Your Safety Rope can easily be converted to a lineman’s belt
to aid you in installing and using hang-on treestands. To stay
connected at all times while using a hang-on Treestand you must
either purchase an additional safety rope (PN 83015) or use the
lineman’s belt supplied with your Summit Hang-On treestand.
USING THE SAFETY ROPE AS A LINEMAN’S STYLE BELT
1.
Clip the extra snap clip to the loop end of the safety rope
and then to the sewn Linemans Loops attached to the harness as
shown in
figure 22
.
2.
Put the safety rope around the tree.
3.
Clip the locking carabiner clip to the adjustable Prusik hitch on
the safety rope and then to the opposite, sewn Lineman’s Loop
on the harness.
See figure 23
.
4.
To adjust the climbing belt, simply slide the adjustable Prusik
hitch forward or backward.
When using a hang-on Treestand, Summit recommends the
use of the SOP climbing system (PN 83014) for ascending and
descending from your treestand.
If you are using this STS harness with a Summit Original Equipment
Linemans Belt (sold with Summit Hang On Treestands) - follow
the instructions in the Summit Harness booklet. Run the webbing
belt through the same sewn loops as shown here.
Additional ropes and hardware can be purchased at www.
summitstands.com
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LINEMAN’S BELT
WARNING
!
The use of a Lineman’s climbing belt is required when
installing a hang-on treestand
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NOTICE
To slide the hitch forward you will need to hold onto
the tag end of the rope as shown in
figure 24
.
WARNING
!
When using a fixed position stand, NEVER DISCONNECT
YOUR LINEMAN’S BELT UNTIL YOU HAVE SECURELY
CONNECTED THE REAR TETHER SYSTEM TO THE TREE!
PG 7
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HARNESS SUSPENSION
It is necessary and very important that someone knows your
hunting location and time of return. It is also very important that you
carry (on your person) emergency communication devices such as a
cell phone, two-way radio, whistle, signal flare or preferably a PLD
(Personal Locator Device - FCC approved July, ‘03). When triggered,
a PLD will transmit an emergency signal to local rescue teams
identifying your location via satellite GPS coordinates. PLD’s may be
purchased at Wilderness outfitters or on the internet.
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