weather precautions for bow
11-30-2008, 08:25 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Boardman, Ohio
Posts: 1,184
weather precautions for bow
I was wondering what steps you take to keep your bow protected when hunting bad weather? Is there anything you can do to basically water proof your bow? I do general care and think I do a good job but I want some tricks of the trade.
11-30-2008, 08:29 AM
#3
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Plum Boro, PA
Posts: 1,423
RE: weather precautions for bow
ORIGINAL: jkcmerg
Keep stings/cables waxed..oil the moving parts and screw heads and wipe it down good when you're done...this is what i do and my bow looks as new as it did when i got it yesterday...
Keep stings/cables waxed..oil the moving parts and screw heads and wipe it down good when you're done...this is what i do and my bow looks as new as it did when i got it yesterday...
11-30-2008, 08:53 AM
#4
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: weather precautions for bow
Besides all the wax and lube to keep screw heads from rusting, when I get back with a wet bow I wipe it off and then shoot it a couple shots. Shakes all the water out of wheels, axles and pockets. I have gone as far as to use a can of air to blow out under all the E clips and stuff and wipe down again. Wax is most important.
11-30-2008, 09:54 AM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: weather precautions for bow
screw heads and allen heads are the only thing i have ever had trouble with rusting. If im hunting when rain is in the forcast, ill putcoat vasoline with a q-tip on my sight screws quiver screws and on my rest screws, its oder less and does the trick. I do like David and dry everything off good after a hunt.
11-30-2008, 04:54 PM
#9
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
Posts: 2,877
RE: weather precautions for bow
Keep the string and cables waxed.
Teflon coat or replace all carbon steel screws with stainless.
Rinse the saltwater off when I get in if it's been in the skiff.
Keep the ice knocked off it while hunting.
Teflon coat or replace all carbon steel screws with stainless.
Rinse the saltwater off when I get in if it's been in the skiff.
Keep the ice knocked off it while hunting.
11-30-2008, 05:04 PM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Posts: 3,465
RE: weather precautions for bow
I dont worry about it. The bow itself as well as the cams are rust/weather proof already. The strings/cables when waxed are fine.
The eclips, and screws that hold down sights, rest, etc can either be replaced with stainless (did this with my bowfishing bow 100% ss), or can simply be replaced each year, the thread count and bolt size can be easily found, if not, I have them written down for those interested.
When I get in from a rainy hunt, I shake off the bow, and lay it down to dry. I pick it up again when I head out for the following hunt/target session.
The eclips, and screws that hold down sights, rest, etc can either be replaced with stainless (did this with my bowfishing bow 100% ss), or can simply be replaced each year, the thread count and bolt size can be easily found, if not, I have them written down for those interested.
When I get in from a rainy hunt, I shake off the bow, and lay it down to dry. I pick it up again when I head out for the following hunt/target session.
