Belt Quiver for Short Archer?

[Cheap Shot]

Hello,
I've been lurking here for a little while from Google  and finally took the plunge and joined. I've been gathering some new and finding my old equipment to return to archery and bow hunting.

My question is about quivers. I was never crazy about using a back quiver (though they look awesome and seem practical for many people) and figure I wouldn't like a side quiver, so was considering a belt quiver. The thing is, I have almost a 28" draw and standing 5'5" a 20" belt quiver would be about 10" off the ground, half way down my calf. The arrows would stick out the top about 10" and be at about armpit level. I'm not seeing that working. I can't find info on a problem/ solutions anywhere on the web.

I thought I'd read that either Saxon or Pope was about 5' 7" and neither's arrows seem extremely short in pictures but don't seem to look like 30"+/- arrows on a 67" guy.

Has anyone had experience with this or is anyone able to offer any insight?

[shreffler]

Welcome! You'll enjoy it here.

I guess I'm a little confused on what you mean by a "belt quiver". Do you mean one that your belt goes through? Typically this is referred to as a hip quiver, but I'm not sure if this is what you mean. A lot of these models angle the arrows straight back and slightly angled up, so you're not carrying your arrows vertical, but horizontal. A lot of guys prefer these and I don't think your height will have any negative effects on carrying the arrows at all.

Another option (though not everyone enjoys them) is just getting a bow quiver. I will always love the added weight and the convenience of having a quiver filled with arrows attached right to my bow. Just seems the most practical to me in a hunting situation, but to each his own.

I'm sure others will be along shortly who have more experience with hip/side quivers.

Again, welcome!  

[iohkus]

Go to Big Jim's Bowhunting (one of our sponsers) click on his web site, select on line catalog, click on "Quivers".  

[iohkus]

Something like this?

[Cheap Shot]

Hello,

Thanks for the welcome shreffler. I do mean a hip quiver. I had seen the vertical ones referred to as "belt quivers" here and there. I don't like the bow quivers but have used them on my ancient wood compound and thought it was ok. I just wanted to carry a stick though.

iohkus, I'll look there. The one I was thinking of is a leather tube that hangs straight. They call it the Pope and Young Quiver at 3 Rivers Archery. It looks like the ones you see in the old pics. The arrows are not angled. I may have to see about that but I like the idea of the traditional vertical.
Sorry, I don't know how to post a pic.  Here is a link:  http://www.3riversarchery.com/Product.asp?show=info&c=14&s=45&p=0&i=6112#full

[Roadkill]

My students delight in making their own out of carpet.  It will look like the leather one pictured above, but you can build one to suit you cheaply.  Use it, redesign it until you Fi nd a style you like then go out to buy one.  

I cut them out and the kids use gorilla glue to hold it together When they settle on one, they get leather or more carpet and stitch one up
Will send you a pic ifbyou pm me

[M60gunner]

Another option is taking the quiver and adding a strap that is secured at the top and bottom. Long enough to put over your shoulder. This is the way one of my shooting friends fixed up a side quiver for his wife. She may be pushing 5' tall in her boots. The arrow nocks are facing forward.

[heartlandbowyer]

Not sure if you ever had any interest in a side quiver, rides like a back quiver but you draw the arrow at hip level. This is what I use when I don't have a bow quiver on and the bonus for me is that I'm not catching fletching on every branch I sneak under.

Cory

[calgarychef]

Just put a pocket protector in your sock!  Sorry I couldn't resist.....I'm short too.

[ChuckC]

I think Rodney C would just use some tall cowboy boots.   Hey. . . . . any way to strap a quiver to the ankle of a cowboy boot ?

Just funnin.  

Glad you took the plunge.  Maybe first have that draw length checked cause unless you have very long arms and a wide chest to match, that sounds a bit much.  Or you anchor behind your ear.

You kinda limit the field with your parameters, so maybe a bow quiver, like it or not, may be your best bet to start, then experiment.  Maybe a cross wise quiver like a western plains indian style.

Last. .  Ya gotta do a Google search on both Sax(t)on and Pope, a quick search will do it.  Maybe also his partner Art Young.  It will make for good background knowledge.

Hope you find what you are looking for, but frankly, a lot of us have one of about all of them  cause we can't decide!

ChuckC

[Cheap Shot]

Thanks for all the input everyone. I might try the pocket protector in my sock, or in my cowboy boots. :-) Also making an inexpensive quiver to try it out is a great idea. In the meantime I can use the back quiver I have, maybe...
I did consider a side quiver. The one on Big Jim's site looked really good. I like that it goes across your body, not just hangs off the shoulder.
Oops, thx for the correction Chuck. Pope or Young. (What a newbie!) I knew abt Howard Hill and Fred Bear, but those two were new to me. I saw the quivers on them and they seem to fit better than they would on me.

My draw is about 28 to the corner of my mouth with a finger release, I've checked at a few shops over the years.

I see now I will likely end up with several types of quivers. Thanks again everyone. Any further discussion is welcome too. Who knows, it could lead to the perfect quiver.

[Jakeemt]

Cheap, about two years back I wanted to give a pope and young style quiver a try so I made a cheap one out of an old pair of camo jeans. I liked it well enough and found two points to stick with. The first is that you pretty much need a second belt just for your quiver otherwise using it in the woods becomes very impractical. Second the best spot I found for it is just behind your hip. This protects your fletching better from brush and keeps your arrows out of the way till you need one.

[mjh]

I used a selway hip quiver for hunting for may years, not the best for range use and limited numbers of arrows but fine for hunting.