Compact Bulldog Bone

@TimBr; Are you referring to the one shown on Page 214, and 199 (I think is the same one?)
Yes Sir, I have emailed Gordon about it for possible use on the fat NFPA static rope we use at the Fire Dept.
I really like that adjustable feature though.
The BDB has came a long way since Page 1, I have the latest ABDB, just curious if Gordon has any further advancements in the works.
 
I do continue to work on the Bone pictured on page 199, which I call the Stubby Bone. It uses the same top arms as the lower hook arms but with a shorter spine.
The Bone on page 214 has been named the Bullfrog Bone by Mac, and I like that name. It is smaller as it uses 3/4 size links, and will have hook arms upper and lower also.
I plan to post up pictures of these Bones once they are made.
 
I really like the xstatic.. I may have found my perfect srtwp line.. will see as it wears in how it changes and performs . Out of the box it was amazing. Tends so smooth in bdb. Up and down held well smooth realease . Fun day dead wooding . Dsrt all day Yale scandere vs. Tuef xstatic. Both real good. Yale little more energy absorbing feel.
 
Here is the mini Bone and stubby Bone I have been working on. You can see that the stubby is not that much larger than the mini. Because the stubby has a shorter pivot length than the compact Bulldog Bone, it allows a shorter spine also. But because of the shorter pivot it needs a fatter rope, and I had the Vortex in mind for this stubby Bone.
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Has anyone been on any of the newer ropes that have come out in the last year or so with the bdb? Any feedback? I’m happy with tachyon performance but would like something more durable

-any of the notch ropes?
-Xstatic
-Scandere
-tangent/voyager
-scion
 
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Andre, that Bone pictured is a very early Bone, with the all metal nubs, and the pivot length is 1.5 inches. You must have been using that for nearly 3 years now?
I think you will really enjoy the new Bone with the hard rubber nubs and the pivot length of 1.375 inches, and of course the adjustable bollard with the monolithic arm.
 
stheis004 said:
Has anyone been on any of the newer ropes that have come out in the last year or so with the bdb? Any feedback? I’m happy with tachyon performance but would like something more durable

-any of the notch ropes?
-Xstatic
-Scandere
-tangent/voyager
-scion
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Treetopflyer said:
I really like the xstatic.. I may have found my perfect srtwp line.. will see as it wears in how it changes and performs . Out of the box it was amazing. Tends so smooth in bdb. Up and down held well smooth realease . Fun day dead wooding . Dsrt all day Yale scandere vs. Tuef xstatic. Both real good. Yale little more energy absorbing feel.
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Tim
 
stheis004 said:
Has anyone been on any of the newer ropes that have come out in the last year or so with the bdb? Any feedback? I’m happy with tachyon performance but would like something more durable

-any of the notch ropes?
-Xstatic
-Scandere
-tangent/voyager
-scion
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I've run the Adjustable BDB on Scion Blue. The performance was comparable to the Yale 11.7's (Arrowfrog, Blue Moon, PI/Tropical Ivy etc). The best performance I've found is with 32-48 strand "static" ropes like KMIII Max and Kernmaster.

@Treetopflyer has used the BDB with both Scandere and Xtatic, he'd be able to tell ya about how those ropes fly with the Bone.
 
stheis004 said:
Has anyone been on any of the newer ropes that have come out in the last year or so with the bdb? Any feedback? I’m happy with tachyon performance but would like something more durable

-any of the notch ropes?
-Xstatic
-Scandere
-tangent/voyager
-scion
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I've run the Adjustable BDB on Scion Blue. The performance was comparable to the Yale 11.7's (Arrowfrog, Blue Moon, PI/Tropical Ivy etc). The best performance I've found is with 32-48 strand "static" ropes like KMIII Max and Kernmaster.
 
Haven't had much time on x static but it seems like it would be great with the bollard opened all the way up. I'm running km max and the performance is flawless. The rope itself is a bit thin and slick so it can be hard on the hands. The bone runs so well on it, it's worth going through some gloves for the performance.
 
stheis004 said:
Has anyone been on any of the newer ropes that have come out in the last year or so with the bdb? Any feedback? I’m happy with tachyon performance but would like something more durable

-any of the notch ropes?
-Xstatic
-Scandere
-tangent/voyager
-scion
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Hey dude . I don't notch ropes ;)'
Xstatic and scandere are both really nice.
Xstatic implies how it is for sure
The scandere has an excellent feel in hand, seems a little more springy ,hardly noticeable, love how smooth they both are so as to pull over rough barked up anchor points, I use all natural red is 90 percent of the time so after going through a few that smooth cover is great. If I had to pick one I probably couldn't, both great . I use them in tandem quite often. I love the voyager as well. Using the voyager as my pine takedown line mostly now as I've whooped it up . It's a working man's line for sure, the diameter makes it slightly more difficult to squeeze through gate of quick link which is minor bother . I like the high strength of that ROPE makes for a good static feel. Scion blue reminds of tachyon personally. I use this ROPE the least probably because it got lost in the mix because more shit was coming out and I'm addicted to buying new climb lines to try. I have 200 feet that's hardly used , but it runs amazin in the BONE! 20171223_132359.webp
 
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