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Redfeather said:
I WILL be using a harness of one type or another as I always do when I'm off the ground hunting.

In my line of work OSHA requires us to be 100 percent tied off and full body harness anytime we are above 6 feet measured from the soles of our work boots so it's not anything unusuall for me to be in a harness at least 8 hours of my day and so far I've been able to go home every day; hopefully that continues.Yes there has been some near misses with falls and the equipment did it's job.
I kind of cringe when I read some use a sling only but it's not my choice .

I know there are no Hunter harness police in the woods yet.
So if anyone chooses to hunt sitting, leaning, standing horizontal from the trunk of thier tree without a safety harness of some sort, that is THIER choice. It's probably going to catch up to them sooner than later and hopefully they can walk out on their own and back to thier family.
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Redfeather said:
Sorry if I blew my trumpet too loud.
And I do appreciate the safety concearn of those on here. Yes hunting from a harness/saddle/ rig has intrigued me for several years.
Started looking for a Trophyline saddle bout 5-6 yrs ago and learned they went under, didnt have much for resources on the Anderson sling seemed nobody I talked to knew anything about them. Surfin you tube got me to Guidos Web, then to AeroHunter and now the greatest source of info so far....saddlehunter!
There are some very talented members I see on here , I know where Im starting out and really dont have the time to read ALL previous posts., so if I post something that someones already done I hope they dont take offense that I took credit for thier having done so first. (meaning I hope they dont think im taking thier credit).
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You do not have to be sorry for ever questioning safety on here. That is a benefit of the community. If someone decides to push the limits on there own, especially after having something questioned, that's on them.

On to the safety harness... Saddle hunting is a different animal. When I am using a saddle such as my aero hunter, my saddle is my safety harness. The same with the tree saddle and the web. All of these saddles have the integrated leg straps and are accepted to be used without an additional harness. I would never stop someone who felt they needed additional safety measures, but these saddles were designed to be used without them. As far as the sit and drag and any custom saddles, those are a different story.
 
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