Safest way to get a rifle up a high seat?

[HallyButt]

We now have a new high seat which is very high, seat bit is 5M up due to terrain.

Im trying to think of the safest way to get a rifle up there, in the dark, which making as little noise as possible, without dropping or me falling off.

Perhaps a rope is the best option? If so how would you attach the rifle?

 

[deerstalker.308]

Unload and sling over your shoulder. Never understood why people over think this?

 

[neillfrbs]

over shoulder ,and up you go .

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Agree, I have mine in a loden slip but have the barrel to the front up 30 degrees and then go up the 11 degrees sloped at least, ladder, I will not climb vertical ladders as they are too dangerous IMO.

 

[HallyButt]

Problem is that it’s like a child’s garden chair on top of a large ladder so maneuvering is a headache

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

Agree, I have mine in a loden slip but have the barrel to the front up 30 degrees and then go up the 11 degrees sloped at least, ladder, I will not climb vertical ladders as they are too dangerous IMO.

Cant tell if you're messing or not

 

[Heym SR20]

Agree, I have mine in a loden slip but have the barrel to the front up 30 degrees and then go up the 11 degrees sloped at least, ladder, I will not climb vertical ladders as they are too dangerous IMO.

Agreed. We have a lot lot to learn about highseats in the UK. Many have vertical ladders and are accidents waiting to happen. Ones I have used on the continent have steps up to them (rather than a ladder), many with a handrail with a landing area before entering the hut bit.

Taking a rifle up. Keep it in a slip. Unloaded and hoist it up on a rope if you have a difficult to get into seat. Having it on your shoulder can make getting into a small door way or seat very difficult

 

[Dunwaters]

If you can’t work this out for yourself safely perhaps you shouldn’t be out unaccompanied?

 

[Leec6.5]

Cant tell if you're messing or not

The is in Germany, it’s a completely different world to here!

 

[TH4]

Problem is that it’s like a child’s garden chair on top of a large ladder so maneuvering is a headache

Build a more sensible seat

 

[kimh]

Perhaps a rope is the best option? If so how would you attach the rifle?

taut 'Drop line' and a 'Prusik Knot' (one on each of your rifle soft case sling points) you are basically building a mechanical lift shaft...

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[Bowland blades]

In reference to Vertical ladders .... So long as the tower itself is correctly anchored to the ground , i really cannot see the fuss . I have been up many far, far higher than a high seat and often in the dark towing heavy welding cables up with me . The ones i am bothered by most is some DIY welded ones or badly corroded or rotting wooden ones, sometimes with nailed joints working themselves open . Best to do your own look over things , there have been many i have been sent off to climb that i have deemed unsafe and just stopped on the ground in that location instead . If its a difficult access , take a reel of paracord with you and haul your rifle up once you are up safe. Far more stress on a steeply angled ladder than a vertical upright one .
Definitely dont go up one your not happy about though personally in any way

 

[HallyButt]

If you can’t work this out for yourself safely perhaps you shouldn’t be out unaccompanied?View attachment 290384

That’s far too posh! This is a kids plastic seat at the top of window cleaners ladder …

 

[RM100]

That’s far too posh! This is a kids plastic seat at the top of window cleaners ladder …

Sounds very unsafe….with or without rifle.

 

[Miki]

Problem is that it’s like a child’s garden chair on top of a large ladder so maneuvering is a headache

I don't have a high seat, but if I did, it wouldn't be like a child’s garden chair on top of a large ladder ...

 

[HallyButt]

It’s completely stable, the pirouette at the top is tricky hence thoughts of a rope

 

[Farmer_J]

I climb up most with the rifle in front of me. Strap across back. Haven’t really thought about it just seemed the easiest at the time.

 

[Santa Fe]

Having in the past built high seats ranging from ladders and a plastic seat to roofed '3 person' towers, I found that their best reason for having them was for satisfying the Firearms Officer when he conducted the inspection of the ground when renewing my FAC!
However, I've just bought a high seat from A1 Decoy of Bristol for use in Scotland. I've yet to use it but, having spoken with someone who has one, I'm told that they are very easy to erect and very stable. I'll post again once I've used it in anger.

 

[thorneyglatt]

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I climb up most with the rifle in front of me. Strap across back. Haven’t really thought about it just seemed the easiest at the time.

BLIMEY !!!

 

[Bavarianbrit]

The is in Germany, it’s a completely different world to here!

Falling off a ladder is the same the world over, or am I missing something simple that only exists in the motherland?