How many of you use a climber, also how high do you usually climb and do you use a harness?
02’ Seapro 17’CC w/ 90 yamaha 2stroke
If you’re up a tree, climber or not, you should have on a harness. When I did use a climber ~ 20’
I use a harness anytime my azz is higher than my head should be. I really prefer a good stump.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I use a summit all the time. I do 90% of my hunting out of it. I always wear a harness and my height varies. I have been as low as 10 bow hunting and close to 50 one time rifle hunting and I only know I was about 50 because that is how long my pull up rope is 50ft long and it was maxed out.
17 Carolina Skiff
60 Johnson
Use the climber all the time, always with a harness(hss light). 20-25ft, when you start going higher angles come into play to much when using the bow. With the rifle angles aren’t a concern.
Use a climber frequently, always use a harness since I hunt alone and
kinda want to be around and in good shape for many more hunting seasons. I usually climb 15-20’.
WS Tarpon 120
WS Tarpon 100
Heritage Ultralite 9.5
Ghennoe & 6hp Suzuki
Scout 153 & Yamaha 60
Always use a harness. 12 rib fractures and 5 spinal taught me that.
I either hunt on the ground in a chair, or use a climber. I quit using lock on stands years ago. I like to be about 30 feet up most times, but have a 45’ long pull up cord…and sometimes use all of it.
I always use a safety harness. A harness saved a friends life once when he had a pin fail on his foot portion of his climber ( same model I have ) I didn’t always use a harness, until that happened.
im 41 and dont use a harness. I was always scared of being hung by the belt/strap type, but reading these stories here and elsewhere i gave in and dropped 130$ today. I have 2 small children and a beautiful wife that i would like to grow older with. Ive never felt unsafe or like i needed one but 25+ feet does create a sudden stop that bones cant handle. i hunt remote and alone 90% of the time, so getting out broken prob would not happen. Thank you for sharing your stories and i will never go without again
thanks
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I use the summit viper with a safety harness. Mostly 25-35 feet. Very easy to climb.
big dog