Quiver and Arrow Questions

[HillSlick]

What kind of Quiver do you guys like using for stalking through the brush? I like back quivers but I'm open to other things, I'm just tryin to see what seems to be preffered, I asked on another forum and I'm curious what my fellow Washingtonians like to use.

Please and thank you!

Also I have run Across a COMPLETE set of Micro-Flite 8's, 6 fitted with Bear RazorHead Broad heads and 6 field tips, I don't know anything about them except they are laser accurate out of my bow, I love em, but they are old, I'm worried about breaking them and then not having any, what would my chances be of finding an identical set?


"WAIT! Looks dangerous...you first" - Young Dr Frankenstein

[returnofsid]

I'll be perfectly happy with my Tight Spot quiver.  I've packed it through some pretty heavy brush, without any problems at all.

[HillSlick]

I'll see what Google can turn up. Thanks man


"WAIT! Looks dangerous...you first" - Young Dr Frankenstein

[pianoman9701]

  x2. Tight Spot is the way to go on a compound bow. Going through brush, you can tighten up the hold on the arrows so they're harder to pull out. My last quiver dropped arrows in thick brush. I haven't lost any with the Tight Spot. Its design eliminates torque, as well.

[Becky]

YEAH that quiver they all have, I have one too *edited*  ... I like them.

[pianoman9701]

I've got a tight spot too, they're nice.

How can I not comment?

[Jellymon]

Tight spot. My bow feels so much better at full draw with it than a standard quiver.

[Becky]

I've got a tight spot too, they're nice.

How can I not comment?

 
*going back to edit* hahahah.

[Jellymon]

I've got a tight spot too, they're nice.

How can I not comment?

 
*going back to edit* hahahah.

 

[returnofsid]

I've got a tight spot too, they're nice.

How can I not comment?

Oh My!!!

[D-Rock425]

 

[RadSav]

I despise the Tight Spot and any other one piece quiver on the market!  I'd rather have a side quiver than a one piece quiver!  The older Hoyt two piece and Bear's Older two piece are what I usually use.  Unfortunately few companies are making decent two piece quivers anymore and bow manufacturers are making it more difficult to attach them all the time.  That is one of the reasons I have started using my Bowtech in the field more and more and using the Bear bows less and less.  If the trend continues I may have to go back to using nothing but older bows or, Heaven forbid, go back to using a Hoyt

I really like the new bows Bear is putting out.  So I am in the process of trying to design a new side quiver that I like.  If I can not come up with a solution the new Bear bow will have to go.  Even though I absolutely love the way the Ugly Bear shoots! 

I spent an entire year trying my best to somehow manage to like the Tight Spot.  And while the arrow gripper is very nice the quiver as a whole is just another one piece pile of turds.  Just like all the other one piece garbage on the market, just with a better mount and grippers.  I'd rather make the switch to rifle hunting than spend another year dragging around an anchor attached to my bow.  Luckily for me I have a pile of old Hoyt quivers and plenty of older bows for them to go on.

Who knows, maybe if the industry ignores the NW bowhunter even more I'll start my own bow company even without being able to buy Martin   Maybe that is what it is going to take to get someone other than Hoyt to realize we don't all hunt from a dang tree or a hot box!

[returnofsid]

I despise the Tight Spot and any other one piece quiver on the market!  I'd rather have a side quiver than a one piece quiver!  The older Hoyt two piece and Bear's Older two piece are what I usually use.  Unfortunately few companies are making decent two piece quivers anymore and bow manufacturers are making it more difficult to attach them all the time.  That is one of the reasons I have started using my Bowtech in the field more and more and using the Bear bows less and less.  If the trend continues I may have to go back to using nothing but older bows or, Heaven forbid, go back to using a Hoyt

I really like the new bows Bear is putting out.  So I am in the process of trying to design a new side quiver that I like.  If I can not come up with a solution the new Bear bow will have to go.  Even though I absolutely love the way the Ugly Bear shoots! 

I spent an entire year trying my best to somehow manage to like the Tight Spot.  And while the arrow gripper is very nice the quiver as a whole is just another one piece pile of turds.  Just like all the other one piece garbage on the market, just with a better mount and grippers.  I'd rather make the switch to rifle hunting than spend another year dragging around an anchor attached to my bow.  Luckily for me I have a pile of old Hoyt quivers and plenty of older bows for them to go on.

Who knows, maybe if the industry ignores the NW bowhunter even more I'll start my own bow company even without being able to buy Martin   Maybe that is what it is going to take to get someone other than Hoyt to realize we don't all hunt from a dang tree or a hot box!

Can you please explain what it is about 1 piece quivers you dislike? I did also like the Hoyt 2 piece that was on my Vectrix.

[Becky]

I despise the Tight Spot and any other one piece quiver on the market!  I'd rather have a side quiver than a one piece quiver!  The older Hoyt two piece and Bear's Older two piece are what I usually use.  Unfortunately few companies are making decent two piece quivers anymore and bow manufacturers are making it more difficult to attach them all the time.  That is one of the reasons I have started using my Bowtech in the field more and more and using the Bear bows less and less.  If the trend continues I may have to go back to using nothing but older bows or, Heaven forbid, go back to using a Hoyt

I really like the new bows Bear is putting out.  So I am in the process of trying to design a new side quiver that I like.  If I can not come up with a solution the new Bear bow will have to go.  Even though I absolutely love the way the Ugly Bear shoots! 

I spent an entire year trying my best to somehow manage to like the Tight Spot.  And while the arrow gripper is very nice the quiver as a whole is just another one piece pile of turds.  Just like all the other one piece garbage on the market, just with a better mount and grippers.  I'd rather make the switch to rifle hunting than spend another year dragging around an anchor attached to my bow.  Luckily for me I have a pile of old Hoyt quivers and plenty of older bows for them to go on.

Who knows, maybe if the industry ignores the NW bowhunter even more I'll start my own bow company even without being able to buy Martin   Maybe that is what it is going to take to get someone other than Hoyt to realize we don't all hunt from a dang tree or a hot box!

What's the advantage (or difference rather), of a one piece vs a two piece quiver?

*oh* and what about the Bear bows that you're having issues with? Putting a one piece on it, or the two piece quivers? or...

[RadSav]

I still hunt and make plenty of long stalks.  Often over very open and rugged terrain.  One piece quivers lack rigidity, are heavy, noisy and not nearly durable enough for the abuse a quiver takes during those long belly crawling stalks.  Plus when you shoot the bow a one piece has a flexing attitude that make the bow annoying in the hand.  Simple two piece quivers like the original Hoyt and even further back the Sagittarius do not have these negatives.  They attach to the riser very close to the hood and very close to the grippers making them very rigid and very quiet.  No way a single attachment quiver will ever be as rigid!

Once attached to my bow I have no need to ever take the quiver off the bow.  And if I am going to hunt out of a blind or tree stand and don't want a quiver on the bow what is the difference between a quick detach quiver and a side quiver?  It really is no more inconvenient to take off a side quiver than it is to take off a bow quiver.  And if I need to get out of the stand for a second coup de grâce shot my bow will shoot exactly the same with a side quiver attached to my hip.

The problem with the new Bear bows and many others these days is when and if they do have a two piece mount the attachments are too far apart.  On my Bear Anarchy the riser was so long and the mounts were so far apart I couldn't even get an arrow into a two piece quiver.  The distance between the hood and grippers can not be too far apart or they vibrate as bad as a one piece.  Get the distance between the hood and the grippers too close together and you experience the same thing.  Except in that situation the fletching rattles like a flag attached to a car antenna!

Tight spot has, for most arrow lengths, nearly the right amount of distance between the hood and the grippers.  And the adjustable grippers are very well thought out.  But it is nearly three times the weight of a good two piece Hoyt quiver.  And will never have the rigidity of the two piece Hoyt, Mathews or Bear.  It is one of the few that will bring the arrows as close to the bow as a one piece.  But if you want it to act and behave like a two piece why not just save the ounces and the $50.00 and get a two piece to begin with?

I believe that most folks that are in love with the Tight Spot have never used a quality two piece quiver.  In this case ignorance absolutely is bliss!  They like it because it is the closest thing to a two piece you can find in a one piece.  But it is still miles away from giving the benefits of a quality two piece.