Tree Stand Straps ?

[FishFam]

I'm planning to move a stand to a huge cottonwood. Problem is the diameter of the tree is huge. More than the length of the strap w/ the stand. Any advice on what to use or where to get a longer strap?

[sticknstring]

Just purchase a few new ratchets with 10 or 20' straps. I know Gorilla makes one with 20' straps. If you can't find any, let me know, I can further assist.

[mrklean]

just buy a new ratchet they are cheap and work great, i always have 2 on my stand

[Harmonica Bear]

Yep - ratchet straps work great. I think out camp keeps Fleet Farm in business with the anmount of straps we buy.

[trolloni]

Straps are fast and hug any shape tree but please never assume there safe if you leave em out look em over before you climb squirrels love to chew em !a good friend found out, he left his stand on the tree went back a couple weeks later to hunt crawled up and setteled in , he sat there for around 5 minutes and all of a sudden bam he hit the ground in the sitting position on the stand it shocked him he couldnt move for a half hour when he tried finally he couldnt get up he crawled and drug himself quater mile back to the truck went to the hospital had a broken tailbone and left hip he was out for 8 months its been a couple years now hes back drivin ready mix but still has a limp , it coulda been worse but it was bad enough

[LightningBG]

Best to make sure you dont get the cheapest straps out there. My father bought some on sale and they are a big piece of S***. Hooks on the end bend.

I always use at least 2 straps. One for the stand and one going around the tree with a climbing carabiner on it to clip a harness into. I've also seen people put a chain around the tree to the stand as a backup (for stands that stay up for long periods), so if the strap were to fail, the stand wouldn't go far. (chain was tight enough not to make any noise)

[USDA3]

I had the same issue few years back with a hang-on stand and a large oak. I made about a 3 foot extension with steel cable from the local hardware store. Use cable clamps to make ends look like this 0------------0. You can then use it just as an extension of the existing strap with your stand. yet to have critters chew threw the steel.

[Wensel]

Try doing a goggle on Gorrila, manufacture

They have great straps

[trolloni]

usda3 i agree totally been given a couple a stands with straps i cut em off and put 5 sixteenths chain on em use a lap link squeeze it down and weld it put a snap link on the other end then you can still put a padalock through the chain.if i buy a stand it has to have a chain no straps i do use straps on stands just to firm em up its hard to get chains tight enough to be rock solid so i just put a strap around the stand a small chain binder works good to .