Hunting in the rain

[soccerftw123]

So I was hunting all day yesterday in the rain, in the last 20 minutes of hunting light I got a broadside 35 yard shot at a deer. Right after the arrow left my bow a vane flew off and I shot about two feet over the deer. My vanes have always had trouble staying on while I shoot in the rain but this is the first time it has happened on a deer, never had a problem in dry weather. What kind of glue do you guys use for your vanes?
thanks

[RadSav]

That is why I do not use Cyanoacrylate glues on my hunting arrows.  They seem more susceptible to that when fletched in hot weather and used in cold or vice-versa as compared to Saunders NPV.  After speaking with one of our fellow H-W members last year I have been playing around with the AAE MaxBond and do see an improvement over some of the others I have tried.  But I have had too many similar failures to be confident enough to replace my NPV.  It has been the best for 30 years now.  No real reason to change unless I just need a quick fletch to test something new.

[Band]

Rad, there seems to be more than one type of Saunders NPV.  Which one do you like?  Or are they all the same stuff?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Saunders+npv

[RadSav]

Unless something changed just recently they are all the same.

[Band]

Cool, thanks.  I'm looking into doing my own vanes so I'm figuring out my components.

[RadSav]

You will never buy a fletched arrow again   With the right cleaner, the right glue and the right jig no store bought arrow will compare!

[wrongway]

Max bond never have had a problem with it,
just make sure your shafts are clean

[soccerftw123]

Thanks for the advise on glue! I just use rubbing alcohol for the cleaner, is there something better I should try?

[RadSav]

Thanks for the advise on glue! I just use rubbing alcohol for the cleaner, is there something better I should try?

Absolute minimum proof for rubbing alcohol should be 90%.  Over 95% even better.  If it is too low there are a lot of contaminants right in the alcohol.  Best thing I have found over the years has been Extremely high quality lacquer thinner from automotive paint shops.  Expensive, but a can will usually last you five years or more if you are religious about keeping the lid on.  I think I've got 10 years on the can I am using right now!

I use the blue disposable shop towels for application.  Be sure not to use towels that have gone through the washing machine.  Soap and softeners will mess up a fletching faster than anything!!