Pull up ropes are always necessary. A bow hanger in place is always nice unless you are worried it may come up missing. Something to think about for hang on's especially is the Life Line set up. Hunter's Safety System has theirs and boy is it simple to use, let alone giving you that secure feeling of being tied in from ground to stand and back down again. Make sure you use a lineman's belt to install your stands, all the way up and back down if you don't install the Life Line. Lastly, inspect your equipment!!! Your safety harness and all it's gear before you climb and if you haven't been back to the tree in quite some time inspect your straps to your climbing stick (if used) and most importantly your straps holding the stand in place (for any treestand). Only takes a moment for a tree rat to chew partly thru a strap making it dangerous.