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slacklinejoe
Apr 8, 2005, 5:37 PM
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Anyone have recommendations on quickdraw dogbones in the 7" or 8" range? I'm looking to upgrade the webbing on a few of my quickdraws for wandering sport climbs.
I've looked a bit, but I haven't seen any of them on the market that use any of the thinner webbing on the market and are longer than 4".
I've got a couple heliums that just look like they would be loaded wrong with my older style nylon dogbones.
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landgolier
Apr 8, 2005, 5:43 PM
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Gearexpress.com blowouts page, metolius 7" spectras for $2. Only telling you about them because I already bought mine :D
-T
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slacklinejoe
Apr 8, 2005, 5:46 PM
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In reply to: Gearexpress.com blowouts page, metolius 7" spectras for $2. Only telling you about them because I already bought mine :D -T
Thanks, will move on those.
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caughtinside
Apr 8, 2005, 5:47 PM
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THe petzl bones are nylon, but they taper at the ends, so being to wide shouldn't be a problem.
Also, I have noticed that the wider nylon bones tend not to get twisted as much as the thin spectra ones
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slacklinejoe
Apr 8, 2005, 5:49 PM
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In reply to: Gearexpress.com blowouts page, metolius 7" spectras for $2. Only telling you about them because I already bought mine :D -T
Nice, bummer only 3 left though.
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landgolier
Apr 8, 2005, 5:58 PM
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Wow, really? Wouldn't have joked about it if I'd known others might not get some :oops: sorry about that.
I think these normally run about $4. Also, the petzls are kind of nice if you want stiff, but I like mine to be able to twist a bit to prevent the rope from coming unclipped by pushing on the gate from the outside during a whipper (similar to what happens if you back clip), so I like the way the 11/12 mm spectra/dyneema ones are stiff lengthwise for clipping, but can twist a bit.
I also have some of the BD straightjacket ones that have a little rubber loop inside the rope end, I thought I was going to end up cutting them out but I love them.
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caughtinside
Apr 8, 2005, 6:04 PM
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I don't like the twisting because I've looked down to see biner gates facing/touching the rock, instead of lying flat.
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chanceboarder
Apr 8, 2005, 6:14 PM
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i'm not a big fan of the twisting either. i've got black diamond hotwire draws with the dynex dogbones and the longer ones seem to twist a lot, but most of my draws are the 12cm length and they don't twist at all because they're pretty short. regardless i still like them over the bulkier and heavier nylon draws.
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j_kirby
Apr 8, 2005, 7:04 PM
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In reply to: Nice, bummer only 3 left though.
Con someone out in Bend to swing by Metolius and get you a matched set of seconds. They've got boxes of them where the bar tacks are a bit off or crooked and they sell them for cheap to people who walk in off the street. Last time I was over there I picked up three matched sets of ten for a total cost of $7.50 for 30. I was hanging them at Smith before lunch.
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foyster
Apr 8, 2005, 7:23 PM
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That's exactly what I was looking for as well! It's surprising I didn't notice the Metolius sale on gearexpress.com earlier, as I check there often. Let me know if you guys know of any other places.
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slacklinejoe
Apr 8, 2005, 7:38 PM
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Mountain Gear has the BD ones for $4 each. Also Gear Express has more of the sprectras in the 5" in blems.
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