Belt for carrying a tree stand and equipment for hunting

A harness system for carrying a hunting tree stand, comprising:

• a harness assembly configured to attach to the hunting tree stand;
• and
• a belt configured to attach the hunting tree stand to a user, the belt including:
• a body panel attaching to a first elongated member and a second elongated member configured to wrap around the user of the belt, the body panel includes an upper portion and a lower portion opposite from the upper portion, a first slot and a second slot disposed in the body panel;
• a panel strap extending from one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member;
• a side buckle attached to another one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member, the side buckle configured to be operationally coupled with the panel strap, and the side buckle and the panel strap configured to tighten around and secure the belt to the user;
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• a first hunting tree stand strap and a second hunting tree stand strap extended from the body panel and configured to extend through the hunting tree stand and encircle at least a first section of the hunting tree stand, and the first hunting tree stand strap and the second hunting tree stand strap configured to firmly hold the first section of the hunting tree stand against the body panel,
• wherein at least one of:
• the first hunting tree stand strap and the second hunting tree stand strap extend from the upper portion of the body panel and are configured to be received by the first slot and the second slot disposed in the lower portion of the body panel, respectively, or
• the belt further comprises a first body panel buckle and a second body panel buckle attached to the body panel and are configured to receive free ends of the first hunting tree stand strap and the second hunting tree stand strap that extend through the first slot and the second slot in the body panel, or
• the belt further comprises a first body panel buckle and a second body panel buckle attached to the body panel and a body panel padding configured to be disposed between the first body panel buckle and the user, the body panel padding hinges to the upper portion of the body panel such that the body panel padding can be opened to reveal the body panel, the first slot in the body panel, the second slot in the body panel, the first body panel buckle, and the second body panel buckle.