Up North Journal Podcast

This week the guys talk tree stand safety awareness with life line builder Jim Jacques of SafeTree Hunting Systems. Talking about Jim's accident Took a fall out of a treestand in 2002 First day of hunting season while climbing into a homemade stand Fell 8 feet Broke ankle Getting to the hospital The Beginning of SafeTree Hunting Systems His nephew brought the idea of using climbing ropes The Prusik Knot Danny's Accident Hot to place the line in the tree without climbing first Climb with gear like a lineman's belt and place the life line in the tree. Use a haul line and weight it so you can throw over a limb. Use the haul line to pull your life line up. SafeTree Hunting System on facebook, twitter and instagram The life lines Uses Bluewater Ropes Static line 7/16 line, prusik line is 6 or 7mm Ropes last for years Learn to tie the prusik knot How you measure what length you need in a stand After a fall do you need to replace the line or the prusik line? Uses for saddle hunters Pricing of different lengt