I am looking at buying a new arrow rest that is tree stand friendly and launches a consistant arrow! What do you use and why do you like it?

i am a huge wisker biscut fan. i have one on both of my bows. i like it becuase there is no moving parts and it has full contain of the arrow. however there is one downside, after a while of shooting you need to replace the biscut, which isnt a huge deal but money is money in this economy. but i also love the octane hostange rests, which are very similar to the WB, but have no contact with the fletchings and you dont have to replace anything. i just dont shoot one becuase i can't afford it.

EDIT:both of these rests are as tree stand friendly as it gets IMO becuase you could shoot upside down and be just fine.

The WB is about as easy as it gets to install and yes the full containment is great. Have one on my primary bow and a NAP 360 on my backup. The NAP doesn't contact the fletchings but is a little more difficult to set up. Depending on how much you shoot, the bristles may need replacing sooner than a biscuit would.

i just installed a quality archery design drop away rest a few hours ago, switched from a whisker bisquit. much better consistancy and you wont lose fps like with a WB. now that its all dialed in its awesome! a little pricey, but id rather have confidence in my equipment than hope it works. it also has a bar over the top to prevent the arrow from falling out, you can turn it upside down and the arrows still in. that gets my vote

After using a whisker biscuit, and other rests I settled on the new NAPs Apache drop away rest. The arrow is encircled (except for the top) in the housing which the inside is coated with a sound deadening material. And the arrow can be picked up no matter where it is in this housing. This rest is easy to set up, toolless adjustments, silent and IMO the best rest on the market. And at a price that is very reasonable - about $60. I now have 2 of them and I am contemplating on getting a 3rd..

Thanks for all your input! I think I will go with the whisker biscuit,for all I get to shoot it should last awile and looks simple to set up. Thanks again.

It looks like buckeye started thread and got his answer, but I think I'll continue the discussion.

I've been shooting with a whisker biscuit for about a year now and have mixed feelings about it.

Pros:
1) Silent during draw
2) 360 containment (you could shoot the bow while hanging upside down and arrow would not move)
3) simple design no moving parts to need adjusted/break in the field.

Cons:
1) I've notice my precision drop (groupings opening from 1-2" at 30yrds to 3-4")
2) wreaks havoc on fletching - typically after 30 shots vanes get "wavy" and after 50-60 shots vanes begin getting ripped off and I need to replace the fletchings

As a hunter I love it, but as for practice I can't stand it, in fact I find that I practice less, because I don't want to be constantly replacing fletchings.

I think I'll give the Whisker one more year, but I have already begun to looking for a new rest, although I may just wait till I buy a new bow, perhaps next year.

All the rests listed above would work great for you, but another one to look at is the Sizzor rest also from NAP. It offers the full containment like the WB and 360 but also has the benefits of a drop away. It's very easy to set up, and shoots very well. Yes, it looks (and works) a little different than most rests but it work great!!!

Some very good points here and I thank you for probably saving me some money and alot of frustraition. I bought this bow used and it has what I call a TM Hunter rest equiped on it. It shoots great on the range,but know it will suck it the tree stand(makes noise on the draw, and can see a quiver full of arrows on the ground below me) Looks like the whisker biscuit will be used as a hunting rest only.

I have been using the Vital Gear Kazaway rest for the past two seasons and it has been flawless. It is well worth the $100 price tag when the big boy walks in front of you. I have harvested 14 Whitetail with my rest since I started this great sport two seasons ago. I highly recommend that you go with this product over the whisker biscuit. The whisker biscuit will scrub speed and help your fletchings fall off the arrow shaft.

Happy Hunting,
Mike