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Would it be safe to add a bridge to a regular hunting harness for One sticking and repelling?

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Jeremy_D

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I want to one stick and repel but I want to use a stand and I dont care about the using a saddle. Could I just put a bridge on my harness and use that.
Dont ban me. Im not a saddle hater. I have a TX5 Minimalist. I just dont sit still in a saddle. Im like a kid in a swing
 
Sounds like adding a lightweight rch to your treestand harness might be in your future
 
So you're talking about adding a bridge to your treestand harness via the lineman loops?
 
Don’t wear both I hunted in just a climbing harness for years before I got a saddle


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miflatlander said:
Don’t wear both I hunted in just a climbing harness for years before I got a saddle


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I guess Im not understanding if Im going to wear a RCH I might as well just wear my saddle. The benifit of the tree stand harness is the teather being behind me and up out of the way
 
Have you looked at custom gear modifications? They have (or had) a saddle with a rear attachment point for hybrid guys
 
It depends if your linesman loops are load bearing. I think they would need to be bar tacked.
I tried it on a Seat of the Pants harness. Not very comfortable.
 
GeoFish said:
It depends if your linesman loops are load bearing. I think they would need to be bar tacked.
I tried it on a Seat of the Pants harness. Not very comfortable.
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Ya comfort was a question. Im not a lightweight either so some digging in is going to happen. After a day of research and stuff I think Im just going to use my saddle and get a turkey vest for an upper layer
 
Jeremy_D said:
I guess Im not understanding if Im going to wear a RCH I might as well just wear my saddle. The benifit of the tree stand harness is the teather being behind me and up out of the way
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True I liked the single rope choked to the tree down low by my waist so I wouldn’t hit it with my elbow trying to shoot. Back then u could get a rch for like 50 bucks so it wasn’t a big investment


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Jeremy_D said:
Ya comfort was a question. Im not a lightweight either so some digging in is going to happen. After a day of research and stuff I think Im just going to use my saddle and get a turkey vest for an upper layer
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I gave up on harnesses for tree stands and went with a minimalist saddle. Changed the bridge to a short removable fixed bridge.

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I didn’t do it for this purpose but yes you can. I have a bridge on the lineman’s loops of my Malta harness and can repel to ground via carbiner if needed.
 
Jeremy_D said:
So once you are set up do you just move that to the side and be tethered to it like you have it set up in the 2nd picture?
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No I keep the bridge connected. But I put my tether carabiner off to my right side under my arm.
Having the quick release shorter bridge make dealing with a bridge easier.
 
It shouldn’t be an issue. Back in the day, several of us started with sitdrags and added bridges to them. This is Greg before Tethrd
 
I have the Custom Gear Modifications Sidewinder Hybrid. It has an additional loop in the back to use like a traditional tree stand harness.


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IMO sure you can, as long as (as @GeoFish mentioned) you have some rated lineman's loops. Back in the day, with my stands (self climbers and hangons) I used a "swiss seat" (then later a rock climbing harness - no saddles available), a climbing rated tubular web strap and an old school military hand ascender, plus 30' of 11mm rope. I climbed with that combo...and I decended with that combo. Saved my azz one time when I lost the entire foot part of a self climber, all the way to ground, while being 15-20' up. For your needs there are a ton of options.

Just keep in mind....you may not be able to incorporate redunancy with this. Back then I didn't care, what I had was enough. Today, I might look to add just a bit of added security. Hard to go wrong with an added $20-$30 to make it safely to ground. But a cheap/used saddle going up or down, a long enough rope and rappeling gear, yeah, lots of options. It's however you choose to do it.....much safer IMO. Concious choice.
 
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