ARROWMASTER Quiver

[BT]

This quiver is awesome!!...so far
I have wanted a quiver with this design for many years but never found the perfect one.
he closest was offered by Alaska Bowhunter Supply and I almost pulled the trigger on that one last week.
But....
Then I got a tip from Eastern on some broadheads and when I went to the site that had those heads....OMG!
The PERFECT quiver was right there begging me to take it home ;D

It took three days to get my order (which was very well packaged) from MI.
I also picked up some other stuff.....

Inserts for the Broadheads are the best I have ever seen, bar none
I am going to assume (not that it matters) that they are made in house like the broadheads.
If they are not...where the heck have these things been?.
No matter....I know where they are now

I'll get back to the quiver...
It has a neat side pouch that would hold a stocking cap, pair of gloves, sandwich, tow rope, small camera and a few other small things perhaps.
Maybe more
The pouch is not stupid big or very small...it's just right

The soft cap cover is adjustable and has a quick access piece of Velcro opposite the adjustable tie down
The access pocket in the side is huge and allows easy access to that follow up arrow.
At the bottom of the quiver is a dense foam pad...not that black spongie crap that most quiver have
The quiver seems large but once it is on, it is super comfortable and in no way is it confining.

Overall, on the first examination...excellent product!

www.acsbows.com/id54.html

** Noise test requested**

As anyone can attest to (who has been to my house) I have a rats nest of briar's and brush everywhere but on the trails.

I stayed off the trails and picked my way as best I could through the length of the property and back again.
The quiver is so well tucked behind me, it was very hard to get anything to hit it

After awhile I decided to just make it get hit by bending back limbs, stepping into their path, turning slightly and then letting go.
After being beaten with what amounted to a cat of nine tails (other nature style) I can give a good report on just what is going on with this quiver.

First of all, with the cap left off, it does echo the impact of anything that thumps it.
With the cap pulled over the top, there is nearly no sound at all.
With the soft cap pushed down into the quiver there is no noise at all
I walked quickly and slowly and at all times, my coat and pants made more noise than did the quiver.

Here is what I did notice....
The quiver is right behind your ear and therefore transmits any sound right to you and it is amplified in that way.
To confirm this, I took the quiver off and held it out in front of me as I walked through one particularly nasty section and again, it made no more noise than did my coat as I passed.

The noise it did make was a higher pitch due to the fact that the quiver is rigid but the felt cover really knocks that down to nothing

[snoodslapper]

BT, I'm curious how you are going to like that once you use it a while. I've got one similar to that, the Dawg Ware Deluxe Side Quiver. I got it for Christmas a couple years back and I really like it...except for one thing. It was touted as "semi-rigid" too, like this one, however when I load up the pockets and carry it, it starts to buckle in the middle. I had to fix it by cutting a small slit in the fabric and inserting an old carbon shaft down the spine of the quiver and then sewing it in place in order to make it more rigid. I wish mine had a rain cover on the end like yours.

[BT]

AHA!...great minds think alike ;D

That was the first thing I looked at.
Like you said...it needs a good soaking to find out any hidden weaknesses but right now....it is more rigid than not.
In fact, it's very rigid and only gave to my back when I applied some real force to it.
It is sewn 100% throughout in a 5X2.5" diamond weave and whatever is in there ain't comin' out
You could never ever cut this up and stuff anything into it if it did fold.
Now with that said....having a diamond stitch, there is no way that it will dry weak either IMO.
The stitch will hold whatever is in there in place.
Feeling the quiver and trying to guess, I would guess that the interior is a light weight rigid plastic sheet and not card board.
I will call and ask

[BT]

Just got off the phone and the answer will be forthcoming when the builder gets in

[320bull]

BT, I spoke with the maker of the quiver and the material that makes it rigid is polypropylene mesh. No water soaking into that stuff! If you have any further questions feel free to contact me directly.
Thank you
Brian Dech
Abowyer Inc

[snoodslapper]

Let me know how you like it after a season of good hunting with it or so. Maybe you'll use it this turkey season through the woods? That is what I really wanted mine for. I travel very light when gobbler hunting, and I hate wearing a turkey vest. I can move much quicker by having everything I need right there in those pockets on my quiver. I may have to upgrade if it stays rigid.

[BT]

Feb 20, 2009 14:27:48 GMT -5 320bull said:

BT, I spoke with the maker of the quiver and the material that makes it rigid is polypropylene mesh. No water soaking into that stuff! If you have any further questions feel free to contact me directly.
Thank you
Brian Dech
Abowyer Inc

Thanks

[BT]

I'll be using it every time I go out anywhere, so you'll know if anything goes wrong with it

[smj]

I, too, have been looking for one of this design. I passed on the leather ones, I would think that they would get that "old leather" stinky smell after some time passed. I try to avoid leather, in general. I like the look of this one a lot! Thanks for posting.

[easternhunter]

Feb 20, 2009 11:39:07 GMT -5 BT said:

But....
Then I got a tip from Eastern on some broadheads and when I went to the site that had those heads....OMG!
The PERFECT quiver was right there begging me to take it home ;D
I know where they are now

You were supposed to be looking at broadheads BT! Sheesh!!
BTW, These are made by Rod Jenkins of "Safarituff"..They make these plus bowcases etc. I really like mine. I hunted with it this past fall and hardly new it was no my back! It tends to make a drummy sound sometimes when it gets slapped from the brush when on the move. But hey, it can't be all perfect can it.
Wear it either as a sidequiver or as I do, more vertical like as a covered back quiver.
Good product!!