Summit Treestands SU18226-01 Instructions Manual

FBFAHS Summit Harness Instructions
SU18226-01, SU18226-02, SU18226-03, and SU18226-04
• Read, follow and understand all warnings and instructions before use. Inspect all expiration tags prior to each use. If you don't completely understand safe
and proper use of the Full Body Fall Arrest Harness System (FBFAHS) or treestand, hunt from the ground! Failure to follow all warnings and instructions
listed could result in serious injury or death!
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WARNING
• Do not use this product until you understand safe and proper use. Read and follow all instructions and warnings prior to each use. Store these instructions
in a safe place and review periodically and at least yearly. Ensure that all users have reviewed these instructions before any use.
• Always inspect the treestand and the FBFAHS for any sign of fraying, rips, tears, cuts, corrosion, wear or any other type of damage prior to each use.
If any sign of damage or wear is present or a tag has expired from the date stated, discontinue use immediately and hunt from the ground.
• Always wear a FBFAHS that meets the requirements of Test Method F2337. Wear a FBFAHS every time you leave the ground, including ascending or
descending. Single belt straps and chest harnesses are no longer allowed and shall not be used! Failure to use a FBFAHS could result in serious injury or death!
• The length of the harness tether shall be minimized at all times. It shall be adjusted so that it is above the head with no slack (or snug) in the seated
position and you shall have minimum amount of slack possible when climbing. Failure to do so may result in suspension without the ability to recover to
your treestand. Be aware of hazards associated with hanging suspended in a FBFAHS and the fact that prolonged suspension in a harness may be fatal.
• A signal device such as a mobile phone, radio, whistle, signal flare, or personal locator device (PLD) must be on your person and available at all times.
Always notify someone of your hunting location in case of an emergency. If others are not aware of your hunting location and communication efforts
are unsuccessful, you must have a personal plan for recovery/escape before you ascend the tree - prolonged suspension in a harness can be fatal. It is
important to exercise the legs by pushing against the tree or doing other forms of continuous leg exercises to avoid blood pooling while being suspended.
Hunters with varying degrees of physical fitness may require different plans to recover/escape to avoid effects of prolonged suspension. Have a personal
plan and practice it in the presence of a responsible adult before leaving the ground. No escape/recovery plan will work for every hunter on every tree in
every circumstance. Only you can determine the best recovery/escape plan for your hunting situation and you must have a recovery/escape plan for your
situation before leaving the ground. Hunt from ground when self-recovery/escape ability is absent.
• Practice the use of a FBFAHS at ground level in the presence of responsible adult to understand proper use and experience the feeling of hanging
suspended before using in a hunting environment.
• If there are any questions or concerns with instruction, warnings, or proper use, do not use the treestand. Contact the manufacturer. Do not use unless you
fully understand safe and proper use. Maintain all warnings and instructions for later review as needed, for instruction usage to anyone borrowing your
stand/FBFAHS or to pass on when selling these items. Use all safety devices provided with your treestand and FBFAHS.
• A suspension relief device must be worn on your person and readily accessible while using a harness. This device will allow the user to relieve the load
on the lower extremities if suspended in a harness to help maintain circulation in the legs and help mitigate suspension trauma (blood pooling) or allow
descent to ground. Be sure to follow manufacturer's directions on the safe use of any suspension relief device.
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FAILURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL MANUFACTURER'S
WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONSTITUTES A MISUSE OF THIS
PRODUCT AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!
FORM# 18072-22 12/21 - Printed in China