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WARNING
!
DO NOT JUMP OR BOUNCE ON THE PLATFORM OR
SEAT to attempt to cause it to “dig” into the tree. It
is not necessary and may cause you to inadvertently
disengage the platform or seat.
BACKPACKING
Your treestand is designed to “nest” together as one unit making it easy to transport. Viper shown, others similar.
1.
Untie the umbilical rope from the seat climber and wrap it around the platform yolk several times to secure it.
2.
Start with the seat climber portion of the stand, set it on its end as shown in
figure 25
.
3.
Take the platform and slide it into the seat climber so that its upright braces and cable bracket are next to the same areas on
the seat climber as shown in
figure 26
.
4.
The teeth area on the platform should come into contact with the “V” brace on the seat climber. From this position, pull the
seat backrest through the large gap in the platform as shown in
figure 27
.
5.
Secure the seat to the stand by running the seat bungee around the frame and clipping it off. (
figure 28
)
6.
The backpack straps straps will most likely be wedged in behind the seat at this point. Pull them out and around the seat
webbing and push the seat as far down in the frame as possible (
see figure 29
).
7.
Secure the top and platform together with the 1” wide green strap with the spring loaded tourniquet buckle as shown in
figure 30
. This will prevent seat the seat and the platform from making noise as you hike to your hunting location.
8.
Use the backpack straps to carry the unit on your back, tree teeth down, as shown in
figure 31
. Pull the loose end of the
straps to tighten and pull up on the buckle to release.
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BACKPACKING
(GROUP A STANDS)
5b
CLIMBING DOWN (continued)
3.
Place the seat climber at about knee level, sit on
the padded bar (or in the seat on the 180 models),
and grasp the upright arms as you did when climbing
(see
figure 23
).
4.
While firmly grasping the seat climber upright
arms, disengage the platform by lifting up and tipping
the edge closest to the tree downward. Once the
platform has been dislodged, you can lower it down
(see
figure 24
). Make slow, even movements of 10-12
inches at a time.
5.
To re-engage, rotate the top edge of the treestand
closest to the tree upwards. Now carefully place your
weight back on the platform.
6.
Once the platform is secure, stand and slide your
safety harness tether strap down to about chest
height and
repeat steps 3-6
until you have reached
the bottom of the tree.
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