Open Trap Bar / Hex Bar

I’ve had this for over a year in my garage, use it regularly, and it is in excellent shape. No rust, the finish and the stand rubber have held up well. The built in jack works great. 2 different handle heights, both knurled. I love this for Romanian deadlifts, but it is very versatile. This holds more weight than I will ever lift, and I have never wanted to rack a hex bar. I could fit 5 of my rubber grip 45s on each sleeve with a spring collar. The smaller size makes storage much easier in my small space. You can see in the photo I hang mine on the wall. If you want to deadlift over 500 with bumpers, or for some reason rack it, then obviously you should get a bigger hex bar.

I was looking for an open trap bar with a shorter sleeve that didn’t cost too much and found BOS. At the time the Body Solid / Signature Fitness was selling a similar one, if not the same one for $99. But I decided to go with BOS because they have an actual brand and seem to stand by their quality. Upon receiving the bar, it was well packaged but since the bar was being protected by wood boards to prevent any damage externally, the boards actually rubbed up against the board from the inside so there were scuffs on the black paint on the bar itself. Speaking of the paint on the board, it’s just that and because it’s painted, the kneeling kinda gets lost and smoothed out. That being said, if I had to do it all over again, I would have went with the other brand of open trap bar if it wasn’t for the sleeve length being exactly as stated. Otherwise, BOS customer service is top notch and very responsive both on email and phone.

Lots of good things, for me, with this bar. Shorter length is a plus (I don’t have a rack, and have a small space). Open hex is obviously a plus. Weight is a plus. Knurl is a plus. Small footprint is a plus. Able to load plates while bar is standing is a plus. Sizing and geometry is a plus. Quality is a plus. Customer service is a plus. Supporting a Canadian company is a plus.

In the interest of transparency and feedback, there are a couple of things that perhaps could be improved: The double grip: perhaps slightly different angles could benefit future revisions; the top grip rubs into forearm when using the lower grip. The stands: perhaps could be further apart. A balanced bar would be nice, but honestly this is nitpicking.

This bar is excellent value when compared to what is offered by competitors where I feel much gear is highly overpriced. Thanks BOS.

Works great, just a little dissapointed that even though my fitness store didn't show any available online.(2 hours away). I went to their store and found they did actually have the bar and it would have been $50 dollars cheaper from them. I did pick up the slam pads from them though. there a nice addition.