Time for a new quiver. Any advantage or disadvantage of stiffer leather vs. more supple. Hill Archery offers both.

I've used both kinds and found the stiff one easier to get arrows in and out of but they rattle around more in a stiff one.

Get the stiff one and break it in real well. The weight of the leather helps it collapse around the arrows. 



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The one from HH archery is very nice!

My answer is in the middle. Stiff enough where they extract easily but soft enough where they don't rattle around. So I make my own...

I guess these are good examples

I'm partial to the Sunset Hill quivers..... Nate uses latigo or bridle leather, they break in quickly and carry your arrows quietly in the woods.
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Sometimes I use 6/7oz other times I'll use 5/6oz leather.  Personally I like the thicker leather. It does take a little longer to break in. Everyone's different though.

My American Leathers Hill style is the most quiet quiver I have ever owned,it is stiff leather but well broke in.It is one of the original American Leather ones built when John first started the company.

Not necessarily a Hill quivers but these are some of the back quivers I've made for  friends over the years...

My personal quiver. No stain or dye, only Neatsfoot and sunlight. Some dyed leather leaches off on your clothes when you sweat.  I usually treat mine once a year.

That's nice work, Greg.   

Sunset Hill. I have one and use it with one of his excellent longbows.

I had a Hill Style quiver made for me by Ron Maulding in the '80s. It had a ring of wool sheep skin sewn around the inside of the top collar to help quiet the arrows. I used to put some cloth in the bottom to keep my broadheads from banging around in the bottom.

I just hunt and I switched to a Safari Tuff quiver. I find it better for me for hunting.

PS - I forgot I had one of Howard Hill Archery's high end quivers. I think they were made in Germany. That was a nice quiver too. Too bad HHA doesn't carry them anymore.

Thanks Pat, I didn't have a big enough piece of leather to make my own quiver. I sowed 3 pieces together. Lol. I've made a few like that since.  As they say," necessity is the mother of invention " .

I definitely recommend the softer back quivers for hunting. I have found that they are quieter, and tend to conform to your back, which keeps the arrows from spilling out as you bend over. The only really expensive quiver I own is the stiff model from Howard Hill. It is my freight hauler used for carrying a lot of arrows to a shoot. It is just too noisy for hunting. Generally, I buy inexpensive models that will carry six or eight arrows.

For you guys making your own quivers, where are you getting your leather from?

I buy from  Tandy or Springfield Leather Co. I've had good luck with both. It's best if you can view it before buying if possible.

Thanks Greg. I just found a Tandy store near me, where I live 100 miles away is close ...

Your personal quiver is really nice, what type of leather did you use?