You guys that use hang ons might want look at using the half line mobile safety system . It gives you a way to the ground in case you fall off your stand and can't climb back on or if you had a kick out on your ladder or sticks
Safety harnesses and other safety
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On the linemans rope, this little gem saves countless time when you need to adjust the length, go around a limb etc... I've combined it with the the HSS Linemans system and will not go up to do work/maintenance without it. It connects to the carabiner on the dominant arm side D-Ring with tag end. Other end of the linemans lanyard is on the opposite carabiner and D ring.
Prolly time to add something about 4 wheelers... @steveOh got pretty lucky and so did I yesterday.
I picked up a quad off @Big H yesterday. He was in the middle of talking about how he wants to get his dad a trailer. Worried to all hell he was gonna fall off the back of the truck. And I went down. @Redneckfucker was there to see it too. Happened fast. Faster than anyone could react. Somehow I didn't break anything besides some skin. I'll try and grab pics of the style ramps I use. Open rung, tri fold ramp. Legs went through the rungs as I kept going. Pure luck I didn't hyperextend my knee or break a leg, hand or arm.
A good sign that you are either getting old or shit is bad is when no one laughs. No one laughed
I even strapped the ramp to the hitch. Because we all have a story about kicking the ramps out... We all know it's the things we have done 1,000+ times that get us. I will jump off the side of the truck every time from now on. One step is all it took for things go bad. One little slip and I could be sitting in the unemployment line. Simple task of loading a 4 wheeler in a truck.
Basically, this style
I picked up a quad off @Big H yesterday. He was in the middle of talking about how he wants to get his dad a trailer. Worried to all hell he was gonna fall off the back of the truck. And I went down. @Redneckfucker was there to see it too. Happened fast. Faster than anyone could react. Somehow I didn't break anything besides some skin. I'll try and grab pics of the style ramps I use. Open rung, tri fold ramp. Legs went through the rungs as I kept going. Pure luck I didn't hyperextend my knee or break a leg, hand or arm.
A good sign that you are either getting old or shit is bad is when no one laughs. No one laughed
I even strapped the ramp to the hitch. Because we all have a story about kicking the ramps out... We all know it's the things we have done 1,000+ times that get us. I will jump off the side of the truck every time from now on. One step is all it took for things go bad. One little slip and I could be sitting in the unemployment line. Simple task of loading a 4 wheeler in a truck.
Basically, this style
Yeah, there was no laughing. I really thought you broke something! And it happened so fast even with my cat like reflexes, I couldn’t grab you and at least slow down your fall. And BTW, jumping off the tailgate is not a good idea either. You should carry a little step ladder with you maybe? 
Or a rope so you can rappel down the ramp.
Or a rope so you can rappel down the ramp.
