BBRTS site needs help!

[BarebackedBear]

On 7/28/2020 at 11:34 AM, Truversebb said:

First let me say that I truly appreciate having BBRTS. However the site is outdated, clunky, slow, and overly difficult to navigate around. I was just trying to change states to look around in and page changes take forever to load. Want to change your location? Dig deep to find the area to do so then have to know the zip code. On the mobile version you are stuck in your home location and the GPS position does not update. I come home from somewhere far away and my geolocation is forever stuck there until I manually update it. I could go on. Am I being overly picky here? I imagine the site hosts are operating on thin margins even without covid. To go on BBRTS is  nostalgic online hookup journey to 2006 IMHO!

Five years later and the criticisms are just as valid.

The site looks and feels like it's stuck in the early 2000s. Beyond that my biggest complaint is their "oink" feature because that's the overwhelming majority of my messages.

If all a guy wants to do is "oink" me, I don't bother replying.

[J-raw]

I have found the crowd on BBRT refreshing, but I do notice that the messaging is delayed and all the complaints here confirm my suspicions. What's the verdict on Nasty Kink Pigs site? Seems like Grindr is just full of vanilla folk.

[PozBearWI]

Indeed I am thinking maybe it's time to give Recon another shot.

[ellentonboy]

I haven't had any trouble logging in, but the site is stale, it needs some kind of updating.  Yes the same long time members remain, and  if you live in a rural area you will see the same cast of characters.  My reason for staying active on BBRT is that I can occasionally catch a tourist who is visiting from out of town.

As far as NKP is concerned, you'll find it has more of a "fetish" oriented membership, and that is not always a bad thing.  The geo locator can be a bit "wonky":, that is a common complaint.  If you live in the NYC area it is quite active, at least that has been my experience.  I would say the majority of guys are poz or poz friendly, and most either use, or don't mind if you use, "enhancements".

I have found Grindr to be expensive, overrated, and in many cases, full of judgmental individuals based on either your HIV status or lifestyles choices.  What I find amusing is that some of those same guys still show up either on NKP or other free sites and their profiles are much more open minded.  Go figure.

If you are interested in guys of a different race, "Jack'd" is popular here.  But read the profiles carefully, as some people spell out exactly what kind of guys they are looking for, and often it's done in a "not so friendly" manner.  What I like about the free version is that you can find guys near-by, and the geo locator works well.

[NWUSHorny]

I found some action on BBRT when I was in Palm Springs the 1st part of June, but otherwise it has been pretty much useless for over a year. Not too many guys still log into anymore here in Portland, and +95% are just blue ballers. The worst I've seen for it in my recent travels is in Hawaii guys online for the entire state is very rarely in double digits.

[onlyraw]

5 hours ago, BarebackedBear said:

Beyond that my biggest complaint is their "oink" feature because that's the overwhelming majority of my messages.

If all a guy wants to do is "oink" me, I don't bother replying.

Although guys who just “oink” you is not really BBRTs fault, that is the guys fault…. 

Recon has its “cruise” feature….. and even sites that don’t have a similar feature…. I think I am not alone in just getting a one word message like “hey” or if you are “lucky” you may get a “hot” 

I supposed these are all just trying to replace the visual cues we used to be able to send when we were in the back room of the the local bar and able to cruise in person. 

So maybe the oinks need to be replaced with emojis of … a glance with raised eyebrow? Maybe of grabbing our crotch?… or brushing our hand across the other guys ass or crotch as we passed him on our way up to the bar …. Or the men’s room ….?

Or … at least if they would send something more specific they made it easier to respond to … At least …”I like your photos (or profile) … are you looking?”

[Dallasbear]

11 hours ago, Guest Volcanus said:

They seemed to have closed their site altogether....I can't log in. It goes straight to their shop

I've been on the site several times today, it's up and working. I just tried it again.

[onlyraw]

4 hours ago, PozBearWI said:

Indeed I am thinking maybe it's time to give Recon another shot.

Although with BBRT - you know everyone is looking for raw sex

my problem Recon there is no way to easily search for other guys into BB

Recon is still stuck in the 90’s with their “safe sex” category…

they ignore completely that bareback sex - if the bottom is on PrEP, or if at least one of the guys is poz and on meds so is undetectable…. is really safe 

So being an undetectable barebacker …. I could fill in “Safe sex =‘Always”  - but guys searching for other Barebackers will not find me

and I am offended by thier “safe sex = never”  unless they mean that for viral guys who only fuck raw 

we need to start a campaign to get recon to change “safe sex” to “condom use” 

[norefusal]

BBRT is definitely "dated" and in need of a refresh for better user interface. 

that being said, i find that a separate issue from success rate of hookups. in my experience the main problem w niche sites like recon and bbrt is distance. apparently i live in the vanilla sex capital of the world (i dont believe that but have yet to figure out why the local kink scene is so undercover) and having to cross state lines for a hook up gets old fast. at least IME bbrt has hookups. i was on recon for 2 years and never got anywhere past chats. 

another issue imo is that sites change focus and tone over years. i've always had a soft spot for the interface of scruff but i have noticed it's gotten far more vanilla "dating app" over the last couple of years - getting rid of a lot of the headless torso look for a face pic centric out gay look and getting rid of the search feature. and don't get me started on grindr - talk about taking a great idea and slowly ruining it! 

[PozBearWI]

I certainly see your points @onlyraw.  Honestly why are we even fretting safe sex anymore?  

[PozBearWI]

Different hookup sites seem to work differently - influenced I suppose by local customs.