Back Quiver Questions

[RANGER94]

Hello Everyone,

I am interested in purchasing a leather back quiver.  Main use would be for walk through field & 3D courses and carrying arrows from my home to the range.  I currently own several hip quivers.  If you own one, what is your preference, Hill style or ?? fixed tube type??

Thanks for all of the help here!

Ranger94

[Orion]

I like a Hill style.  If well made of the correct weight leather they conform to your back.  Easy to use and keep the arrows quiet. I'd recommend the quiver offered by Howard Hill archery.  A lot of folks making back quivers now don't put the strap in the right place. Those that use 3-point harnesses hold the quiver pretty upright on the back (which is workable), but a Hill style is meant to hang off the shoulder.   

[Colburn5]

I just got a back quiver from Howard Hill Archery in the soft conforming leather for Christmas. It is really well made and already seems broken in. I love it. I have had two other back quivers, one of them being a rigid tube type, and this one is the best by far. Can't go wrong with one of these for hunting, or 3D in my opinion.

[woodchucker]

I'll second the Hill style from Howard Hill Archery!! 

I bought 2 of the heavy leather ones about 6 years ago, for my son Tyler & I.  They are still like brand new...
They have folded nicely in the middle over time,(as they should) buy are still a little stiff.

You may want to consider the softer one, but either is well worth the price, and will last you a lifetime!!!

[Deno]

X2 above

I also recommend Howard Hill Archery quivers.  I prefer soft also. 

Deno

[dad]

How do you want the quiver to ride on your back? Do you want the arrows by your neck, between neck and shoulder or at shoulder level or just a little lower. I like mine to ride between my neck and shoulder.

[bluemelonchitlin]

Hill style

[Red Beastmaster]

I found the Hill Style to be much too large, unless you are going out for squirrels and want to carry 36 arrows. Rover type quivers are plenty big enough for general purposes such as hunting and 3D.  The arrows are right there where you can see what you are drawing with no side arm motion to pull them out.

I make my own. Like the Hill, I use medium stiffness leather that conforms to your back. No break in needed. I make them and give them away to friends and family. I never saw anyone dump their arrows when bending over, or desire to have a larger one.

[danbow]

Art at Cedar Ridge Leather makes a nice hill style.

[akbowbender]

If you go with a Hill style, I'd recommend the stiffer option given what you are going to use it for, that is non-hunting shooting.

I have one of the lighter weight Hill quivers. It does quickly conform to your back and holds the arrows so they don't rattle, but it is a bit harder to get the arrows back in.

On the other hand, I have a heavier weight one that I made that somewhat conforms to my back, but is much easier to get the arrows back into it.

Video I made about using a back quiver is in this post: http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=108968.0

[Deno]

Chuck
I remember watching your video before.  Just did again.   Excellent tips...well done.   

Deno

[akbowbender]

Glad you enjoyed the video, deno.

Red Beastmaster: My heavy quiver is modeled after the Hill quiver, so it has lots of room for arrows, lunch and a few rabbits!

I'm thinking that there may be another reason for the larger size: it may make it easier to pull an arrow out because there is room for the arrow to pull towards the off side of the quiver. This would only apply with the quiver setup to have the arrows at the shoulder where drawing the arrow is more of a sweeping, cross body motion vs pulling up and then sweeping down to the string if the quiver is setup so the arrows are somewhere closer to your ear.

[Red Beastmaster]

I think one thing we can all agree on is that a back quiver should be soft enough to conform to your back. They are much quieter, hold the arrows in place, and are more comfortable. The last thing you want is a hard scuba tank banging on your back.

[Sam McMichael]

I have a large, hard quiver from Howard Hill Archery. It is quite stiff, so it is not, in my opinion, a great hunting quiver due to noise. However, for carrying lots of arrows to the range, it is truly a freight hauler. So if you want to shoot multiple bows at the range, it is a good choice. For hunting, I use a smaller, softer Hill style leather quiver that will collapse against my back for quietness. It holds fewer arrows than the larger quiver, but it still will hold plenty for a hunt.

[dad]

I have a simple rover quiver for both hunting and 3D shooting. I get all the modility and it forms to my back.

[topGUN]

I have a large, hard quiver from Howard Hill Archery. It is quite stiff, so it is not, in my opinion, a great hunting quiver due to noise. However, for carrying lots of arrows to the range, it is truly a freight hauler. So if you want to shoot multiple bows at the range, it is a good choice. For hunting, I use a smaller, softer Hill style leather quiver that will collapse against my back for quietness. It holds fewer arrows than the larger quiver, but it still will hold plenty for a hunt.

Sam McMichael, Where did you get the smaller, softer Hill style quiver you mentioned?

[BigErn]

        Hill style!

[Sam McMichael]

I usually buy a quiver each time I go to the Howard Hill shoot in Alabama. I can't remember the guy's name, nor can I find the business card from him. I would suggest you check around at all the 3D shoots you attend.  These quivers are not fancy, rather they are very basic. I use a separate quiver for every set of hunting arrows I use, which is cost effective, as I don't spend over about $40.00 per quiver. They are inexpensive but solidly made. I learned a long time ago that spending a lot for quivers is not necessary.

[stagetek]

I'm not sure of the style, but it works well.

[Flingblade]

Ranger, 
I have a Hill style quiver listed in the classifieds for $35 +shipping.  You have to be a contributing member to access the classifieds.  Just wanted to let you know and you might consider becoming a contributor.  There are lots of good deals in the classifieds.  For 3d and target archery I don't think it would make much difference between Hill style and a tube style but for hunting the Hill style that flattens against the back would be best in my experience because it is more quiet.