Bought a new Selway slide on quiver for a Red Wing Hunter.
1st for me. Any issues affecting the bows finish if leaving it on for long periods of time (like forever)?
I'm interested in what folks have to say on this. I have been looking for a quiver and these are much easier to find than a bolt on.
No issues. I've had one on my SK for about 5 years. The finish on the bow has not been damaged. A coat of wax might be good. JV
I've used Selway slide on quivers for about 28 years on all my hunting bows. No issues at all.
Been using the for 20 years no problems at all.
I took mine off a bow the other day and it had left some witness marks on the bow where it was attached. This could be mainly due to using soapy water to slide it on and it not drying as well where the rubber contacted the limb. I will be refinishing the bow anyways so its not a big deal, but you can definitely tell where it was.
Selway makes a fantastic quiver. I have several of the bolt on models.
The concept of the slide on (not the quality) is something that bothers me. Ron LaClair begged his customers not to use the slide on. He felt that if it was not down onto the ridser, and up "north" of the fade outs, that it would change the flexing of the limbs.
Not trying to dig at Selway at all....they are an awesome company.
Been a big fan for years!! IMHO one of the best quivers out there.... :thumbsup:
As Roger said, you do need to get them down past the fade outs, which could be a problem with short riser bows? As Trenton said, the "soapy water" installation does leave some witness marks, but these are usually easily rubbed out with paste wax.
However!! soap up the limbs, slide it down past the fade outs, hang the bow horizontal overnight to dry, and it will NEVER move on you!!!
Actually, might require a lot of muscle to get it off!!!
Isopropyl alcohol works well too. It evaporates quickly so you need to work fast, but maybe it's a little bit cleaner than soap and water as a result?
No problems with the slide ons. I have had GN strap on straps rub off onto the fiberglass, but it always rubs off.
one of my favorites, depends on the quality of the finish on the bow , just make sure it doesent slide up on the limbs after a while.
Thanks for the fed back. Per the Selway instructions, I used alcohol to slide them on.
I dont like them for other reasons BUT they did leave some fades to the finish
On a few bows that had that shine on the limbs... i use great northerns now and being fair to the selway users a couple of my great northerns leave a type residual mark where the rubber straps wrapped around so maybe the rubber straps start to break down a bit on the outside and feel more sticky for lack of a better way to put it....
Selway same as thunderhorn in the bolt on style is one awesome quiver though.
Quote from: woodchucker on September 13, 2025, 09:18:52 PMBeen a big fan for years!! IMHO one of the best quivers out there.... :thumbsup:
As Roger said, you do need to get them down past the fade outs, which could be a problem with short riser bows? As Trenton said, the "soapy water" installation does leave some witness marks, but these are usually easily rubbed out with paste wax.
However!! soap up the limbs, slide it down past the fade outs, hang the bow horizontal overnight to dry, and it will NEVER move on you!!!
Actually, might require a lot of muscle to get it off!!!
what he said
I prefer the Selway strap on quiver over the slide on that had that big plastic knob. Is that the one you are referring to as a slide on?
Another favorite of mine is the Thunderhorn that bolts on with the limb bolts on a std TD bow, or mounts to the belly ramps on an ILF rig.
Saniclaus was fixin to order a strap on style Selway thinking it would be easy to move between bows, thus save the expense of buying multiple quivers. Plus I was thinking the strap on would hold tighter. Seems the slide on types hold really well though. Might just have to ask Saniclaus for one of each type and see for my own self which I like best.
Anyone use the strap style and move it bow to bow?
I'm almost seeing it as a Real neck pain, particularly for practice.
Quote from: Flemish Twister on November 15, 2025, 11:19:24 AMSaniclaus was fixin to order a strap on style Selway thinking it would be easy to move between bows, thus save the expense of buying multiple quivers. Plus I was thinking the strap on would hold tighter. Seems the slide on types hold really well though. Might just have to ask Saniclaus for one of each type and see for my own self which I like best.
Anyone use the strap style and move it bow to bow?
I'm almost seeing it as a Real neck pain, particularly for practice.
All of my bow quivers are strap mount, specifically for the versatility of moving them from bow to bow quickly, easily, and securely. I'm currently using Great Northern, Selway, and EFA bow quivers.