question for back quiver people...

[string bean]

I'm really wanting to try a back quiver but how do you keep the arrows quiet?  How do you protect the edge on the broadheads?

[David Mitchell]

You keep the arrows quiet by getting the right kind of back quiver.  I know that sounds trite but it's true.  If a quiver is made right and of the proper stiffness, it will gently collapse around your arrows and hold them quietly even if you run!  There are way too many quivers out there that look great but are just not functional for hunting.  Also a proper quiver will not allow the heads to rub together.  Never had a problem with either issue since finding out that just any quiver will not work properly.  One of the best hunting quivers I have found is made by Nate Steen who posts on here as Sunset Hill.  He hunts exclusively with a back quiver and knows what is needed.  I would suggest you get one only from a maker who consistently uses one to hunt.  Many are too stiff to form to your body and quiet the arrows, some have the second strap which will not allow for proper function when you need to draw the quiver around with your bow hand under the arm to duck under low hanging brush  That extra strap is not needed if the quiver rides properly and conforms to your body as it should.  Function, not looks, is the first thing to look for in a hunting quiver....Dave

[Ragnarok Forge]

Dave nailed it.  I make my own back quivers and always use a flexible leather for making them.  The leather collapses against the arrows and keeps them from rubbing the fletchings together which is what makes all that noise.  Also don't overload the quiver.  I have 3 inches of quiver foam cut out and friction fitted into the bottom of my back quiver.  I push just the tips of the broadheads into the foam and they don't move around and rub on one another.  

Some old time archers put a few cups of oats into the bottom of their back quivers which kept the broadheads seperated.

[Flinttim]

I also put a piece of sheepskin down in the bottom to help, but yes, a proper fitting quiver is the key. I also sometimes add a piece of leather cordage going across the middle / top of the quiver to segregate arrows.

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

FOR HUNTING OR TARGET ????

[string bean]

Originally posted by getstonedprimitivebowhunt:
FOR HUNTING OR TARGET ????

this is for huntin'.

Now that I know what to look for, it's time to go shoppin'.

Thanks

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Because of their triangle shape, they protect themselves.

[David Mitchell]

Note these pictures of quiver use--the quiver is quite flat and molds gently to my back, it is pulled under the bow arm when going through low limbs and brush.  You can crawl with it and it stays in place without extra straps.
 

 

 

[David Mitchell]

The long strings are good for tying on an extra shirt or something as the day warms up.
 

[poison arrow]

I make my own out of semi stiff leather. I use sheep fur at the bottom and around the mouth of the quiver. I do not like all my arrows piling up at the low end of the quiver like shown in the above pictures. The sheep fur in the mouth does excactly what I want. It spreads and spaces the arrows in a line across my back and holds them in place. I can run from my target and usually do just to hear how silent my quiver is. With every arrow I draw another falls right into place from my draw spot until they are all gone. I dont have to hassle with fitteling around to draw one arrow. Holds a dozen arrows without any problems wich is more than I need for hunting.  Oops forgot to mention I believe mine is made out of 6 ounce veg tanned leather.

[DesertDude]

I can help you with the plans if you need it>

[Ben Maher]

What Dave said ...
Then , just like Dave and myself , get yourself a Hill style bow and you'll be the coolest kid in the woods !
Ben

[Ground Hunter]

Hill style quiver, Hill style bow - now your talking traditional!!  H

[Rob DiStefano]

i've been building and using back quivers for decades - nothing sez trad archery better'n a hill style back quiver and a good longbow in yer hand.  that said, i'll hunt with an arrowmaster side or efa bow quiver and not with a back quiver.

i keep broadheads sharp by using bonnets, and quiet by securing them with a leather lace.

here's images from a good iam article by scott toll on back quivers ...

   

   

   

[Ground Hunter]

Great stuff Rob!!  H

[sweeney3]

I do what David does in one of his photos (excellent series, by the way) and tuck it under my bow arm most of the time.  For many uses, I really like my back quiver.  Ditto what has been said about construction, fleece in the bottom, etc.  It's not the only quiver I use, but I really like it a lot.

[ChuckC]

I tend to use other quivers for hunting big game, although once in a while I grab my back quiver.  I use it all the time for roving, 3D, or squirrel / small game hunting.  I make just a bit too much noise with a back quiver in my mind.

Also in my mind. .  there is no one single perfect quiver.
ChuckC

[Nate Steen .]

I've used a backquiver for over 25 years and exclusively for more than 20.  I've tried other types to give them a fair shake, but for me the back warmer is the best.  David tells it like it is, good tips there David....In my opinion, there are fewer drawbacks with the backquiver, and they are easier to get an arrow in action, quicker, than any other type of quiver.