Compact Bulldog Bone

JeffGu said:
Is that Imori rope? Nice pics!
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It is. The Bulldog Bone doesn't pair brilliantly with it, but it was a good length for this climb...and I'm not too picky with ropes and getting the perfect combo. I want to get an adjustable bone someday and get my hands on a bunch more rope.
 
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I've always wanted to try that one, hoping it is slightly smaller than other 1/2" ropes... for the Akimbo. I should just buy a short hank of it and try it. I could always make a long lanyard out of it. I don't need a very long length for testing it... I can usually tell if it's going to work for me with a ten or twenty foot length.
 
JeffGu said:
I've always wanted to try that one, hoping it is slightly smaller than other 1/2" ropes... for the Akimbo. I should just buy a short hank of it and try it. I could always make a long lanyard out of it. I don't need a very long length for testing it... I can usually tell if it's going to work for me with a ten or twenty foot length.
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It does have a really nice feel. Noticibly wider than the poison ivy line. Not in a bad way. Real durable too
 
Thanks, guys. I think I'll just do that, get maybe 20-30 foot hank with a tight eye and play around with it. I can use another long lanyard, anyway. Mine was showing some wear that I didn't like the looks of, and then a friend's pit bull decided it was a great chew toy... it was so funny to watch him with it, I didn't care what he did to it. He'd shake it like he was trying to kill it, and the 'biner on the end would swing around and smack him in the ass, which he seemed to think proved it was a snake, because he'd get even more ferocious with it. About pissed myself laughing at him.
 
JeffGu said:
I've always wanted to try that one, hoping it is slightly smaller than other 1/2" ropes... for the Akimbo. I should just buy a short hank of it and try it. I could always make a long lanyard out of it. I don't need a very long length for testing it... I can usually tell if it's going to work for me with a ten or twenty foot length.
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I'll agree with that, Jeff. I've found that with some mechanicals, a skosh of tail weight can suddenly stop minor creep age. Is actually helps ,e adjust just tighter than that and get the highest hold/release ratio. ;)
 
Z'sTrees said:
Is imori all polyester or does it have a nylon core?
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It has a nylon core, but unlike others, it has a polyester fiber that interfaces with the inner and outer sheath to "grip" the core and minimize movement and shifting while at the same time giving a grippier feel to the rope.

My interpretation anyway....
 
Been bonin for most of this week, and I think I'm finally getting it really dialed in. Love the ease of adjustment, quick on/off with no parts to drop, and the compactness (about 2/3 length of wrench or runner). It's gonna be tough to get away from the rope runner, which I use for everything but crane work and rain days, but I am really impressed with the bone as it addresses some of the runners short comings. Nice work Gordon!

On a side note, anyone run KM Max with a bone or runner? Thinking about another line, I've been running yale 11.7 and it's great on everything but I'd like to try something different. I'm leery of anything with a nylon core being too stretchy/ bouncy although I've never climbed on a kernmantle type rope.
 
A rep from RE showed me a lanyard adjuster that was basically a mini unicender. Pretty neat and compact but no plans to get it to the market any time soon.
Get one of Gordon's BOLA's. It's a fantastic tool
 
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