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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    not a bad idea. Ive went over the scenario 100 times since it happened. Im a strong guy the hardest part for me was I could not get enough leverage to loosen the ropeman. I was doing pull ups but it was so high there was no way. the lineman rope kept me close to the tree. i was so unnerved at...
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    I didnt bounce I was actually going down quite smoothly all I can think is I made the rubber strap too tight at top of tree? I knew the tree would increase as I went down so I gave it some extra room but as i got closer to the bottom the angle became more acute . It just snapped. Hind sight...
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    I was having problems with that at first as well. I found the trick was getting the tether as far over your head as you can reach. i felt like i was actually on tippy toes. this allowed me to lift my feet. Same going down. This is actually what got me in trouble when it snapped. The tether was...
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    No I didn’t mod it like so E of the guys are doing drilling holes etc I used a rubber grommet and tape to keep it angled
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    I tried and it wasn’t long enough I was too scared to undo the lineman rope .
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    I actually had my predator platform and a tethrd daisy chain on my back in that predator pouch . I was in such a panic I didn’t even think about it ? That’s a good suggestion . I’ve also thought about keeping a screw in step in my sys hauler for emergency I could of stood on that as well . Since...
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    Casting broke
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber Failure ... It wasn’t pretty

    I had a lone wolf hand climber break completely apart durning my descent on Sunday. my tether was high using this combing method . When the platform broke I dropped and the rope man was doing its job . I also had a lineman rope on. Thankful for this . I was unable to relieve enough tension on...
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    Lone Wolf Hand Climber cracked

    I had one completely snap going down tree . My tether was high so it left me hanging . I had a line man rope on too so I was able to free my self after twenty mins . I basically had to do a one hand pull-up on my tether to loose my mantis leg straps enough to relieve the pressure . It was...
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    Florida Deer Hunting

    I hunt every year in Illinois and Ky during the Rut. Ive lived in The Orlando area for a long time but Ive never hunted the state before. Im going to do it this year to get some more time in the field. Im used to the heat. I may join a club close by
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