Topic: Bow carrier for Pick-Up's & Other Hunting Vehicles
mysticguido
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Here is the parts I'm using. 1. 4"X72" PVC Tube 2. 2- 4" holding strapes 3.1 horse sponge 4. 1 - 4" cap 5. 1 - 4" female to screw-in male coupling 6. 1 - 4" threaded cap
Here I have a Horse sponge cut in half to hold bow in place
Here I put 1 half about half way in one end.
Here I have the cap end glued on and is ready to have the bow put in to check.
OK, Now I cut the other half of the sponge to fit in the door end
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Dr. Saxton Pope Posts: 2290 | From: Montreal, Quebec | Registered: Jan 2006
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Great idea! For SUV users, I bought 2 of the spring loaded car garmet rods, snapped them in just over the windows in the back, and I just put the bow(s) over them and bungee down. Keeps them up off the floor, so treestands dont roll on top of them!
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mysticguido
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can You post a pic of them?
Thanx Guys, Tomorrow morning will be first hunt with it. Since my bow is 72" long tip 2 tip, It can't fit inside with me & I really don't want to carry it with the tip sticking out the window.
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mysticguido
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You can get them from feed/tack stores. I got mine from a place I worked at. They are nothing but a large sponge, You can use foam the soft stuff.
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Sal, Trad minds think alike. Did the same thing in the Spring when I picked up my new Stewart longbow. Inexpensive and protects very well. Thinking of putting in a 6" tube on other side of Bed for the Recurves!
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That will work. I think everything came to just under $40.00 I had the glue & sponge. I just need caps & straps to do a arrow holder/carrier now.
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lay your bow in a table and see how tall it is. add 1 or 2" for the size you need. I have 1" gap so a thick bow sock or soft case will still fit.
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This is funny, I just made a bow tube last week. Your build along is almost exactly the same as mine. Must be great minds work alike, lol... I just was going to use the left over pipe to make the arrow case also. I can put 3 staight limbed long bows in my tube. I also glued a couple of 1/2 " pcs. of pvc pipe about 1" long on the side then ran a 12" piece of rope thru for a handle. The whole thing seems to work very well, Hope yours does also!! ron w
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mysticguido
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It works great. Plus its up out of the way so I can still put other stuff in the bed. With the straps, I can loosen the screws and take it out & then just replace when needed.
I would like to see pic's of Yours Ron w.
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