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Title: Emergency bowstring
Post by: briandean on January 21, 2011, 01:41:00 AM

Great story about some friends of mine who had to make a string whilst on a hunting trip. The story is quite long - with pics - so I decided to leave it where it is - just with a link. Hope that's OK with the administrators.
 http://www.africanarcher.com/stringNeeded.htm
The story-writer, Rean Steenkamp, is the publisher of the South African Bowhunter magazine & newly-elected chairman of TASA (Traditional Archers of South Africa)

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: calgarychef on January 21, 2011, 06:23:00 AM

Good story.  I always carry a spare string in the field. It's been shot in, has the nock point installed and cat whiskers, just like I want it to be when I shoot.  Then back at camp I have a third spare set up the same way.

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: Swiftspeed10 on January 30, 2011, 10:47:00 PM

gotta love them Scythian bows.

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: ScottL on March 22, 2012, 12:58:00 PM

Hard lesson to learn

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: 187BOWHUNTER on April 11, 2012, 11:56:00 AM

I always have a cpl spare strings with me

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: Mongo on July 20, 2012, 12:21:00 AM

I always carry a slightly used string.  Already stretched and the nock point is at the right height.

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: Coldfingers on July 20, 2012, 11:29:00 AM

Thanks for posting that link. Some great reading avaliable from their homepage.

Am sure looking foreward to seeing a bit of SA from behind the longbow in the next few weeks.

My best,

Scotty

Title: Re: Emergency bowstring
Post by: Brent Hill on August 17, 2012, 11:39:00 AM

I always put the string that I just took off the bow for the annual string change into my survival kit/ hunting pack for my backup string.