July 6, 2004
Rivers Edge/Ardisam, Inc. is recalling about 78,000 Big Foot Series and Lite Foot Series hunting tree stands.
If the strap mounting bracket loosens or rotates, the strap hook can release, causing the tree stand to detach from the tree. If this occurs, the hunter could fall to the ground.
Rivers Edge/Ardisam, Inc. has received three reports of hunters falling when their stands detached. Two of them reportedly suffered serious injuries, including broken bones.
The recalled Big Foot and Lite Foot Series hunting tree stands are hang-on stands that can be identified by a yellow warning label affixed to the stand that reads: Rivers Edge Hunting Products. These tree stands have dual post seat uprights and a gold-colored strap hook bracket. Only these model tree stands with the gold-colored bracket are included in this recall.
The stands were sold in hunting stores and catalogs nationwide beginning in January 1998 for between $60 and $120. The tree stands were manufactured from January 1998 though July 2001.
Consumers should contact Rivers Edge/Ardisam, Inc. to receive free replacement hardware for self-installation. Call Rivers Edge/Ardisam, Inc. at (800) 204-7435 or visit their Web site at www.ardisam.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
