Compact Bulldog Bone

Jem4417 said:
Thanks knothead that information would be great. The bdb's on off capabilities have me wanting to pull the trigger so badly but the efficiency of a more static line for srt ,I feel, could outweigh this. I weigh around 190 with gear on but no saw... And, yes, the hands appreciate every extra millimeter
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I have been using it on kmiii, which is pretty static, and it works great. I don't see why htp wouldn't do fine. The small diameter would be the only possible issue. Would think one of the bollards would work though. I have kmiii 13mm. I think Oceans was running 11mm for a while though. Without issue.
 
Mac had the very first demo of the Bulldog Bone. It was about a 4 1/2 year process but I was inspired along the way by the attributes of the Unicender, OAR, Rope Wrench, Pulley/Rack, Hitch Hiker, and Rope Runner.
 
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surveyor said:
Mac had the very first demo of the Bulldog Bone. It was about a 4 1/2 year process but I was inspired along the way by the attributes of the Unicender, OAR, Rope Wrench, Pulley/Rack, Hitch Hiker, and Rope Runner.
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Keep being inspired! There are no limits on inspiration.
 
I continue working on the lanyard adjuster. Here is a teaser.

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macswan said:
I have been using it on kmiii, which is pretty static, and it works great. I don't see why htp wouldn't do fine. The small diameter would be the only possible issue. Would think one of the bollards would work though. I have kmiii 13mm. I think Oceans was running 11mm for a while though. Without issue.
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Yep...7/16" KMIII. Mostly in DSRT. That's actually a nice line in many ways. Real light, very low stretch, but it does flatten a bit. DSRT spreads out your load over 2 lines so maybe that's why it shines there. I could probably run it reliably in SRT with a 9/16" bollard. Wonder if that would be a possibility.
 
Yes, I believe it could, as there will likely be enough room. My son helped with producing a DXF file for the water cut SS proprietary side plates.
 
Happy birthday BDB and thanks to all who have contributed because I am now able to climb with the perfect device on my Cougar Blue, a rope that I love.

Incidentally, I have discover that my earlier questions about the Swingdude chesty & BDB are unfounded. I was struggling with it but have now found that I needed to alter my body position slightly.
Awesome.
 
Wow, oldmilltreecare, that is great news! Congratulations!

Not owning the Bulldog Bone yet, maybe your answer won't make sense to me, but could you describe for me this small alteration of body position you effected that allowed the Bone to work for you as you think it should? Thanks in advance for any answer you can give.

Also, I was wondering if you saw my earlier post in which I tried to answer your question about tending of devices? I wanted to know if you tried the over-the-shoulder webbing strap for tending or not. Some folks just might not like having it there for some reason.

Tim
 
Tim, without putting words in his mouth....I will guess that he needed to be a little more upright when ascending. I know when I get sloppy and lean back to much while ascending that all on my mechanicals get a little sticky.
 
monkeylove said:
Tim, without putting words in his mouth....I will guess that he needed to be a little more upright when ascending. I know when I get sloppy and lean back to much while ascending that all on my mechanicals get a little sticky.
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Agreed. The more parallel your body to the climbing line, the better - when ropewalking in general. The more perpendicular, the less efficient.
 
TimBr said:
Wow, oldmilltreecare, that is great news! Congratulations!

Not owning the Bulldog Bone yet, maybe your answer won't make sense to me, but could you describe for me this small alteration of body position you effected that allowed the Bone to work for you as you think it should? Thanks in advance for any answer you can give.

Also, I was wondering if you saw my earlier post in which I tried to answer your question about tending of devices? I wanted to know if you tried the over-the-shoulder webbing strap for tending or not. Some folks just might not like having it there for some reason.

Tim
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Hi Tim

The body position alteration was simple.
I was finding it awkward to clip the chest harness in and out then found that the direction of pull on the chesty seemed awkward.
Stupidly, I immediately thought the solution was to buy a different chest harness or neck loop.

Instead, I discovered that by keeping my body more upright, everything is easier.
Of course this has made the whole system more efficient in terms of ergonomics.
 
oldmilltreecare said:
Hi Tim

The body position alteration was simple.
I was finding it awkward to clip the chest harness in and out then found that the direction of pull on the chesty seemed awkward.
Stupidly, I immediately thought the solution was to buy a different chest harness or neck loop.

Instead, I discovered that by keeping my body more upright, everything is easier.
Of course this has made the whole system more efficient in terms of ergonomics.
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You may want to build a tether similar to this, using throwline or bungee or whatever fits your style. I found it to be much easier to clip the bone into with the swing harness with a little extra length. You need a little play, a little length between the two when you sit in your saddle to make clipping in and out comfortable. Whether you increase the length on the chest harness/hut, or the bone is up to you really. Well that's how it has worked for me anyways.

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