CLIMBING UP WITH YOUR NEW STAND (continued)
4.
To begin climbing, raise your seat climber up to just below waist height
and grasp the upright arms very firmly as shown in
figure 14
.
5.
With all of your weight back on the padded bar,
or in the seat on the
180 models
, disengage the platform by lifting as shown in
figure 15
. Pulling
up and slightly out on the platform while pointing your toes down should
disconnect the platform from the tree.
6.
Bring the platform up by bending your knees and raising your legs
straight up. Take care not to snag the cable on tree bark or limbs.
7.
To re-engage the platform, rotate the platform down until the teeth
make contact with front of the tree and then rotate the platform down until
the cable makes contact with the back of the tree as shown in
figure 16
.
The RapidClimb stirrups are located in such a position that equal distribution
of weight will secure the platform to the tree while climbing.
8.
Now ease your weight back onto the platform (to ensure that you have
not placed it on an unseen knot or limb on the backside of the tree). Once
the platform is secure, stand and slide your safety harness tether up the tree.
9.
Once the platform is fully supporting your weight you can disengage the
seat climber and raise it back up to just below waist height as shown again in
figure 14
.
Repeat steps 4-9
until you are at your hunting height.
WARNING
!
DO NOT TIP YOUR WEIGHT ONTO YOUR TOES
unless you are ready to
move the platform. This will tend to disengage the platform from the tree.
UPRIGHT
ARMS
14
16
LIFT UP
AND OUT
15
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.
WARNING
!
17
!
CAUTION
DO NOT USE the Viper, Goliath, 180, 180 Max or Titan without a Viper,
Golaith, 180, 180 Max or Titan seat or other climber. NEVER attempt to
climb without a seat climber. The climbers provided with these stands are
designed to aid you in the correct operation of the treestand while climbing
by keeping your weight away from the tree. The seat climber is also built so
that it fits securely with the platform for carrying.
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