I picvked up one of those German surplus rucksacks that Cabelas and others sell. Wanting to put together a day/overnight pack for possible hunting incursions. Problem is arrows.My back quivers won't work with the pack and the side stalker type don't work very well at all. I'm no fan of bow quivers either. Anyone came up with a design that could attach to the pack somehow and could be taken off and used without the pack once at camp ? I'm thinking of maybe a Quickee type that could be disconnected from the pack and used as a side quiver w/o the pack. I just know someone here has done it before me.
I think you just came up with you own answer. Mounting a quiver bracket on the pack is not a difficult thing (adding a little bit of internal backing, and bolts). Then, if you get something like Marc Baker's Quiver Caddy, you then have a really decent hip quiver.
Likely what I would do.
If you end up with something, post it. Guys would be interested. We all learn from each other's experiences.
Mark's caddy would work..great product.. :)
Iam going through the same thing. Have a Catts side stalker quiver that I took the strap off of and then attatched to the daypack using conway buckles and small leather straps. With your pack you should be able to put a couple D rings on the pack to give the angle and height that you want.
I made one that works great. I will post some photos tonight.
What about a GFA style quiver?
Add straps to the side of the ruck and strap your back quiver to it. You might need to add a "belt loop" or two to the back quiver to hold it in place but that wouldn't be too bad.
Strap it on for when you are walking and then unstrap when you get to camp and go hunting.
Also, check out the strap on quivers that Bison Gear offers. They strap right on to the top of your pack.
http://www.bisongearonline.com/catalog/item/2962908/2800016.htm#image_1
Yup, what I did (uuhh ummmm in my wheelie days) was to take a compound quiver off and strap it right to the back of the pack... work fine
Both Larry and I have been playing with adding the catquiver mini to our pack systems. My wife got me a catquiver IV for Christmas, and the quiver part comes off. You may need to sew some ladderlock buckles onto the ruck to accomodate the catquiver, but it'll detach quickly. The Schuh packs have the same problem, and since it's a detachable system, it'll give you greater flexibility than just adding stuff to my cat IV. Larry's the one who came up with the idea, so he's "Da Man"!
QUIVER CADDY !!
It works with a pack, is not on your bow, can be moved and even carried by hand in really tight spots..
Worth the money and will last for years.
'Course that's my .02 worth of opinion...
Jack bowyers Side quiver the Chief is tops in my book.
Second would be a cheap compound quiver slung like a side quiver using some 550 cord. This works well with a great northern longbow quiver too, using the 550 cord as a strap and slung like a side quiver.
That Quiver Caddy looks good. Still interested in any other designs you fellers have come up with though. If you have pics that would be nice too.
Here is my latest brain storm. I hunted all day with it Monday, and it was the "bomb". Best thing I've tried yet. I had it on another cheap pack, as well. I just received this one and it's better. This is an ACU Stryker by Flying Circle Bags. I like it a lot. I was having problems packing out hogs and carrying my arrows at the same time. I didn't like a bow quiver. I can reload an arrow in this one without removing the pack. It's difficult, but works much easier than the Catquiver Mini that I had. A plastic baggie stays in my pack for foul weather. I found that not having a permanent hood allowed me to make this one several inches shorter, which is a good thing. I used an old 4 arrow PSE bow quiver for the hood, a piece of aluminum tube that a flattened slightly for the fletch end, and a piece of ipe for the connecting piece. I covered the pieces with some green leather that I had. What do you think?
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Tim,
Go to Dean T's web page for the chief pics...they are much gooder then what I have up online.
I'm using a regular wheel bow quiver right now slung with a piece of 550 cord and dont have pics of it it. Will try and get some before I leave here...or better yet I'll get my GN quiver pics up when I return to AK, which will be in a few more weeks.... Got's more turkeys to go calln too ;)
Looks sweet. Great Idea Alex.....
I had an old aluminum pack frame and mounted a bear quiver on the side. Then mounted the rucksack on the frame. Easy enuf and works just fine for me.
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I've been using a Lakota style quiver for a few years and it works well for me. We have a lot of steep thick brushy mountains and sometimes it rains for days. This quiver protects fletching and is manueverable in heavy brush. In much of this area anything mounted solid above your shoulders is going to catch on brush and trees and make the going very difficult.
The Quiver Caddy works well also. The question of which quiver is highly subjective and will vary with the individual.
The pack I'm using is a Bison Gear and works great for 2-4 day bivy hunts.