I can get three of em out of 100 ft of rope from home depot for that price if i do my own.
Diy tree stand safety rope.
This is the rope that will run from the top of your tree stand to the bottom.
The prussic knot is attached to the guide rope where it travels up and down and your safety vest or belt is attached to it.
Link to my gear list.
Finally you will need to make a prussic knot.
In this video shared by national deer alliance we learn the proper steps on how to turn ordinary rope into a safety line.
Photo from real knots.
Have no fear for just 17 in rope you can make your own diy deer stand safety line.
If you make several lines in advance and you keep an eye out for bulk rope on sale this becomes a simple fairly.
I ordered 2 ropeman 1 s with 3 black diamond caribiners along with 20ft of 11mm samson predator rope.
Now tie the guide rope to a carabiner using a figure 8 knot.
We prefer this kind of rope because we feel that it can safely support us incase we fall out of the treestand.
Cut the 1 2 double braided ploy premium rope into 30 ft sections.
The hss version uses a rope with a 300 load limit and its 45 for a 30 foot harness.
I ve tied prussic knots for safety harnesses and hung 30 ft in the air from them so i m entirely confident in my ability there.
July 21 2010.
Make your own treestand safety line.