Also had a Baker. This brought back memories. After the Baker, I had a wooden platform climber that had a metal band you pulled on up in with your hands. Everyone else hunted out of wooden ladder stands(wimps!!) I was going to show'em. went out into a clear cut, found one good tree, got up about 20' and the wooden base took a ride and so did I! Lost my grip on the metal band and down I went. When I got to the bottom of the tree, feet still attatched to the bottom part of the stand, chest bleeding, fore arms ate SLAM UP!!! I heard something coming down the the tree after me! it was the metal band ratcheting down the tree on its own. Anyway, I gathered up what was left of my pride and climbed about 10' and hunted.
That night my hunting buddy asked me if I heard that tree fall out in the clear cut!!! He said it sounded close to me. Of course I said I didn't hear anything.
Next morning I was back in a wooden ladder stand!
Funny Memories, But I thank Jesus for keeping me alive and improving deer stands!!!
God Bless all and good hunting.