I used a piece of tubular webbing to create a self tightening anchor a few feet above my head. The climbing rope was then clipped through a carabiner on the anchor point. The rope was adjusted so one side of the tail just just long enough to allow me to sit in the stand. The other tail reached all the way to the ground to allow me to rappel out of the stand. This way I could be clipped into a rope at all times. I used a standard rock climbing harness and a grigri to descend the rope.
I would highly suggest you use TWO locking carabiners at your anchor point. Don't make the same mistake I did. Give this thread a read as well.
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=149699
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