Shaw,

Excellent post. Glad everyone is OK.

I perform aircraft accident investigations for the Navy. One of the most important things we do is analyze the mishap from all angles based on the information and make recommendations on how to prevent the next one.

I wish more people who unfortunately experienced falling out of a treestand would do this. You now have some extremely important information. Someone can think about it all you want but until you are actually there in that situation do you begin to realize what works, what doesn't and what you wish you had.

Thanks again for the info...