Hip Quivers...
03-02-2008, 05:08 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Hip Quivers...
I'm looking for a fairly inexpensive hip quiver for target shooting and practicing in the summer. I don't like fooling around with putting them in and out of the soft-loc when I'm target shooting, and being limited to only so many arrows. I saw buckmaster posted a similar thread not too long ago comparing the Bohning and the Vista. Many recommended the bohning for it's extra storage space, but that leads me to a question for those of you shooting that or a similar quiver. Is there a point where it's TOO much? I mean, do you really need so many different storage pockets/carrying slots, etc that it justifies extra bulkiness? Speaking of which, how bulky are the bohning quivers? I was looking at a similar quiver on Lancasterarchery which includes the belt as well. That Aurora Techno Jazz
Do most of you guys loop your quivers around an extra belt, or around the your normal belt? If I were to go with the bohning or vista, I would need the extra belt (if you guys don't recommend using your regular belt). So, in a nutshell, I do like the compact/lightweight design of the vista, but the Aurora and bohning seem similar except the aurora comes with the belt. Suggestions? Any other recommendations? As a side note, really the less I have to spend, the better. When it comes down to it, I'm really just buying a device to HOLD my arrows. For the price of some of the quivers out there, they better be able to make me dinner or something.
Do most of you guys loop your quivers around an extra belt, or around the your normal belt? If I were to go with the bohning or vista, I would need the extra belt (if you guys don't recommend using your regular belt). So, in a nutshell, I do like the compact/lightweight design of the vista, but the Aurora and bohning seem similar except the aurora comes with the belt. Suggestions? Any other recommendations? As a side note, really the less I have to spend, the better. When it comes down to it, I'm really just buying a device to HOLD my arrows. For the price of some of the quivers out there, they better be able to make me dinner or something.
03-02-2008, 05:32 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Hip Quivers...
Matt, I just bought a bohning....how much do they want for the aurora? Looks like a nice little set up. I like the bohning, just curious. The extra belt is nice, but I have been putting mine on my reg belt...I am the production manager of a company that makes belts so i may make my own but the main advantage that i see in having the belt with the quiver is to take it on and off but if i am shooting I usually do it for a while so its no big deal to put it on the reg belt for me.
03-02-2008, 05:37 PM
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RE: Hip Quivers...
ORIGINAL: bowtechben
Matt, I just bought a bohning....how much do they want for the aurora? Looks like a nice little set up. I like the bohning, just curious. The extra belt is nice, but I have been putting mine on my reg belt...I am the production manager of a company that makes belts so i may make my own but the main advantage that i see in having the belt with the quiver is to take it on and off but if i am shooting I usually do it for a while so its no big deal to put it on the reg belt for me.
Matt, I just bought a bohning....how much do they want for the aurora? Looks like a nice little set up. I like the bohning, just curious. The extra belt is nice, but I have been putting mine on my reg belt...I am the production manager of a company that makes belts so i may make my own but the main advantage that i see in having the belt with the quiver is to take it on and off but if i am shooting I usually do it for a while so its no big deal to put it on the reg belt for me.
03-02-2008, 05:40 PM
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RE: Hip Quivers...
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Matt, that one you pictured is all you ever need.
I use this one,
On a Sport Belt similiar to this one:
Matt, that one you pictured is all you ever need.
I use this one,
On a Sport Belt similiar to this one:
Oh btw, I recieved my strings...I'll be getting ahold of you sometime soon hopefully.
03-02-2008, 05:51 PM
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RE: Hip Quivers...
ORIGINAL: bowtechben
used it for the first time today matt. before that i had a cheapy witha metal clip....the bohning obviously was a better deal. wasn't bulky at all
used it for the first time today matt. before that i had a cheapy witha metal clip....the bohning obviously was a better deal. wasn't bulky at all
03-02-2008, 06:05 PM
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RE: Hip Quivers...
The Aurora is nice, and so are the bohnings. For casual shooting they will work fine, and I know a lot of good shooters using these quivers as well. I used an Aurora for several years and still have it as a backup.
I never had a nice quiver until last year, Lisa got me a custom leather quiver for a b-day present, so now I'm shooting a custom Fist leather quiver.They are expensive and you have to wait 3+ months to recieve it, but it's honestly really nice. I have a regular wide cut leather studded biker style belt for it and on the belt I have my shooting towel and release pouch.
If you are going to do 3D, I really like a quiver that has enough pockets to have the essentials to carry on the course with you. In my quiver I keep a folding allen wrench set, woody's arrow lube, lens pen, sharpie marker, short golf pencil (for scorecards), 3-4 extra pieces of loop material, a lighter, an extra finger sling, swiss army knife, an arrow puller, a 3" tube with endcaps that holds several inches of spare fiber in all colors, and a little ziplock baggie with several extra pin nock bushings and a dozen+ extra pin nocks. I know this sounds a bit overkill, but I'd rather have it and not need it than vice versa.
I never had a nice quiver until last year, Lisa got me a custom leather quiver for a b-day present, so now I'm shooting a custom Fist leather quiver.They are expensive and you have to wait 3+ months to recieve it, but it's honestly really nice. I have a regular wide cut leather studded biker style belt for it and on the belt I have my shooting towel and release pouch.
If you are going to do 3D, I really like a quiver that has enough pockets to have the essentials to carry on the course with you. In my quiver I keep a folding allen wrench set, woody's arrow lube, lens pen, sharpie marker, short golf pencil (for scorecards), 3-4 extra pieces of loop material, a lighter, an extra finger sling, swiss army knife, an arrow puller, a 3" tube with endcaps that holds several inches of spare fiber in all colors, and a little ziplock baggie with several extra pin nock bushings and a dozen+ extra pin nocks. I know this sounds a bit overkill, but I'd rather have it and not need it than vice versa.
03-02-2008, 07:30 PM
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RE: Hip Quivers...
ORIGINAL: Rick James
The Aurora is nice, and so are the bohnings. For casual shooting they will work fine, and I know a lot of good shooters using these quivers as well. I used an Aurora for several years and still have it as a backup.
I never had a nice quiver until last year, Lisa got me a custom leather quiver for a b-day present, so now I'm shooting a custom Fist leather quiver.They are expensive and you have to wait 3+ months to recieve it, but it's honestly really nice. I have a regular wide cut leather studded biker style belt for it and on the belt I have my shooting towel and release pouch.
If you are going to do 3D, I really like a quiver that has enough pockets to have the essentials to carry on the course with you. In my quiver I keep a folding allen wrench set, woody's arrow lube, lens pen, sharpie marker, short golf pencil (for scorecards), 3-4 extra pieces of loop material, a lighter, an extra finger sling, swiss army knife, an arrow puller, a 3" tube with endcaps that holds several inches of spare fiber in all colors, and a little ziplock baggie with several extra pin nock bushings and a dozen+ extra pin nocks. I know this sounds a bit overkill, but I'd rather have it and not need it than vice versa.
The Aurora is nice, and so are the bohnings. For casual shooting they will work fine, and I know a lot of good shooters using these quivers as well. I used an Aurora for several years and still have it as a backup.
I never had a nice quiver until last year, Lisa got me a custom leather quiver for a b-day present, so now I'm shooting a custom Fist leather quiver.They are expensive and you have to wait 3+ months to recieve it, but it's honestly really nice. I have a regular wide cut leather studded biker style belt for it and on the belt I have my shooting towel and release pouch.
If you are going to do 3D, I really like a quiver that has enough pockets to have the essentials to carry on the course with you. In my quiver I keep a folding allen wrench set, woody's arrow lube, lens pen, sharpie marker, short golf pencil (for scorecards), 3-4 extra pieces of loop material, a lighter, an extra finger sling, swiss army knife, an arrow puller, a 3" tube with endcaps that holds several inches of spare fiber in all colors, and a little ziplock baggie with several extra pin nock bushings and a dozen+ extra pin nocks. I know this sounds a bit overkill, but I'd rather have it and not need it than vice versa.
03-02-2008, 07:52 PM
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RE: Hip Quivers...
Matt, i just used my bohning for the first time today, not bulky or heavy at all, i loved it, ijust slipped it on over a regular belt and had 5 arrows(plenty room for more) allen wrench set, wax, nocks and bushings, and a camera. I never even knew it was there, and at 20.00 you cant go wrong.