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Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934458 03/28/17 Joined: May 2001 Posts: 18,343 S. Utah Steve Campfire Ranger Steve Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2001 Posts: 18,343 S. Utah Humm... Staged? Carpe' Scrotum

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934481 03/28/17 Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 1,752 North side of naive S ShadeTree Campfire Regular ShadeTree Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 1,752 North side of naive When I was 18 I coulda pulled myself up around there lickity split. Now barring a miracle I'd fall off that thing and be dead sure as the sun comes up. You couldn't pay me enough money to be put in that situation! One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! ShadeTree #11934490 03/28/17 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,664 West Virginia D Dave_in_WV Campfire Outfitter Dave_in_WV Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,664 West Virginia The problem with even a good harness is you can only hang for so long before you cut the blood flow off from your legs and permanent damage can result. Better than the fall but hang long enough you can lose one or both legs. The Karma bus always has an empty seat when it comes around.- High Brass There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934525 03/28/17 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,723 upstate ny R rong Campfire Outfitter rong Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,723 upstate ny Looks "shopped" jmo

Re: My Ladder Slipped! Rock Chuck #11934539 03/28/17 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 15,850 MBS, MI A AJ300MAG Campfire Ranger AJ300MAG Campfire Ranger A Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 15,850 MBS, MI Originally Posted by Rock Chuck The lanyard on safety harnesses is in back. Once you get hung up on one, you have to wait for help. I've never fallen when wearing one but I'm told that it'll really jar you. Newer lanyards are better at absorbing the shock load.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! Dave_in_WV #11934544 03/28/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,639 Connecticut C CEJ1895 Campfire Outfitter CEJ1895 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,639 Connecticut Originally Posted by Dave_in_WV The problem with even a good harness is you can only hang for so long before you cut the blood flow off from your legs and permanent damage can result. Better than the fall but hang long enough you can lose one or both legs. We all could do that when we were 18 - we were protected by the laws of young, dumb and bullet proof! Now if that were me there'd be a hole in the ground! Last edited by CEJ1895; 03/28/17. Speak softly and use a big bore... Where's El Cid when we need him...

Re: My Ladder Slipped! CEJ1895 #11934590 03/28/17 Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 1,752 North side of naive S ShadeTree Campfire Regular ShadeTree Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 1,752 North side of naive Originally Posted by CEJ1895 Originally Posted by Dave_in_WV The problem with even a good harness is you can only hang for so long before you cut the blood flow off from your legs and permanent damage can result. Better than the fall but hang long enough you can lose one or both legs. We all could do that when we were 18 - we were protected by the laws of young, dumb and bullet proof! Now if that were me there'd be a hole in the ground! I hear ya, but not all. Have you looked at some 18 yr olds today? Heck 12 yr olds for that matter. About as tough as tub of marsh mellows in water. One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! Dave_in_WV #11934591 03/28/17 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,474 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,474 Alaska Originally Posted by Dave_in_WV The problem with even a good harness is you can only hang for so long before you cut the blood flow off from your legs and permanent damage can result. Better than the fall but hang long enough you can lose one or both legs. 6-8 hours with a CAT tourniquet on, I'd think at least as long in a harness We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934595 03/28/17 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,063 G gregintenn Campfire Ranger gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,063 I'd bet the company.he worked for had a safety meeting even before they got him down.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! ShadeTree #11934602 03/28/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,639 Connecticut C CEJ1895 Campfire Outfitter CEJ1895 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 8,639 Connecticut You're right! Sad.. Speak softly and use a big bore... Where's El Cid when we need him...

Re: My Ladder Slipped! AJ300MAG #11934621 03/28/17 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma Originally Posted by AJ300MAG Originally Posted by Rock Chuck The lanyard on safety harnesses is in back. Once you get hung up on one, you have to wait for help. I've never fallen when wearing one but I'm told that it'll really jar you. Newer lanyards are better at absorbing the shock load. A good lesson here for all the tree stand hunters too, wear those safety harnesses. Last edited by gunner500; 03/28/17. Reason: Huntsmans Wrath Trump Won!

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934650 03/28/17 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado wear would you where it?

Re: My Ladder Slipped! huntsman22 #11934657 03/28/17 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma OOPS, not enough coffee yet, I'll go fix it. Trump Won!

Re: My Ladder Slipped! rost495 #11934662 03/28/17 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 15,850 MBS, MI A AJ300MAG Campfire Ranger AJ300MAG Campfire Ranger A Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 15,850 MBS, MI Originally Posted by rost495 Originally Posted by Dave_in_WV The problem with even a good harness is you can only hang for so long before you cut the blood flow off from your legs and permanent damage can result. Better than the fall but hang long enough you can lose one or both legs. 6-8 hours with a CAT tourniquet on, I'd think at least as long in a harness No. Suspension Trauma can kick in after 20 minutes of hanging.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934669 03/28/17 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,682 Pocosin Country T There_Ya_Go Campfire Regular There_Ya_Go Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,682 Pocosin Country Originally Posted by simonkenton7 at the Cusseta Travel Center, I 85, Cusseta Alabama Help! I've fallen and I can't get up! The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! There_Ya_Go #11934671 03/28/17 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma Originally Posted by There_Ya_Go Originally Posted by simonkenton7 at the Cusseta Travel Center, I 85, Cusseta Alabama Help! I've fallen and I can't get DOWN! FIXT Trump Won!

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11934683 03/28/17 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,327 7 7x57STEVE Campfire Tracker 7x57STEVE Campfire Tracker 7 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,327 Yup! That could ruin his whole day. Do we have any details or any idea how it turned out? Steve

Re: My Ladder Slipped! AJ300MAG #11934691 03/28/17 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,586 Northern Ca S sidepass Campfire Tracker sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,586 Northern Ca Originally Posted by AJ300MAG Originally Posted by rost495 Originally Posted by Dave_in_WV The problem with even a good harness is you can only hang for so long before you cut the blood flow off from your legs and permanent damage can result. Better than the fall but hang long enough you can lose one or both legs. 6-8 hours with a CAT tourniquet on, I'd think at least as long in a harness No. Suspension Trauma can kick in after 20 minutes of hanging. This. Last edited by sidepass; 03/28/17. Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11935509 03/29/17 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,382 GonHuntin Campfire Tracker GonHuntin Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,382 Sure looks to me that the guy hanging there is 2 dimensional and is part of the sign. Cancer Sucks

Re: My Ladder Slipped! simonkenton7 #11935543 03/29/17 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,480 a swamp in eastern n.c. 1 1beaver_shooter Campfire Regular 1beaver_shooter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,480 a swamp in eastern n.c. yep he has been hanging there for about 15 years, makes you take another look at the billboard there is no man more free than he who has nothing left to lose --unknown-- " If it bleeds we can kill it" Conan The Barbarian