Figure 17
Figure 18
Figure 19
Figure 20
Figure 21
Figure 22
ALWAYS conrm that the safety strap does not slip
when pulling on the harness tether! DO NOT USE if
the webbing slips through the buckle!
DO NOT USE unless the safety strap has at least 5”
of free end strap remaining after you have secured
the strap to the tree!
Part 3. Using the Harness and Safety Strap.
Step 1. Position the safety strap as high on the tree as
possible while still allowing yourself enough slack to sit on
the treestand climbing bar, seat or rest on the arm rests. The
safety strap should be loose enough to provide you with slack
but not so loose that it slides down the tree. See Figure 18.
Step 2. Following the specic treestand instructions included
with your stand, climb up the tree until you reach the location
of your safety strap.
Step 3. Once you have reached the strap, engage the platform
and top. Slide the safety rope up the tree as you climb. While
climbing, adjustments to the harness attachment to the tree
should be frequent and coordinated with treestand movement
to maintain the least amount of slack in the tether that will
allow for climbing. Repeat Steps 1-3 until you are at your
hunting height.
Step 4. When you achieve your hunting height, position the
safety strap as high as possible while still allowing you room
to sit comfortably in the treestand seat as shown in Figure
19. Cinch the strap tight to the tree making sure there are
no twists in the webbing. Pull down on the harness tether to
ensure the safety strap is tight. See Figure 20.
The length of the harness tether must be minimized at all
times. It should be adjusted so that it is above the head with
no slack (snug) in the sitting position and you should have the
minimum amount of slack possible when climbing.
NEVER disconnect from your safety line once you are in
the tree!!
Part 3. Using the Supplied Climbing belt:
If you purchased the Copperhead Compact, Deer Deck or Deer
Deck Like non-climbing treestand, you received a lineman’s
style climbing belt. Your harness has loops sewn on the sides
of the harness belt. These loops allow you to use the harness
as a lineman’s-style climbing belt. This will assist you while
ascending and descending, installing climbing sticks and
installing your hang-on treestand.
Step 1. Insert the sewn end of the strap through one of the
loops on the Summit Harness belt as shown in Figure 21.
Step 2. Bring the strap around your back and thread it through
the other loop on the Harness belt. See Figure 22.
Step 3. Run the belt around the tree and thread it through the
buckle as shown in Figure 23 and in the Buckle Threading
Diagram on Page 3.
Step 4. To adjust the climbing belt, pull on the loose free end
to tighten and lift up on the buckle to lengthen. See Figure
24 and Figure 25.
Figure 15
Figure 16
Harness Tether Loop
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