Tip for strap-on bowquiver users

[TSP]

I use a strap-on bow quiver made by Great Northern and had the lower rubber strap break the other day.  Not having access to a replacement strap (does GN even sell them?) I cut a strip from an old bike innertube as a replacement.  Works great, and if anything the bow actually seems a little quieter than before, maybe because the tube is stretchier and the few extra wraps around the bow holds the quiver tighter.  Anyway, its an easy emergency fix that you can make in the field with a few extra biketube straps stored in your gear bag.  And they can also double as bungees if you have gear needing to be tied down.

[Gerardo]

hey these is a great tip!!!!!

thanks

Gerardo

[ishoot4thrills]

Excellent idea!

And, to answer your question, GN does sell extra rubber straps.

I think Kustom King and/or 3 Rivers sell the parts.

[ErikT]

Originally posted by TSP:
I use a strap-on bow quiver made by Great Northern and had the lower rubber strap break the other day.  Not having access to a replacement strap (does GN even sell them?) I cut a strip from an old bike innertube as a replacement.  Works great, and if anything the bow actually seems a little quieter than before, maybe because the tube is stretchier and the few extra wraps around the bow holds the quiver tighter.  Anyway, its an easy emergency fix that you can make in the field with a few extra biketube straps stored in your gear bag.  And they can also double as bungees if you have gear needing to be tied down.

Do you recall what size inner tube and did you punch holes in the innertube similar to the GN strap or did you fasten it some other way?  

Thanks-

[AkDan]

Most have a chunk of rope or a strap in their packs that'll also work as a backup.

Take the quiver off....take the rubber straps off (including the good one).   Tie the strap/rope to both ends.  You'll have to tie off on the hood end somewhere up a bit to keep the quiver from rolling, depending on where you tie it off initially, pretty simple.  

now sling as a side quiver...

Warning, you may like it so much that you'll never use a bow quiver again!  I did  :D

[Wary Buck]

AkDan...This is EXACTLY what I have been doing with the old velcro strap-on quiver Paul Brunner used to sell out of his ECO/Screaming Eagle catalog back in late 1980's.  It was and is basically a prototype for the GFA Quiver, the way I see it.

I left the velcro straps on (just wrapping them around the metal brace when not using them), and sometimes take off the piece of cord/rope that AkDan adds, and just use the velcro straps by hooking them through my belt loops so the quiver rides at my waist.

Cover picture from my book shows this quiver in action.

[ErikT]

Take the quiver off....take the rubber straps off (including the good one).   Tie the strap/rope to both ends.  You'll have to tie off on the hood end somewhere up a bit to keep the quiver from rolling, depending on where you tie it off initially, pretty simple.  [/QB]

Could you perhaps explain this again?