope-style-treestrap-1

[@terry2346]

So how do you get it up in the tree to begin with? And not by using your climbing sticks to get up there.

[@bowhuntordie]

You would use a "lineman's belt" which comes with every Hunter Safety System harness. Or can be found on many other websites.

[@FaceoffKing_11]

What if you’re using a climber?

[@G_Lob814]

What kind of harness are you wearing just curious I use a Muddy Harness with HSS lifeline

[@bowhuntordie]

Justin was wearing an older HSS Elite Vest harness in this video.

[@guitarwilly81]

But how do you get it up there in the first place

[@guitarwilly81]

I'm assuming use the tree rope to set climbing sticks, the lifeline, etc?

[@bowhuntordie]

Hunter Safety System includes with every harness, a "lineman's belt" which attaches to the harness around the hip area and wraps around the tree. That way, you can climb up the tree by placing climbing sticks, get to your desired height, and attach the Lifeline. You can then remove the lineman's belt and be attached to the lifeline.

[@seanc77339]

@@bowhuntordie thank you so much!!!!! That is the answer to my question as well.

[@dylankeller5230]

But how do you tie the lifeline around the the tree? What knot is used?

[@desperado5897]

How do you self rescue if you fall?

[@bowhuntordie]

If you place your tether at the proper height, you will be able to easily step back onto your stand or climbing sticks in the event of a fall.

[@oipguy2990]

What if the treestand breaks and you are left just hanging. Can you lower yourself to the ground brush pushing on the top of the knot?

[@mulekicker-ut5jl]

what's the max height you can climb with this

[@bowhuntordie]

Hunter Safety System has one that is 30ft long, and one that is 42ft long.

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Will that type work for any harness?

[@bowhuntordie]

Yes it will.

[@primal_inc]

how do you get the life line in the tree befor you climb?

[@bowhuntordie]

You would have to use a "Lineman's Belt" to put your climbing sticks up and get the lifeline up there.

[@joshuas2508]

Soooo why not just use linesman’s belt then hook into a tree strap ??

[@mglass96]

What about a ladder stand?

[@primal_inc]

@@mglass96 I'm not carrying a ladder stand in and out of the woods every time I hunt

[@mglass96]

@@primal_inc sorry that was meant for the bowhunting.com guys. I was curious about the initial set up for my ladders stand. Just the initial set up. Or are they climbing the first time without the safety line.

[@FaceoffKing_11]

What if you’re using a climber?

[@calvinvang4749]

Use a lineman rope

[@FaceoffKing_11]

@ ok

[@brodybranstad7419]

So I work on train cars and we use safety harnesses and we had a safety guide, do a demonstration with a 220 pound block and let it fall from 6 feet the force from it falling that 6 feet conducts up to 3300 pounds of weight falling

[@phillipcampbell591]

No one ever shows how to properly mount the lifeline to the tree. They start the instructions in the middle of the process.

[@jimahrens5558]

What do you tie off to when you are setting up the life line

[@bowhuntordie]

If you have enough slack in the line I usually tie it around the bottom of the tree. If not you can tie to your climbing stick/step or a screw-in peg.

[@robertsrbell7811]

We're for latter stand .

[@The_Fit_ness_monster]

Fuck the shot, I’m more worried about the fall distance lol

[@robertsrbell7811]

He cant tell us were toput it useing a latter stand .

[@herrickkyle]

Typo on title. Says lifelife. Stay safe!

[@bowhuntordie]

Great catch! Just fixed it.

[@thelongranger9238]

Typo on comment...lol.

[@flushot6513]

Life line but when you are on a 15 foot ladder cleaning gutters is OK lol

[@user-og7il2wf3w]

I have 3 of these out on public land. I just tie mine up off ground maybe 7 or 8 ft so no one can steal them.

[@galehess6676]

anyone stealing one may be pretty easily be found guilty of a crime, as well as liable for negligence$$$, if you get injured as a result of not having it

[@thereelaccountant9246]

@@galehess6676 good luck finding the person who stole it lmao

[@bassfishdude3109]

I was thinking about trying of the rope like you did and then removing the bottom climbing stick. Do you think that would work well?

[@user-og7il2wf3w]

@@bassfishdude3109 Mine are on a 20 ft stick. i use 1 Hawke stick to hang the 20ft stick. It makes it about 8 to 10ft off the ground. I tie my safety rope to that last stick step. I just carry in the hawke stick each time, then carry it out. The height makes it usually to where deer and hunters don't see anything at ground level. It usually goes un noticed

[@bassfishdude3109]

@@user-og7il2wf3w So the 20 ft stick doesn't have to be anchored to the ground?

[@donmohring2126]

That's life line is great if u can set it and forget it on private land but public land u can't leave them out

[@bowhuntordie]

Sure - in which case you want to make sure you're using your Lineman's belt as you set and remove your stand, and the standard tree strap while hunting. Same principle applies with the height at which you place the strap while hunting.

[@brandonyoung7760]

How in the world are you supposed to wear that over you winter outfit 🤔

[@glzarmy]

You wear it under your "outfit" the only thing you need outside is the harness, there should be a slit in the back of the jacket for the harness strap to pass thru

[@Day12My]

The only thing wrong with this video is the crappy camo he's wearing. Looks like fake leaves and looks cheap