TylerHoffman
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she's here.... video review in a jif
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Compact Bulldog Bone
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TylerHoffman
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TreeLogic
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Get em Tyler. Nice climbing and nice video work! You put that out quick.
The bone is the bomb ain't it?
The bone is the bomb ain't it?
MikePowers321
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Just sent my payment out : ) Looks sweet
TreeLogic
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- Coastal SC
I better order my 2nd one before they sell out. I got a crazy feeling Gordon you're getting ready to get busy.
Your welcome Tyler. Thank you for that great video review. You are breaking new ground with your custom Bone on that narrow of a rope. You may find that with your weight the Bone will work even on the 5/8" bollard with the bronze bearing. (yours came with the 3/4" bollard installed).
Climb safe, and may God bless.
I think you are right Will!
Climb safe, and may God bless.
I think you are right Will!
TylerHoffman
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It's everything I expected and more! Can't wait till the next climb. Hmmmmm... Might go set a line in the dark! I'll put another vid together soon about how the BDB blows my previous systems out of the water.
TylerHoffman
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yeah I forgot to say that was the bollard that came installed. I couldn't think clearly cause I just wanted to climb
macswan
Been here a while
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- Champlain Valley, VT
That thing looks hot. Gordon, out of the park with this incarnation.
Love that attachment point.
Love that attachment point.
joezilla11
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- Ohio
Looks like a solid device nice vid Tyler!
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- North Idaho
It's definitely getting prettier.
Paul Hedderly
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Thats true enough. Gordon will you do upgrade kits for early adopters? I'm thinking of the new spine and the extra bollards. Anything to make it better on skinny ropes I think I might have to get my weight down to match Tylers!
Cheers
I think I might have to get my weight down to match Tylers!Cheers
TreeLogic
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- Coastal SC
I gotta say, that was an impressive 60' ascent. Little jealous of your 135 lb frame but oh well, those days are long gone. My best tree climbing weight was about 175 and I'm closer to the 190 mark right now. Let me know if you ever wanna move South Tyler, you got a job here
joezilla11
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- Ohio
Same here I couldn't resist! Look forward to using it!
TylerHoffman
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Sounds good! And thanks for the offer. I never know where I will end up when I move out.I gotta say, that was an impressive 60' ascent. Little jealous of your 135 lb frame but oh well, those days are long gone. My best tree climbing weight was about 175 and I'm closer to the 190 mark right now. Let me know if you ever wanna move South Tyler, you got a job here
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I've spent a little time on The Bulldog. The performance will be against what I've come to like with the Unicender.
The Uni is a bit more compact in length and diameter. Not by much and this is NOT a deal breaker
My Uni attaches directly to the rope bridge on my Tree Flex harness. The attachment has a cord in it so the Uni swivels 90 degrees making it fair. The first climb was made using a short screwlink for
The Bulldog to my bridge to keep it short. This worked OK but right away I knew that I needed a swivel link. The next climb was made with a loop made from New England Tech Cord and triple fisher mans. This made the climb smooth. I'm likely to get the mini swivel with the rubber insert...is it DMM?
The attachment to the rope is a little easier using the Uni but, again, no deal breaker
Knowing that the Bulldog captures the rope top and bottom is more secure than the Uni. I'm not worried about the security of the Uni to keep me attached to he rope. But, a few points in. Bulldogs favor
It's going to take more ascents to dial in the neck bungee for the Bulldog. I can see that it will become as smooth as the. Uni. This seems equal for both tools
Feathering the Bulldog is a bit easier to dial in than the Uni. I've never had jerky descents with the Uni but I know some climbers can't figure out how to feather the uni. My guess is that the Bulldog will be more universally easy to smoothly descend or limbwalk
My Uni is a prototype that Morgan Thompson made with a rope capture and roller underneath to aid slack tending. Sinc e his is t commercially available now I'll go with. Bulldog on this.
Since the Bulldog captures the rope all of the time I think that this feature would get enough plus points to wash any of the other criteria
Oh...just thought of a long term Bulldog plus. It's hard to imagine that rope wear will be an issue. What pieces might a rare from the rope rubbing? For sure, not the links
I wish that I was climbing more so that I could get more flight time on the Bulldog. It seems to have solved a lot of the challenges of a multicender in one compact package
Will it be available in pink anodized finish to go with he test of my gear and pink Tachyon?!
The Uni is a bit more compact in length and diameter. Not by much and this is NOT a deal breaker
My Uni attaches directly to the rope bridge on my Tree Flex harness. The attachment has a cord in it so the Uni swivels 90 degrees making it fair. The first climb was made using a short screwlink for
The Bulldog to my bridge to keep it short. This worked OK but right away I knew that I needed a swivel link. The next climb was made with a loop made from New England Tech Cord and triple fisher mans. This made the climb smooth. I'm likely to get the mini swivel with the rubber insert...is it DMM?
The attachment to the rope is a little easier using the Uni but, again, no deal breaker
Knowing that the Bulldog captures the rope top and bottom is more secure than the Uni. I'm not worried about the security of the Uni to keep me attached to he rope. But, a few points in. Bulldogs favor
It's going to take more ascents to dial in the neck bungee for the Bulldog. I can see that it will become as smooth as the. Uni. This seems equal for both tools
Feathering the Bulldog is a bit easier to dial in than the Uni. I've never had jerky descents with the Uni but I know some climbers can't figure out how to feather the uni. My guess is that the Bulldog will be more universally easy to smoothly descend or limbwalk
My Uni is a prototype that Morgan Thompson made with a rope capture and roller underneath to aid slack tending. Sinc e his is t commercially available now I'll go with. Bulldog on this.
Since the Bulldog captures the rope all of the time I think that this feature would get enough plus points to wash any of the other criteria
Oh...just thought of a long term Bulldog plus. It's hard to imagine that rope wear will be an issue. What pieces might a rare from the rope rubbing? For sure, not the links
I wish that I was climbing more so that I could get more flight time on the Bulldog. It seems to have solved a lot of the challenges of a multicender in one compact package
Will it be available in pink anodized finish to go with he test of my gear and pink Tachyon?!
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- Gatineau, QC
The Bone is new and only time will tell about the wear. There is an OAR user (daily from what I gather) that has been using the OAR since the summer of 2013. The OAR uses the same component parts and he has not reported any undue wear issues to me as of yet. The Bone does bear on the spine similar to the HH and I expect the wear there to be similar. The wear is primarily about 1/2" up from the bottom pivot of the bottom arm. The friction links are not stainless but rather high carbon steel and should stand up to wear better than stainless. It would be wise in my opinion to check for wear at the bottom side of the bottom arms where the rope fairleads through the Bone as it descends the rope, even though the pinch point is between the link and the spine.
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