Summit Treestands Viper Level Pro SD Mode D'emploi page 13

CLIMBING DOWN
WARNING
!
NEVER DISCONNECT FROM YOUR FBFAHS OR
SAFETY LINE ONCE YOU LEAVE THE GROUND.
1. Reattach your foot platform to your feet. Back your heel
into the bungee heel cord (figure 26) then slide your boot
under the RapidClimb stirrup. Make sure that your boot is
secure under the stirrup as shown in figure 27.
2. Disconnect the elastic cord that has been holding the
foam seat in place and fold the seat up. Secure the backrest
and seat as shown in figure 28. Disconnect and store the
strap that has held the seat frame to the tree (figure 29).
3. Place the seat platform at about knee level, sit on the
padded bar and grasp the upright arms as you did when
climbing (see figure 30).
4. While firmly grasping the seat platform upright arms,
disengage the foot platform by lifting up and tipping the
edge closest to the tree downward. Once the foot platform
has been dislodged, you can lower it down (see figure 31).
Make slow, even movements of 10 inches or less at a time.
5. To re-engage, rotate the top edge of the treestand
closest to the tree upwards. Now carefully place your
weight back on the foot platform.
6. Once the foot platform is secure, stand and slide your
FBFAHS tether strap down to about chest height and
repeat steps 3-6 until you have reached the bottom of
the tree.
7. As you climb down and your platforms begin to tilt
upward, the EasyLevel dials can be used to lengthen the
tree cable and level the platforms. See previous section on
EasyLevel dial use.
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WARNING
!
Use short controlled movements
when ascending or descending the
tree. NEVER GET IN A HURRY!
The FBFAHS must be used from the
time you leave the ground until
safely returning to the ground.
WARNING
!
NEVER DISCONNECT FROM YOUR
FBFAHS OR SAFETY LINE ONCE
YOU LEAVE THE GROUND.
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