Carry of the longbow??

[Uncle Russ]

What is the proper way to carry a long bow?
I carry my own longbow strung, along with one arrow loose in my left hand.

I have seen several longbows being carried in their own "quiver" while unstrung, something I would like to do.
In fact, I would like to carry the bow and about eight or ten arrows in the same quiver if possible.

Anyone know what I'm talking about on this?

Does anyone have a picture of what they are using?

I have this foolish thought that I can possibly make-up something while I'm all weather bound here at the house....not that I'm that handy at such things.

(Typically speaking, I can spend a couple hundred bucks making the same thing I could have bought for fifty, and I have plenty such projects to prove my point. )

Uncle Russ...

[ridjrunr]

Russ, Glad yer doing well! Have you ever seen the plains style quiver?That may be what yer talking about and they are very comfy to use and carry.It basically hangs horizontaly at yer waist and has a carrying strap that goes up and around yer neck and shoulders.Some type of net search should bring up some pix.I dont have one but have used one and intend to make one as  soon as I can get some type of pattern.Good luck on this and lets see some pix if ya come up with a design. ridjrunr

[oneshot72]

Hey Russ, I have a plains style Quiver here and I could run it over to you for a pattern. A lot of the bows that were stuffed in the quivers were pretty short though. I have a couple of books that have a lot of drawings of the bows and quivers of the Indians. I could run them over after work tommorrow if you like.
Mike

[Uncle Russ]

Hey Mike! How ya been?  :shock:

Somebody, here on the forum, I think, made one from a Weasel, or a Ermin hide, IIRC...now that was just neater than 10 cent beer!
I hope that who ever that was will see this and repost the picture because I can't find it anymore.

Thanks fellas!

Uncle Russ...

[Christiaan]

Thank you for the question, Uncle Russ.  I've been thinking about the same thing lately.  I would also like to see pics how the other folks carry their bows and arrows in the woods outdoors.

[Longhunter]

Russ, I use to make a leather back quiver with a bow pocket on the back of the quiver, like a sheath that the unstrung bow would slide into. It was formed to hold the riser section of my short Shrew longbows. On my primitive quivers I had a couple of leather thongs on the quiver to tie/attach the bow to the outside of the quiver. This works well for longer bows.

In this picture I've got my osage bow tied to  my bobcat quiver.

[Fletcher]

oneshot72 - how eastern in WA are you?  Are you coming to the Cour D'Alene Trade Show?  Could you bring that quiver if you do?  My wife makes somes and I would be interested in adding a 'bow pocket' to a few.

Uncle Russ - great to see you up and about.  Get to pullin' on that bow string - that will limber up yer liver!!

[Uncle Russ]

Uncle Russ - great to see you up and about. Get to pullin' on that bow string - that will limber up yer liver!!

Thank you, Fletch
My thoughts exactly. I will be picking up a few bales of hay from the tack shop this Friday. I'm going to start shootin a few dozen arrows every day just for upper body exercise.
I will be using one of your bows, and a very nice self bow made by Ohio Joe. I am already looking forward to this.
I would much prefer retriving my arrows from 25 / 30 yds in my own back yard, than just  walking around the ball park this time of year.

BTW Fletch: Since you and Mike have never met, allow me to say that Mike (Oneshot72) lives right here in town, in Moses Lake.
And, he does, "quite rightfully", live up to the name of "one-shot"....trust me, I've seen him at work.
This feller has got an eye like a darn old eagle, and that big rifled .72 speaks with total and complete authority.
I understand that the rifle Bigsmoke used for the Buffalo in his Avatar picture is the same .72 Mike now shoots, it's a real beauty, fer sure!.....but that's a whole nuther story and they can do the tellin.

Thanks for the "tips", you guys do indeed know what I was talking about.

Uncle Russ...

[Uncle Russ]

On my primitive quivers I had a couple of leather thongs on the quiver to tie/attach the bow to the outside of the quiver.

Ron...I'm building a picture in my mind where you just "tied" the bow to the outside of the quiver...........as opposed to the bow having its own sheath. Isn't that a bit un-handy?

Uncle Russ...

[Fletcher]

As was said above, the bow pocket is quite handy for short bows.  If you really have a longbow, you don't want that stickin' out the top too far so the tie on was a carrying method until you we ready to stop, string and hunt/fight.

If you had the pocket made on the quiver, it would likely hang way down like a horses tail.

I was just thinking though that we could make the bow pocket with a thong on the bottom so that it could be rolled up and tied back when not in use.  Then rolled down for carrying to and from the 'hunt'  e.g. the long walk from the Rondy Booshway table to the Archery Range at GRMM  

[oneshot72]

Fletcher, I live in Moses Lake but I'm not sure that I will be going over to the Trade show. If I do I would be glad to bring the quiver.
Mike

[Christiaan]

Longhunter, your photo's stirr something deep inside my outdoor heart.  Thank you so much for posting those great photos.

[Fletcher]

My wife and I have been designing.....

She makes a white canvas quiver that holds a dozen arrows well.  The idea of the bow sleeve does not seem to be too difficult.  The quiver would have the bow sleeve sewn to the side and the bow would be a little more than 1/2 inside the sleeve when carried.  It should not stick out above the archers head more than a foot +

When the bow is in used (hand carried) the sleeve can be rolled up and either tied off to the bottom of the quiver or maybe she will add a small pocket to tuck it into.

If we do the pocket I think we will call it the Marsupial!

I hope shae can build the protoype very soon and we can get some pictures out.

The basic quiver is for sale at $15.  We are thinking the bow sleeve combo will be about $25 to $30

How many think this is a good idea.  Not asking for purchase committment - just a sales survey  

[Chairslayer]

Suggestion:  Why not just tuck the bow sleeve back into itself?

[Fletcher]

It will be a quite skinny tube of canvas with a reinforced bottom.  That would probably make too big a lump to just tuck back.  Thanks for the suggestion.