Push Archery vs. Kifaru Hip Quiver

Hi, everyone. I'm Josh with Great Plains Traditional archery. Today we're going to be going over hip quivers. Both these are very similar in aesthetics. This one is from the push archery. This one's from Kufaru and so we'll dive into it first. We'll start off with the push archery pack. I decided to go with the bomb proof belt and this is a little overkill for me. I already wear a stiff belt. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably go with the other belts. Also with the bomb proof belt, it just doesn't fold up very nice because it's so rigid. If you were to throw that in a backpack or suitcase, it is bulky. Also with that, there's no Velcro on this. It just slides in and out. So I don't view that as a good thing. However, you can pick up some sticky Velcro from Walmart and I'll probably try that and see if that works and helping keep that in place. The push archery, they didn't waste any space on their pack. They even utilized the point where the belt attaches. Have a little pocket in there that'd be nice for a string or something like that for you traditional archery guys. I do like that this pack is a little bit narrower. I don't know if you can see that on camera. I feel like that keeps your arrows in one place a little bit better. Not that I've had any issues with them moving around with the Kufaru hip quiver, but I do like the idea of that. Also the snap is really nice that you're able to separate those in case you need to separate your arrows for any reason. On the outside of the pack, they do have this pouch. I think they designed it for a range finder and so that would fit in there nice. Also is pretty quick and easy access, quiet to get to in case you're in a hunting situation. Also, there's some elastic on the outside that would even go down into a little pocket back behind the rangefinder pouch. So you could fairly securely put something in there, not have to worry about it falling out the bottom. The main zippered pocket, I really like it a lot. Paired with the buckles, it works nicely as a dump pouch. You're able to cinch those up however you desire and that way you're not just relying on the zippers to keep that upright. So we'll unbuckle that and look on the inside of there. There's some more designated pockets. They're really nice to help keep things Organized and from moving around in your pack. There's their manufacturer's logo, Amic Tactical. Moving on the bottom of the pack, they have a leg strap dangling from the bottom. I do like that the Kafaru's is detachable. Walking around a 3D course, I don't see much need for a leg strap. It doesn't move a whole lot when you're walking around. And actually I think it's probably better that it's not wiggling around like this. Also on the bottom there's some shock cord and this shock cord would be easily removable as well. I can't really think of anything that I would utilize that for, so I'd probably take that off if it was me. Overall, very well designed hip quiver. All the pockets are well thought through, well designed. If you just want to grab something and go, I think that the push archery pack is a good option. Moving on to the Kafaru hip quiver. I really do like the belt. It's velcroed on so you don't have to worry about it sliding around on you. Also, it's stiff there. It's about as stiff as the bomb proof belt for 14 inches. And then it's more flexible for the rest of the belt. So for me it's stiff in the right places, flexible in the right places, and wearing a stiff belt already, I think this really works well for me. It's velcroed on for the full length of the quiver. If you're right handed, that's a great thing. You don't have to worry about switching it. Being left handed, it was a little bit more difficult to get it switched over from right handed to left handed. I did just shove one of my wife's kitchen spatulas up in there and that worked pretty good. Don't tell my wife about that. They got these little loops on here so you can attach stuff on there with, you know, paracord, whatever. Also right below those loops are two more loops, so you can use those to section off arrows. If you need to maybe dangle something with paracord. Like I mentioned with the push archery pack, arrow portion of this is a little bit wider. And I see why they did it because there's six sections of molle on there. In order to put both these pouches on there, it does need to be those six sections wide. It does kind of wrap around your leg just slightly. And so if you're walking, doing a lot of walking and you're not used to that, it might rub on your leg To a point that it's uncomfortable. So I would just. It's something to be aware of. Also on the quiver portion of this, there's this big zippered pocket and so you're able to put a lot of different things in there. So covering the pouches that are on here, we have a water bottle pouch that's pretty self explanatory. You could also utilize it as a dump pouch if you want. They are labeled Made in America, so I think that's a good thing. On the push archery pack, it doesn't necessarily say that it's Made in America. However, Amic Tactical is a veteran owned company, so that is something that's worth supporting. The smaller pocket has these two nice little slots you use for a pen, maybe even a small pocket knife. So that's useful for small items that you're not concerned about losing. Just keep them there on the outside, quick access. On the inside there's this tether so you could use that to secure your range finder in case you're worried about losing that. There's also a little smaller pocket in there as well, which works nice for a notepad, something like that. Some courses they do allow you to take rangefinders, some don't. So maybe that's something you want to look up ahead of time. Or you could just take your rangefinder with you and find out when you're there on the course. Another nice thing about this quiver is that it does have these D rings so you can attach things to there as well if you need to. I do like the modularity of this pack, just being able to customize it as you see fit. And then also with that you can just buy the quiver itself and not the extra pouches if that's not in the budget for you. Or maybe you want to put some cheaper made Amazon pouches on there. These are labeled Made in the us I was a little bit worried about their attachment system of the pouches, but they seem to be holding up really well and I haven't had any issues. I don't think that they would come off, but just with them not being sewn in, you don't have quite that reliability. So now that we covered the two packs, I'm going to go over what my setup will look like this year. Starting out, I'll have two arrows and in the main pouch, not necessarily separated out, but just readily available. I've never had to shoot more than two arrows at one station. And I'll have some extra arrows separated by the loop just in case I'll have my scorecard in the zippered pocket. Just take that in and out mark on my card. Also in the zippered pocket I'll have an extra string with a knocking point set up. That way if anything happens to my string that's on my bow I'm able to just swap it out. I also carry a stringer in there and and then on this D ring that's where I put my tab when it's not in use. And then also on that I have a tape measure just in case I need to check my brace height. And then on the outside of this little pouch I got two pins. Shane usually forgets stuff so having extras is always a beneficial thing. Also you can see here I got water. Keep it, stay hydrated out on the course. I don't have any snacks in here right now but I would carry those in this main pocket. There's plenty of room in there for them. Also sunscreen, some bug repellent, an extra tab. Here's my stringer. I was talking about some extra nocks. Sometimes if you have to shoot the same target, you never know, you might glance off one of your knocks and need to replace one of those. So I got a couple of those in there and then some field points as well. I don't carry a next arm guard. Arm guards would be pretty hard to lose just because they're bulky so not super concerned about that. I think that covers what I'll have in my quiver. I also carry some medical gear on me just in case something happens. You never know. People are idiots. We're all idiots. Shane and Nick thought that some pliers might be useful but I just carry a multi tool on me every day. If I shot a three piece I'd probably carry this as well. This is just a bit set. It has the Allen bit in here that you would need to take down your three piece. I might carry it anyway because Shane usually forgets stuff. I'll shoot this two piece longbow that Shane made for me. Really happy with this bow here from Great Plains. We wish you the best out on the 3D course. If you're not doing well it's probably because you need a new bow and so we'd be happy to help you with that. So thanks for watching. Hope you guys have a good summer. I think that covers everything I want to talk about. Man, is that going to be a bear to edit?