Back Quivers

[Rob DiStefano]

the following might be of some help ...

[mike g]

My Quivers have a double bottom....
And you place your Arrows in, Not throw them in there....

[redfish]

That's a good article Rob. Some good ideas that I need to incorporate into my quivers.

[Gordon Jabben]

I have been using back quivers for a long time and I wonder if we're making it a little more complicated than it needs to be.  My broadheads seem to stay sharp without booties and they don't rattle around even though I don't use oats or anything else.  My quivers have 3/16" leather bottoms in them and I have never had a broadhead go through. The main thing is to get a quiver that has the strap in the right place so it fits and you can get to your arrows easily.  JMHO

[CRM_95]

Thank you Rob!! Good info.

[V I Archer]

I love my back quiver and prefer it for stalking.  I think a back quiver makes you a better still hunter.  It forces you to slow down.  If your arrows are rattling, you're movig too fast.  I don't use one hunting in the alpine as I feel a need to take a backpack, frame, and sleep kit in case i need to spike out.  Other than that, it's the perfect quiver.

[David Mitchell]

Gordon, I agree totally with what you said--my experience as well.

[Butch Speer]

What Gordon said x 3.

[Longtoke]

Yep what Gordon said

I was pretty frustrated with mine at first as it just didnt "feel" right.

I just had to drill a few new holes to position my strap the way I like it and now it works great!

arrows dont fall out even if I hand upside down and I have had no issue with the blades dinging each other up.

I tied a simple leather thong in it for a cheap and effective arrow divider. Now I can reach back and pull out either blunt or a broad head without looking.

[two4hooking]

Gordon has it!

I am convinced the oats story is a often perpetuated joke Howard played on his hunting mates....  after they all filled the quivers as he advised, he went out and poured water into all of them LOL

[Pig Sticker]

I have hunted with a mini catquiver for 12 years. I love it, but it snags like crazy in the brush.
Does anyone use the mini-Quiver sling they sell that is supposed to keep it in the middle of your back?

If so, Is it hard to get to your arrows?

[Mike Faith]

Pig Sticker, I also hunt with a mini catquiver, I prefer to have under my bow arm, more like a side quiver, for stalking and it tends to keep from getting snagged on brush. On a hunt where a pack is needed I will lash it to the side of my pack and tight to my body and it works well, but I can also carry side style with a pack to enable me to finish a close stalk without a pack...

[Hud]

I read Howard would put squirrels, rabbits and birds in his quiver.  I have used 1" thick styrofoam cut to fit the bottom to hold broadheads, while some say small fir clippings work good.

[two4hooking]

Howard had animals in his quiver because he was good with his bow.... not because he needed them to keep his arrows quiet.

 

[Pig Sticker]

Originally posted by Mike Faith:
Pig Sticker, I also hunt with a mini catquiver, I prefer to have under my bow arm, more like a side quiver, for stalking and it tends to keep from getting snagged on brush. On a hunt where a pack is needed I will lash it to the side of my pack and tight to my body and it works well, but I can also carry side style with a pack to enable me to finish a close stalk without a pack...

Thanks Mike. I've tried lashing the quiver to daypacks before but it makes it harder to grab an arrow. For stalking and still hunting, the Catquiver works best where my Right hand can pull arrows out. I was wondering if the strap they sell would allow me to re-position the quiver where it snags less brush but remains accessible.  

 

Originally posted by Mike Faith:
Pig Sticker, I also hunt with a mini catquiver, I prefer to have under my bow arm, more like a side quiver, for stalking and it tends to keep from getting snagged on brush. On a hunt where a pack is needed I will lash it to the side of my pack and tight to my body and it works well, but I can also carry side style with a pack to enable me to finish a close stalk without a pack...

X2 on the mini.... I braided some camo paracord to make a simple sling that allows me to effortlessly move the mini from a diagonal rear to an underarm (side) position when moving in tight quarters.

[Mike Faith]

Pig Sticker,the harness strap they sell does move the quiver to the center of your back, if you don't need to carry a pack it will work, it does take some getting used to, I find it easier to grab an arrow with it lashed to my pack, I set the quiver up on my pack to where it is right where my hand needs it to be...took some time and ruined plenty of parachute chord in the process...hope this helps...and you're welcome!
Mike

[Overspined]

I make simple but sturdy back quivers and use foam like others have said.  When worn correctly the arrows don't rattle and don't dull.

The quiver I find myself using more often because of stealth and I can still carry a pack is the quickee quiver with my own creation like the sidewinder. It doesn't flag, gets 6 arrows, and eases through the brush quietly. Also arrows don't fall out.