Compact Bulldog Bone

Those are my exact thoughts. Will this go retail? When? I'm glad I got one in prototype, and I can't see it improving too much more. I may need another down the line, and seeing it on treestuff would make me feel a lot better about being able to get another when I do.
 
Someday I will have my grubby little paws on one someday. Till then, I'll be here drooling thanks for all the teasing and flaunting fellas I like it.:popcorn:
 
Not sure what the future may be for the Bone, but I do plan on continuing to offer them wholesale with a signed disclaimer on a first come first serve basis.
 
Aaron Cipolletti said:
I'm not sure I comprehend this completely sir , care to elaborate if possible?
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Gladly! The caution against side loading the swivel that I gave was not really for Tom because he knows all about it and is meticulous with his setups. It was for anyone else that may have not given thought to the consequences of bolting an eye of a swivel to a piece of climbing gear.
Swivels need to be loaded in tension only! I have not even seen any side load ratings for swivels just warnings not to. Bolting the swivel to the BDB takes away one of its rotational axes therefore increasing the potential for a bending moment. That coupled with the fact that the Nano starts off with a lower strength rating than some of the other more comon swivel choices, prompted the cautionary warning.
Having multiple pieces of hardware in close proximity on your bridge can also increase the risk for snags and entanglement when subjected to sudden and unexpected loads. When you choose a system or an item for increasing your safety you should look at not only how well it works but how important it is that everything be just right for it to work. When things go wrong in a tree at any given moment, when things are not lined up, will it still work.
 
"will it still work"? or "will it fail". Everyone is used to the drill by now that this climbing equipment in total is intended for "work positioning" only, but "shock load" may be another issue. Case in point...the guy/woman takes 4 big shots with beanie and misses all, then he hits one...but not perfectly. He sees from a distance his line is caught on a glorified water sprout. He/she decides to go with it after drop testing his weight over and over and is OK with it. But what they have really done in the process is compromise the gl. sucker and while ascending a drop of 4 or 5' is incurred. Is it up to that? Been tested for that? Not an issue to me with my ZZ or wraptor (risk is inherent in this job) but worth consideration I suppose.
 
treevet said:
I think this thing is SO cool. Wish you guys would slow down so I could catch up to the posts :) I gotta have one. Ck. that...will...soon.
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TV, this thing uses a lot less fuel than the wraptor. Basically granola bars is all you need :)
If you trust my opinion, get yourself one.

I climbed a live oak today to get a big 18" diameter dead lead out of it. Shot my line up to the 1st viable offshoot (the live portion I was cutting back to). Installed my new cougar (hit the target on the 1st shot with the throwline (y)), slapped on the bone, pantin, and SAKA, and went up 45' in about a minute. Not out of breath or nothing. I looked down and thought, "This kicks the sh!t out of DdRT!
The Bulldog Bone is the shiznit man!
 
I know that attitude well. Mom always used to say, "After the pride comes the fall." Works well for that scenario I think.

I was going to ask which one of those drops got your blood going more, but I'm pretty sure it'd be the one you weren't expecting. Makes you appreciate being tied in doesn't it? Been there done that. Not SRT yet though.
 
TreeLogic said:
TV, this thing uses a lot less fuel than the wraptor. Basically granola bars is all you need :)
If you trust my opinion, get yourself one.

I climbed a live oak today to get a big 18" diameter dead lead out of it. Shot my line up to the 1st viable offshoot (the live portion I was cutting back to). Installed my new cougar (hit the target on the 1st shot with the throwline (y)), slapped on the bone, pantin, and SAKA, and went up 45' in about a minute. Not out of breath or nothing. I looked down and thought, "This kicks the sh!t out of DdRT!
The Bulldog Bone is the shiznit man!
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let's not get tooo far out of control with superlatives here TL...A $2500. Wraptor is another tool in the box and a 45' ascent with your dignity still intact lol...not to be compared with a 90' ascent on a 100 degree afternoon which you could easily read the daily news on the way up...:descansando:
 
By the way Tyler Hoffman I agree, the nubs actually make tending the bone easier.
BDB worked great on Cougar. Tended well but almost a little jerky on descent. Not hard to descend but just grabbed liked a monster when I released my grip. Maybe it was bounce I was experiencing, IDK. Still kind of a newbie with SRT.
I'll test other bollards but everything else ran so well, I can't imagine a smaller bollard on that thin line would be better.
 
treevet said:
let's not get tooo far out of control with superlatives here TL...A $2500. Wraptor is another tool in the box and a 45' ascent with your dignity still intact lol...not to be compared with a 90' ascent on a 100 degree afternoon which you could easily read the daily news on the way up...:descansando:
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I hear ya big daddy. And I know 45' aint nothing. Could've done it much faster - still dialing in. But straight up a rope DdRT it's a workout. So, in comparison, you get the picture.

But you said it Wraptor Man, 2500 freaking bucks! Compared to $200? Tell ya what, talk to my wife and help me convince her.
Still, I want one. And yes, those dog days will get ya at our age, especially @ close to 100% humidity.

But I've noticed on the rope walk, my tiring out is getting less and less. Beginning to realize that the majority of my earlier exhaustion was mental, not really trusting the system. And even that initial exhaustion was a drop in the bucket compared to footlocking.
 
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