Duiker quiver

[DK]

#6066

Hello all,

I am interested in the duiker and wondering how it rates for those who use it. I do a lot of backcountry elk hunting and am afraid it will get hung up on everything. How will it attach to a lost river bison gear pack. There are no pics of guys using it with a heavy day pack. I am sure it does a great job protecting the arrows. Will it be in the way.

Thanks

DK

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#47523

The Duiker Deluxe is my first choice in a side quiver. I love it, and think it’s the most versatile side quiver I’ve ever used.

I particularly like the ‘Deluxe’ version because for only $20 more, you get a good-sized pocket and the storm cover, both of which are totally worth it.

I don’t find that it interferes with a day pack at all. I’ve experimented with strapping it directly to a pack, but found that it liked it more when it was free from the pack – it allowed me to swing it forward when needed.

If you don’t want to use a bow quiver, it’s the best solution I’ve come up with to date that still allows for carrying a decent-sized day pack as well.

[DK]

#47533

Smithammer,

Very cool. So is it just hanging from your right shoulder?

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#47539

Yeah, with my Bison Gear pack (The FT Explorer) I find it works best to just snug up the strap and put it over my shoulder. Works just fine that way, even when bushwhacking.

I also have a Kuiu 1800 which has a frame that has “stays” that poke up a little above the shoulder straps. I can hook the Duiker strap over the frame stay, and then it rides by my side very securely.

[DK]

#47543

Right on thanks!

[Stephen Graf]

#48262

I’ve been wanting to take my longbow with me on my elk hunts out west. But I’ve not been able to work out the quiver problem. So I end up with my recurve and a bow quiver.

I am working on a quiver which will clip to my day pack. Basically the same design as shown in this thread, but made to clip to the side of the daypack. fewer straps and craps 😀

I am awaiting a delivery of belt clips from amazon, so when they arrive I’ll get it together and see if it works. If it does, I’ll attach a picture.

[DK]

#48377

Steve,

That would be great. I would like to see how you attach my it to your day pack. In the mean time I think I will start saving and pick one up asap. I think I would like it strapped to my pack as well. It seems like there would be no chance of it getting in the way when you shoot if it is attached to your pack. Can you shoot with it when its just slung over your shouoder like Smithhammer shows.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#48415

Steve – I’ll be interested to see what you come up with.

DK – I find that because I rotate sideways when I draw, the quiver moves behind me and doesn’t interefere with drawing at all.

[DK]

#48939

Thanks for all the input. I will start saving the scratch for one.

[grumpy]

#48960

I could make one of those, and if we get more snow and cold, I just might. Like the fact that the fletching is protected from the rain. I even have coated nylon camo to make it with. 😀

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#49066

grumpy wrote:

Like the fact that the fletching is protected from the rain.

Yup. That’s a big bonus with a quiver like this that has a hood.

I should add that the fabric of the Safari Tuff quivers is very quiet as well.

[David Coulter]

#49978

Second that Safarituff. It the one I got several years ago when I started archery again and I have no need to replace it. Works great and the removable cover is nice and quiet. Dwc

[Stephen Graf]

#51686

DK wrote: Steve,

That would be great. I would like to see how you attach my it to your day pack…

As requested…

The body is made from 4″ PVC drain pipe. It’s thin walled, and I had it laying around. I cut it to the longest length I could fit in the oven. Waited till the wife was gone, and stuck it in at 200 deg. After about 5 minutes it was soft. I took it out and laid it on a board. It took an oval shape of it’s own accord.

The bottom is just a piece of 3/8 plywood glued in. I plan on putting some foam on top of that.

I lined the quiver with the leg of my daughters old jeans. The outside is covered with some Mossy Oak cloth that our own Duncan generously gave to me several years ago. I’ve been hording the cloth till a worthy project came along. Thanks Duncan!!

The clips are pop rived on. I added a washer under the rivet on the inside to make sure it didn’t pull out. I also added a “stay” at the top of the clip to keep it from rotating. I couldn’t find any clips that had 2 holes in them. And I don’t have the tooling to drill into spring steel. so I just bent some #12 copper wire into a staple shape and wrapped it around the top of the clip. I soldered the two ends together.

The clips are positioned to take advantage of some straps on my backpack.

You could add some sort of fletching cover to it if you wanted. My fletching protection plan involves staying in camp with my buddy George Dickle (bottoms up!) if it rains.

I’m going to give her a try in the snow later today 😀

[DK]

#52880

That’s awesome. Thanks for showing. I got one used but I will share with some friends who are looking at the side quiver option.

DK

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#52910

Steve – nice job on that quiver!

One thing I’ve realized with quivers is that no solution is perfect – they all involve compromises. It’s a matter of which compromises you find most easy to live with. Personally, I’ve come to not like bow quivers on my light longbows, nor does a backquiver work for me, both because it negates the use of a pack, and because I don’t like the motion involved in drawing an arrow that way when hunting, so a side quiver has become the best solution for me. As with a lot of things, it just takes some field time getting a feel for using it.

[Stephen Graf]

#53006

I found the quiver noisy when I was walking through the woods with it. It rides vertically on my side, so the arrows are not laid down and rattle about. I tried various positions to get the quiver to ride at an angle, but nothing was comfortable.

So I took my wife advice and stuffed a sock in it 😳

That seems to work. I’ll give it another go today. When I pull an arrow out, the sock tends to come with it. But it is easy enough to stuff back in.

[Ralph]

#53063

When my wife tells me to stick a sock in it she don’t mean my quiver methinks.

Decided to change things. This is about your deal not mine.

Steve that looks good.

I put foam from a yoga block in the bottom one of mine thinking it would be the cat’s meow but…. Yoga foam it good for plugging holes in 3D targets…. but it is to “grippy” in the bottom of the quiver. I can’t easily pull the arrow out.

So back to old stuff.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#53090

R2 wrote: When my wife tells me to stick a sock in it she don’t mean my quiver methinks.

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Steve –

I bet that once you stick some foam in there for the heads, it will minimize the shafts rattling around. I’ve also found with my Duiker that the quiver hood is handy for silencing my arrows – I just tuck it down a little around the nocks, and between that and having the heads stuck into the foam, they don’t more or make a sound. I’m sure it would be easy to fashion a little hood that attaches to the top of the quiver.

[grumpy]

#53136

North Carolina??? Did you have the snow trucked in for the pics? Sorry, we are not fooled. 👿

[Stephen Graf]

#53746

By all means, come on down and verify. And take it back with you when you go 😯

[Stephen Graf]

#53757

Smithhammer wrote:

I bet that once you stick some foam in there for the heads, it will minimize the shafts rattling around. I’ve also found with my Duiker that the quiver hood is handy for silencing my arrows – I just tuck it down a little around the nocks, and between that and having the heads stuck into the foam, they don’t more or make a sound. I’m sure it would be easy to fashion a little hood that attaches to the top of the quiver.

Copy that. I expect I can make it quiet one way or another. So far the sock is actually pretty good. And as you say, adding the foam in the bottom will do a lot.

I’m leery of a quiver hood just because I want to be able to stick arrows back into the quiver without fooling around or taking the pack off. I’m a compulsive stump shooter, and you never know when a rascally rabbit (or grouse) might come by…

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#53949

Steve Graf wrote:

I’m leery of a quiver hood just because I want to be able to stick arrows back into the quiver without fooling around or taking the pack off. I’m a compulsive stump shooter, and you never know when a rascally rabbit (or grouse) might come by…

Agreed. I only use the hood on mine when the weather is wet and I want to keep my fletching dry, or when I’m hunting big game and need total quiet, otherwise I don’t worry about it.

[DK]

#57538

Got a used duiker. Came in the mail yesterday. I need to replace the foam with something thicker. My bh’s are to long and my arrow is super long as well. I need more of the head in the foam to keep the long arrow from rattling. Home Depot?

Doug

[David Coulter]

#57576

If I were you, I’d order a replacement foam and double it up. It really helps to seat the broadheads firmly down in the foam and position them so that when the quiver is vertical the arrows stand a part, as best you can. give it a try. best, dwc

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#58290

What David said, esp. if you are shooting long broadheads.

You can order replacement foam for the Duiker from Safari Tuff or 3 Rivers.

[skifrk]

#58440

I got extra foam for my quiver from JoAnn fabrics

[DK]

#58664

Thanks guys I will check it out.

[DK]

#58669

Skifrk,

do you remember which type of foam it was exactly. There are so many kinds. I am just trying to not spend money on shipping. There is a Joanns nearby.

Thanks Doug

[skifrk]

#59563

Doug;

I believe it was a 1/2” or 3/4 light green foam. Went that route since by feel it seemed like the best foam with a stiffness for what I needed. I then got a piece and cut into a circle and then tried in the quiver. I think I may have ended up with 2 in there when all is said and done.

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