I like that Summit used a plastic break away foot stirrup. Never and I mean never use a stand with a nylon strap to lift the foot platform. Cut it off if you have one and replace with a bungee strap.
My top seat platform came off the tree a couple years ago. I was wearing a safety harness and line but the line never caught me. I was left hanging upside down my my ankles in web strap. I like to never got loose and it was a miracle I didn't break both ankles. I would have been fine and protected by my harness if I hadn't been caught by my ankles. A vine pulled the pin on the seat while I was descending is my best guess at to what happened.
Dam, sounds rough. I'm a small frame kind of guy so I have the mini viper, love it.
