API Outdoors Bowhunter - Climbing Treestand Usage and Safety

ATTENTION!! WHEN YOU SEE A “ WARNING!” BE SURE TO HEED THE MESSAGE!
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE MESSAGES CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!!
READ THIS MANUAL IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO USING THIS PRODUCT(S).
This instruction manual complies with the Treestand Manufacturers Association’s TMS 04 - Standard Practice for Treestand Instructions and TMS 02 - Standard Test Method for Treestand Fall Arrest Systems.
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CLIMBING TREESTAND USAGE INSTRUCTIONS & WARNINGS
WARNING! Failure to read and strictly comply with the instructions
contained in this Instruction Manual may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING!        
         
          

       

        Treestand
Safety: It’s Up To You"     


WARNING! Treestand Safety: It’s Up To You"   
with this treestand. Please view it in its entirety prior to using this or any
other API product(s). Failure to follow these instructions may result in
serious injury or death!
WARNING! 



Treestand Safety: It’s Up To You"     



WARNING! Prior to each hunt, you must inform someone of your
hunting location, including the specic location of your treestand and the
      
result in serious injury or death!
WARNING!           
device (e.g., mobile phone, radio, whistle, signal are or Personal Locator
       
           
contact emergency assistance. Failure to follow these instructions may
result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! 
mechanically modify this API product(s) or its assemblies in any manner.
Modication, misuse, and/or part substitution shall immediately void your
factory warranty and may result in serious injury or death! If you suspect
that a part(s) is missing and/or defective, immediately contact API at (888)
         

ALWAYS USE
GENUINE FACTORY AUTHORIZED API REPLACEMENT PARTS. USE OF
ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS OTHER THAN GENUINE API PARTS VOIDS
YOUR WARRANTY AND MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!
WARNING!         

must be in contact with the tree. The correct adjustment and tightening of
attachment hardware is critical to the stable installation of this treestand.

includes a full-body fall arrest harness, tree belt, lanyard/tether, suspension
relief device in accordance with the Instructions contained in this Instruction
Manual. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or
death!
WARNING! 
the age of 16 should attempt to use this or any other API product(s) without
direct adult supervision. Failure to follow these instructions may result in
serious injury or death!
WARNING! As a tree grows upward from the ground it gradually narrows.
When installing your climber at ground-level you must consider this gradual
narrowing and adjust your standing and seating platforms slightly upward.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! 
climbing treestand. This is designed to connect the standing platform to the

climbing, this connector rope allow you to regain control. Prior to climbing,
insure this connector rope is installed. Failure to follow these instructions
may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! Standing and seating platform adjustments may only be
     
ground. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or
death!
WARNING! While climbing, adjustments to the full-body fall arrest
harness tether/tree belt will be frequent and must be coordinated with
     
that will allow for safe climbing. Failure to follow these instructions may
result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! 
practicing at ground level before using in a hunting environment. Failure to
follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT       
while in the treestand. All adjustments must be made with the entire
treestand on the ground. Failure to follow these instructions may result in
serious injury or death!
WARNING! Prior to attempting to use this or any other API product(s)
           

this product(s) at ground-level prior to attempting to use it at heights

comfortable with this API product(s) set-up, installation, removal and use
at ground-level, you are now ready to use it at heights above ground-level.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! 
body fall arrest harness, tether, tree belt and suspension relief device at all

leaving the ground while using climbing treestands. Single safety belts and
chest harnesses are no longer allowed and should never be used. If you are
not wearing a full-body fall arrest harness that is properly attached to the
tree to protect you from a fall, do not leave the ground nor attempt to enter
your treestand. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious
injury or death!
WARNING! 
gear in your possession. ALWAYS unload your weapon and pull it up to
hunting height using a tether or pull up rope. ALWAYS lower your unloaded
weapon down to the ground prior (when raising or lowering rearms, the
chamber must be open and the barrel pointing toward the ground) to

or lowering all other gear. Failure to follow these instructions may result in
serious injury or death!
WARNING! Prior to each use thoroughly inspect the treestand (and its
components) and all safety devices each time before use for signs of wear,
         
  



deterioration and/or any other type of defect(s). Failure to follow these
instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT use this product(s), or attempt to use a treestand

irregular shaped trees, or utility poles. DO NOT use this product(s) on any
tree that does not allow for a level seating and standing platforms. Failure to
follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!