Tree Stand Safety Line Knot

Slides easily up and down the rope during ascent and decent and stops you immediately should a fall occur prusik knots made of reflective material that enhance daytime and low light visibility.

Tree stand safety line knot.

The prussic knot is attached to the guide rope where it travels up and down and your safety vest or. Feel safe secure and climb with ease with this combo pack that includes 3 complete safety lines. Then tie the other side of the rope above your tree stand. Lay your static line across the loop and wrap the loop end over the knot and around the static line three times with each successive wrap further apart than the last.

Here s how it works. Having a lifeline attached anytime a hunter is off the ground climbing and on stand keeps you safe. To tie this knot start with a piece of climbing rope approximately two feet long. A seizing is a wrap of small line holding the tail against another adjacent part of the knot.

A 30 foot climbing rope with 2 prusik knots allows you to hook in at the ground level and stay connected to the tree the entire time as you ascend and descend from your hang on or ladder stand. The most dangerous time is going from the ladder to stand. Now tie the guide rope to a carabiner using a figure 8 knot. A unique system that allows the user to stay attached to the tree at all times.

Use a carabiner to attach yourself to the loop for the prusik knot that you tied onto the 1 2 30ft sections. Finally you will need to make a prussic knot. Pull the knot end of your loop tight. Although a seizing may be very secure it is a nuisance because it cannot be easily untied.

You can then connect the guide rope to your tree strap using the carabiner. Done properly the prusik knot will easily slide up and down your static line but cinch tight under tension. It takes less than a second to fall 15 feet and ruin your life forever when in 10 minutes you can rig a static line and prusik safety loop for safe climbing into a stand. Photo from real knots.

So if you have bought some new stands in the past few years you have a tree strap already. Safe climb is a unique rope safety system featuring a prusik knot that has been used by mountain climbers for years to help keep them safe while they climb a vertical rope. Mooring lines are exposed to intermittent strains and it is wise to use additional half hitches or a seizing to provide greater security. All new tree stands come with a safety harness which includes a tree strap.

Tie one end of the 30ft 1 2 double braided rope to the bottom of the tree. The safe climb uses the same concept to make sure hunters stay safe while climbing up and down from their treestands. Here is a video if you need more help.