tube type quiver

[jim ratcliff]

saw awhile back a quiver made from pvc pipe,looked at some professional made ones and saw a thread on one made with plastic craft mat.
 i have a selway slide on  on my longbow but have been thinking of changing and going with a tube type quiver, who uses this type of quiver and give me some pointers on why you feel its better.  

[3Feathers]

I don,t care for a bow-quiver on my bow.I use a Safari-Tuff quiver,It is the best thing to me out there.It slings crossways over your shoulder.Very easy access to arrows,quiet,has a cover to keep the feathers dry.A pouch on top side to hold basic stuff.Can,t go wrong....

[Zradix]

I have used and still do from time to time a Bushmaster quiver. It's a back/side quiver. It's a tube covered at both ends with a hole in the side for getting at the arrows.
Inside there is a foam pad for the points and 2 foam "arrow holders" at each end. The arrow holders are connected with a wood rod. It holds 5-6? arrows.
The arrows when in the holders can spin in the tube so you can get at the next arrow.

The quiver completely protects the arrows and fletching. The arrows can be withdrawn from the quiver quietly with some practice.
You have to pay attention when you put arrows into it.

The tube itself is thin fiberglass I believe and it's covered with camo material.

The worst part about this quiver IMO is that twigs and such hitting it can make a noise. It makes sorta an echo hollow "buunnngg"

Not a great stalking quiver.
I use it when I'm hunting in a blind.

[Bjorn]

I use the tube in really rainy weather.

[bow'narrow]

Tube quivers are excellent.  Used one the last four years.  No brush hang-ups, no weather worries, no noise, great protection for fletching. Made it from thin walled PVC similar to Bjorn's pic
except I used a removable PVC cap on top .
Don't use a bow quiver any more.

[gudspelr]

If you're not certain you'll like it, try making one first.  I'm building one right now and got the idea from this link:
 http://funhunts.homestead.com/quiverplan.html

He did a great job and you can put just about anything you want to cover it.  For a great tube to start with, go to a local window tinting shop and ask for some of the tubes their sheets of tinting come on.  The guy I went to was happy to give me some for free (36", 40", 60"); he felt terrible always throwing them away.  Even threw in some of the end caps which I modified to use as the ends for mine.  They're 3" diameter and blue, very thin (light), but fairly stout.  I tore apart one of my wife's old leather coats and used that along with spray adhesive to wrap it.

Good luck

Jeremy