I am curious what some of you seasoned bowyers carry in way of tools and spare parts, if any at all, for your compound bow on backpack hunts.

a couple set up strings, bow square, and a stringer...oh wait you wanted wheels jeesh!!!

We carried extra strings, cables, a portable bow press, extra peep sight, extra string loops, small phillips and regular screw drivers, and 4 hex different size hex wrenches. One set of tools for 2 compound shooters to keep some weight down.

It isn't worth skimping out there on something that could turn your hunt into a wildlife viewing trip.

man remind me to hire you next time I go sheep huntn...all that gear you must pack like an ox!

Something puzzles me. I pack into a winderness hunting area in Colorado for elk hunting. Hunting is by foot or horse only. I was told that I couldn't take a deer cart because the was a rule that&quot;No wheels are allowed&quot;. How come people can use compound bows in those areas??? No wheels means no wheels! Dick <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Edited by - dick4bows on 02/02/2002 17:59:12

Total weight of screw drivers, hex wrenches, peep sight, tool to put peep sight in, string loop, extra string and extra cable is 150 grams. SE AK Bowman carried the bow press, which was well under a pound.

Total weight of the three packs for 6 day pack in hunt, including ALL gear, was right around 200 pounds. About 65-70 pounds per pack. That included tent, sleeping bags, bows, arrows, cooking stove/pots, clothes, dehydrated food, jerky, gatorade, camera, water pump, etc. etc.

Dick4bows, interesting thought. Maybe you could bring that up at the next anti-wheelie assn. meeting. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

ounces here, ounces there, heck by the time all is said and down its pounds here, pounds there lol.

I hear ya Dick...where do I join <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!

Lil

I already gave thought to you posting &quot;all the extras&quot; for your bow. Stick and string shooters are definitely one up on us wheelies in that sense.

ABM

Thanks for the input. How easy/hard are the portable bow press' to use? Since I shoot a Hoyt I really don't see needing all extras like you Mathews shooters, but I want to be on the safe side. Actually I got tired of Lil's ridicule about how I never use my bow. So I am getting down and dirty this year, and want to be ready for the worst.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

hey dick4bows the law is not no wheel the law is no mechinized forms of transportation. i know they wount let me in on my mtnbike

dalli, for that Mathews smashing remark, you can figure it out for yourself! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

The portable bow presses are real easy to use. SE AK BowMan had to use his on this goat hunt actually. It rained on the hike up, and snowed over night. He got a little snow in his idler wheel and thought he had cleaned most of it out. There was an ice chunk that formed underneath the string, and when he drew back it popped the string off the idler wheel. He had just purchased a new bow, and was worried that the short 30&quot; ata length would be too short for the bow press, but it wasn't. We just put both ends on, cranked it up and popped the string back on. The only problem that we saw, was that when the string pops off, some twists will come out of it. He had a hard time seeing through his peep sight after we put the string back on. Easy problem to solve though, all you have to do is make sure it is lined up when you re-string the bow.

Oh yea, my bow was in the same conditions, but didn't need any maintenance. The only thing that happened was a twig or something caught my peep sight and nocked it sideways, but the string held it in place. I quickly fixed it, and took a couple practice shots that showed I was still right on.

I hear them Hoyts have a lot of problems in Alaska though. Don't they have a tendancy to jump out of trucks, and try and run off at leasure? <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>