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Warning, Warnings – Rivers Edge RE722 5' EXT FOR DOUBLE RUNG CLIMBING AID User Manual

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Operator's Manual

Rivers Edge Climbing Aids

WARNINGS

WARNING

YOU MUST PURCHASE AND ALWAYS USE A FULL

BODY HARNESS (FALL ARREST SYSTEM) WITH A

CLIMBING BELT THAT MEETS TMA STANDARDS WHILE

USING THIS PRODUCT. SINGLE SAFETY BLETS AND

CHEST HARNESSES ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED AND

SHOULD NEVER BE USED.
IF YOU ARE NOT WEARING A FULL BODY HARNESS

WITH A CLIMBING BELT THAT IS PROPERLY ATTACHED

TO THE TREE THAT IS PROTECTING YOU FROM A FALL,

DO NOT LEAVE THE GROUND.
FAILURE TO USE OR IMPROPER USE OF A FULL BODY

HARNESS (FALL ARREST SYSTEM) WITH A CLIMBING

BELT THAT MEETS TMA STANDARDS MAY RESULT IN

SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH! READ, UNDERSTAND

AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. IF ANY INSTRUC-

TIONS ARE NOT UNDERSTOOD OR IF YOU HAVE A

PARTS ISSUE CALL 800-450-EDGE (3343) BEFORE US-

ING.
READ, UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW ALL ASSEMBLY,

INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, & USE INSTRUCTIONS

PROVIDED BEFORE EACH USE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW

ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT

IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
READ AND PERFORM ALL INSPECTION AND MAIN-

TENANCE TASKS BEFORE EACH AND EVERY USE. RE-

PLACE ANY QUESTIONABLE COMPONENTS IMMEDI-

ATELY WITH RIVERS EDGE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT

PARTS. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR STAND OUTDOORS – RE-

MOVE AFTER EACH USE AND STORE INDOORS!
INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE KEPT IN A SAFE PLACE AND RE-

VIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY.
DOUBLE CHECK ASSEMBLY STEPS TO BE CERTAIN YOU

HAVE CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED THIS PRODUCT.
DO NOT CRUSH TUBING WHEN TIGHTENING BOLT AS-

SEMBLIES! IDENTIFY AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF

WITH ALL PARTS BEFORE YOU START.
DO NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FIELD RATING- 300 LB.
NEVER USE ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS NOT BEEN

MAINTAINED OR INSPECTED PROPERLY – YOUR LIFE

DEPENDS ON IT!
WHEN HUNTING FROM A TREESTAND, FALLS CAN OC-

CUR ANY TIME AFTER LEAVING THE GROUND CAUS-

ING INJURY OR DEATH.

WARNING

NEVER ATTACH TO A DEAD, ODD-SHAPED, LEANING,

DISEASED, LOOSE-BARKED TREE OR UTILITY POLES.
REPLACE ANY AND ALL TREESTAND STRAPS EVERY

TWO YEARS OR WHEN ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR

WEAR EXIST BEFORE.
BE SURE TO RAISE AND LOWER YOUR WEAPON OR GEAR

WITH A HAUL LINE. GUN BARREL END OR ARROW TIPS

MUST BE POINTED DOWN - AWAY FROM YOU.
ALL ASSEMBLY MUST BE DONE IN THIS ORDER AT

GROUND LEVEL BEFORE SETUP AND USE.
STUDY YOUR NEW CLIMBING AID TO BECOME FA-

MILIAR WITH ALL OF ITS FEATURES AND DESIGN.

AT GROUND LEVEL, FOLLOWING PROVIDED USE IN-

STRUCTIONS, PRACTICE ATTACHING CLIMBING AID

TO TREE AND REMOVING FROM TREE BEFORE AT-

TACHING OVERHEAD. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. PROPERLY USE A FULL

BODY HARNESS (FALL ARREST SYSTEM) WITH A

CLIMBING BELT THAT MEETS TMA STANDARDS AT ALL

TIMES INCLUDING ASCENDING TO AND DESCENDING

FROM A TREESTAND.
SECTIONAL LADDERS AND STEPS SHOULD BE SPACED

ON THE TREE TO INSURE EACH STEP IS NO MORE THAN

18-INCHES APART.
CHECK EVERY STICK LADDER SECTION CONNECTION

EVERY TIME YOU USE THE STICK LADDER BEFORE YOU

LEAVE THE GROUND. IF STICK LADDER SECTIONS ARE

SEPARATING, DO NOT USE THE STICK LADDER.
BE CERTAIN TO ALWAYS LEAN FORWARD, TOWARD

THE TREE WHEN ASCENDING OR DESCENDING CLIMB-

ING AID.
ALWAYS HAVE THREE POINTS OF CONTACT WHILE

CLIMBING STICK.
NEVER HOLD ONTO ANY SECTION OR PULL ON ANY

SECTION THAT IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE

TREE WITH THE PROVIDED STRAP AND BUCKLE.
ALWAYS ATTACH THE CAM STRAP ASSEMBLY SO THE

SPRING LOADED CAM LEVER OF THE STRAP IS FAC-

ING AWAY FROM THE TREE. NEVER TOUCH THE CAM

LEVER WHILE PUTTING WEIGHT ON THE STICK AND/

OR CLIMBING THE STICK AS THIS COULD POTENTIAL-

LY RELEASE THE STRAP AND REMOVE THAT SECTION

FROM THE TREE.