Glad to hear he’s fine. Folks, attach yer damn harness to the tree before your feet get off the ground and don’t detach it til your feet are back on the ground.
Dr. B
Harness won't help if you fall with your feet caught in your foot climber. It happened to me a few years ago too. I always cut off any nylon feet straps and replace with a tarp strap which will allow you to lift the platform but still won't break your legs or trap you upside down if you do fall.
Man that is scary! How in the world does that happen? I'm trying to figure out how you fall backwards with your feet in the straps if you are tethered to the tree with less than 2 feet of slack in the lifeline and moving the strap above your head as you climb up. Glad you're ok as well!
Dr. B
Doc
I was coming down and after 20 years in stands I had more slack in my tether than I should have. It was just barely tight and slid down low as it could go toward the foot platform. It was dark and vines mush have pulled my pin because I was left holding my seat platform in my hands falling backwards. I had been facing the tree coming down. My head was only 8 feet off the ground but I couldn't get back up or get loose from the straps that I thought had broken my legs initially. My safety line was on the tree and I had on a HSS vest but the strap was so low down against the foot climber that I couldn't get any leverage to pull myself back up.
I'm just telling this again so everyone knows to get rid of those nylon foot straps.
