I used to never wear one until 2yrs ago a friend fell out of a stand, it did alot of damage to his leg and his ankle is now totally fused with a permanent bad limp! Yes I wear one anytime I get off of the ground in fact I was hanging stands this weekend and put on a linemans belt before my feet left the ground!

For those that think you are invincible and physical enough to not worry about it, Think again! The guy I metioned above was all of these and was only like 16' off the ground, he had a wasp buzz him he swatted at it... gameover, it has ruined his life in more ways than one!

If I don't wear one for me I do it for my family in no way do I want them facing what him or his family is!