BACKQUIVERS !! Who makes a great quiver for the $$$$

[ghall80]

I have been looking for a good back quiver for sometime now and I want one for the up coming 3D season and my annual squirrel hunt we do every year.

So who makes a great quiver, pictures are always a big help but more important is your opinion.
I love the looks of Cedar Ridge Works but is there others and better!!

Thank you for the help
Gary

[amar911]

For a traditional leather backquiver, try Mike's Archery Leather or Steven Catts (The Leathersmith).

Mike's will cost less. Steven's will be fancier looking.

Allan

[Canyon]

Originally posted by amar911:
For a traditional leather backquiver, try Mike's Archery Leather or Steven Catts (The Leathersmith).

Mike's will cost less. Steven's will be fancier looking.

Allan

X2 or you can make your own. I made one last weekend.
 

[centaur]

Howard Hill Archery makes a very nice one.

[khardrunner]

Depends what your goal is like everything else I suppose. I prefer a soft, hill style quiver that conforms to my back. Fairly large and quiet. That's what my next quiver will be.

HH archery, sunset hill, and dave miller all make good ones. So does Mike from MAL.

[heydeerman]

I have had a Mike's quiver for several years...in fact I have 2.

         

[riverrat 2]

It may not be the prettiest one out there,but I'll tell you what,my Palmer Bowmate is just great. Real easy access to the arrows,fast to get them back in there,and protects them great as well. rat'

[legends1]

Take a look at the Safari Tuff Arrow Master.

[CalArcher]

Rasher Quivers.

[DWilhelm]

I have a HH Archery back quiver that I really like.  It is the soft leather one and works exactly the way a leather back quiver should.  The price is very reasonable too.

[joe skipp]

3D and small game, I would highly recommend the Howard Hill in the softer leather. Will last you a lifetime, collapses well on the back and will hold a bunch of arrows.

[Bud B.]

Make your own    

I was set on buying one (Hill Style) from Mike's Archery Leather until I took the plunge to try one myself.

Leather can be bought from

Tandy Leather

Zack White Leather

The Leather Guy

and lots of others

 http://www.tradgang.com/backquiver/  

 

 

This is my current home made quiver that I use for hunting, stumping, and 3D.

 

If I were in the buyng mood, MAL or Howard Hill Archery would be my choices for a Hill sytle back quiver.

[Pat B.]

Joe, you don't use your back quiver for hunting?

[Kc kreger]

Nice work Bud!        

K.C.

[Red Beastmaster]

I make my own, they look a whole lot like Bud B's. You can see in the pic the leather is just the right stiffness. It should form to your back and not feel like a scuba tank. I use a very thick stiff bottom to keep broadheads from poking through.

I have an Amish harness shop near here where I can buy whole sides for $60 and get 4 or 5 back quivers as well as enough scraps for pockets, etc. I've probably made two dozen or more over the years and gave them away to friends and family.

Get yourself a big sheet of stiff paper and play around with it to come up with a pattern. It's fairly easy to make a quiver and you don't need a lot of tools. Before I bought a punch I just drilled out the lacing holes.

[joe skipp]

Pat...when I'm hunting with my Right Hand bows, I use the backquiver 95% of the time, 5% when raining, use the Cat 3.5. Right now, not comfortable using the backquiver when hunting LH. Feels too awkward.

My favorite backquiver is the Dave Creger and before that, John Schulz heavy latigo quiver. The heavy quiver gets stiff in cold weather but collapses well on the back. That's why I recommended the softer leather from Howard Hill. The Creger, now has a third strap to adjust on your chest.  Retails for around $125 from FS Arrows.

[gregg dudley]

Think about a basket quiver.  I prefer mine over leather quivers for 3D and small game.  Check out the Dwyer quivers.  I love mine.

[Crossed Arrows]

I've made several for myself over the years the have worked very well, but I recently got a LegendStik from Howard Hill that is excellent.

You will have to work on adjusting the strap to fit your body and you should sit on the quiver for a couple of evenings while watching hunting and shooting videos.  Sitting on the quiver will make it flatten down to fit your back and prevent the arrows from rattling around.

I think most guys don't take the time to adjust their backquiver and give up in frustration.  If you do take the time to get it right, you will be able to speedload and shoot every 4 or 5 seconds in the field and you will be able to run without having your arrows bounce all over the place.

Enjoy.

[Gordon Jabben]

Just my two cents worth.  A back quiver that fits right is a joy to use and one doesn't fit right is a pain in the azz.  I think I would want to try it on before I bought it or better yet, to make it myself.  Nice looking quivers Bud.