How to store bows?

[glen]

I keep one bow strung and right now it is my recurve- I just put it on two nails and shoot about every day. What do I do with my other bows when not shooting them to prevent any type of damage or limb twist. I have my longbow in a tube laying on the floor. When I go back to shooting my longbow for a few weeks how do I store my recurve as it will not fit in a PVC tube?

[Night Wing]

I keep my bows unstrung and hang them on my bow rack.

[Ol Man]

I was always told the best way to store your bows for any period of time was to hang them... Old timers frowned upon laying them down or in a rack...guess it's because of the limbs tendency to taking a set (Selfbows and wood laminates.) I store my bows (glass laminates) by standing them in the corner. My all wood bows I try to hang.

[bob sarrels]

I would never ever leave any bow, strung or unstrung standing in a corner. IMO its the fastest way to get a twist. I store mine unstrung on a single peg or as nightwing showed. Thats my favorite but I have too many around to do it that way.

[Bisch]

I have a low clothes rod in my closet, about waist high. I keep my bows unstrung on the braces that hold the rod, behind where the hangers hang on the rod to the wall.

Bisch

[glen]

Bob- should I put a few wooden dowls in a closet and hang them on this or is there a better way. I have two dowels now and lay them across much like the bow holder pictured above when one of them is strung. Would it be better to put dowel rods up and hang them straight down.

[bob sarrels]

Glen, the way you are doing it now I think is best. I just dont have room to do that with 50 or so bows in the shop. Also, on your recurve, I recommend not stringing and unstringing it until you need to. Most recurve limbs that are twisted either happen when they are left standing, strung or unstrund, or during the stringing process. Bob

[Spot N Stalk]

I usually leave mine strung laying on a bed. Ya'll got me all nervous about it with all this "twist" and delamination talk. I just unstrung 2!

(I still have #1 and #2 strung laying on the bed for home defense)

Never know when a rabid possum will show up

[bob sarrels]

Sounds all good to me Glen.

[ShockValue]

I was at Bass Pro today and noticed that they have all their traditional bows standing upright in a rack. I can't imagine the turnover for trad is high, even at BPS, so I thought that was a great way to ruin a bunch of new bows.

[low_tec]

I just dont have room to do that with 50 or so bows in the shop.

Bob, I think I might be able to help you out with some free storage space for a few of those bows

Glen, When do you want to drink a few cold ones and grind some meat

[Texas5o]

I have a 1"X4", about 6' long hanging on the wall with dowel rod pegs about every foot and have some of my bows hung there (both strung and unstrung). I also keep the three I shoot the most in a bow case that just happens to hold a recurve and two longbows, along with a dozen arrows. I think the most important part of storing bows is to avoid extreme temperatures (especially hot). My longbows I will string and unstring without worry. My recurves I leave strung as much as possible. If I have to unstring them (to put one in the bow case for instance), I always use a bow stringer. Just my .02 worth.

[weathermon640]

All of mine are hung, as mentioned above, I've got concerns about limbs twisting. My first longbow from Bear came with a twisted upper limb, and it was definately not a pleasant experience the first time I shot that bow.

[bob sarrels]

Good report on the stringer Steve. Allllllllllways use a stringer on recurves. I have a recurve stringer built into one of my work benches since I have to string and unstring so many times during manufacturing. You listenin Bisch.

[tom d]

Bob, you should know by now. Bisch never listens