Countryboy45683

Hey i had to bring my bow with me to work. It is in the car. Is it bad for it to be in the heat? I opened the windows a crack.

Jim_IV

how hot does it get there

Arthur P

If your car will be in the shade all day, it's fine. If it's in full sun, your bow is gonna cook. Very bad for it. I'd do everything possible to find somewhere to stash it inside, if I were you. ASAP

Countryboy45683

Well its soposto be 94 today.

Countryboy45683

K I moved the car to partial shade will only have to be out there for like an hour and a half. Buddy is picking it up from me. And I put in the floor in the back of the jeep cherokee. Also it has tinted windows.

jdbowhunter

I can tell you for sure that here in Arizona you should never leave your bow in your car or truck in the summer. Heat contributes to string and cable stretch which causes tuning problems. I have also seen several bows blow up from limbs separating from heat damage. Bow manufacturers will even ask the owner of such bows if they left the bow in their vehicles during the heat of summer. I don't know what they would do if the answer was yes. It is much better to treat your bow like your baby. I always take mine into the office if I have it with me during the work week.

Countryboy45683

Would love to see the people's faces If I brought my bow inside my work. Work a prudential finance office but I work in IT

Arthur P

I took a compound I was selling in at work one day, no case, and the janitor freaked. He asked if the thing was loaded and if it could go off. I told him if the red light wasn't lit, it was perfectly safe. He spent a good 10 minutes looking for a red light.

Here's yer sign. [8D]

Countryboy45683

Wow... Funny stuff. So you guys dont think that an hour and a half will do any damage do you? Its 82 out now. And like I said bow is in the back not in direct sunlight and its in partial shade.

Arthur P

It should be okay for that long. Not much longer though, especially if your car is going to run out of shade.