Any fellow survivalists utilize their truck?

I've already "Bugged Out" to where I live now. 3 miles from the nearest pavement, back in the hills in Kentucky...

 

Got a warm and fuzzy feeling when I slipped a pair of these into each vehicles tool bag. Completely took free replacement valve stems.

 

Looks like I'm talking to myself but tonight I found the latest tool that will go into my truck. Being an avid bowhunter I carry my compound bow with me regularly and I get target practice in as much as possible with it. The problem with that is that the bow takes up heaps of space and the protective case takes up even more. Meet my new bow.

The Bear "Takedown" Kodiak traditional bow is a completely tool free take down bow that can be fitted with multiple length limbs and assembles by hand. I played with one tonight while at a local archery shop and fell in love with it. It feels really solid in my hand and aiming it feels very natural. Going to get some cash together and order it next month.

 

Have you ever checked out a Slingbow? I've heard of people taking down big game with slingbows.

 

Still are tough times for 2A freedoms in the Socialist Republic of Maryland. I've got about 8 more years here before I can fold up my tent and move. Partly due to the high cost of living but mostly because of b.s. gun laws that deprive law abiding citizens the right to exercise fully their constitutional rights. The 2A is the only amendment in the Constitution that you need a license to exercise. Sorry, rant over...

 

Thanks just ordered.
I fought this a few months ago.
Thanks for sharing.
Merry Christmas!

 

I hunted with a Jefferies Takedown bow until an arm injury forced me to give up shooting a bow. Very easy to stow in it's bag along with a small quiver of arrows. I tried compounds for a short period but never really took to them like I did recurves (I had a couple but I shot the Jefferies the most and hunted with it). I even had a longbow for a while before a friend admitted he wanted it so I gave it to him as a birthday present.
http://www.jefferyarchery.net/takedown-bows.html

 

We have a couple really nice hand made slingshots here that we play with that I would try to take small game with if I had to but I grew up with bows and have confidence in my ability with them.

I'm working with them to setup a group buy for TacomaWorld. Stay tuned.

I have my Grandfathers 56' Super Kodiak and it has always been the smoothest bow I've ever shot until last night. This Kodiak takedown felt so similar in my hand that it surprised me. I haven't hunted traditional in years but I do bowfish with and older Hoyt recurve and it's really fun. Right now I'm using the same compound bow - 2014 Hoyt Faktor Turbo - for deer, turkey, and bear but I'd really like to transition to a takedown recurve for everything.

 

Ugh. Now you tell me.
Already ordered.
I struggled with this almost a year ago on lawn tractor tire and damn near blew my thumb off. Couldn't wait at all as soon as I saw it.

 

I've had a couple bad experiences with crowd funded projects in the past but this one impressed me from the jump which is why I backed it. Now that I have them in hand I'm glad that I did as they are definitely high quality.

I've ripped two valve stems off while wheeling in the past and I was lucky to have a full size spare each time. I've been carrying spare valve stems for years but they are quite a pain to install. Now with these I have greater confidence that I can effect a field repair.

 

Yea.
Just a drag I could've saved some money.

 

Do you mean a 1956 Super Kodiak? Wow, nice bows. Make sure the fiberglass on the limbs is in good shape, you definitely don't want a limb snapping under draw. I retired an old Bear recurve I was given that had been stored improperly and the fiberglass was in bad shape. It sucked because it looked really nice from a distance.

 

You can "wake up" old recurves but it takes time and allot of patience to do it right. Took me about two months to get the 56' SK to where it could be safely drawn again. Now it gets shot at least once a month and it's still rock solid.

 

Substitute NJ for Maryland and 10 years for 8 and I'd just ditto your post.

 

Yea I hate driving to PA from NC. Have to get out before Maryland state line and lock my CC up in the trunk just in case.

My boss is from NY but lives here now and has his CCP here in NC.. and can't even take it with him when he drives back home to visit. Such an ignorant concept that you don't have full reciprocity in all states..

 

Alabama to California isn't any better. When I get to California not only does my CC need to be out of reach but, unloaded too. Kind of pointless to have with you.

 

Yeah I've heard of folks refreshing them but I'm not sure how since there seems to be no consensus on the forums. I doubt this one is worth it; it's a typical Bear Kodiak Magnum with a draw weight of 45#, unknown date since I never bothered to look up the serial number or try dating it. I did shoot it for a while but it's got longitudinal stress cracks running up the limbs plus some "crazing" that seemed to get worse after shooting it. If it was just the horizontal cracks in the gel coat I wouldn't worry but the longer cracks relegated it to a wall hanger at my buddy’s farm; there's no string on it and I put a sticker on it that says "do not use".

I'd love to see a picture of your bow if you have one handy, I love older hunting/sporting gear. Some of the older leather quivers were really works of art as well, especially when the whole buckskinning movement had folks making a lot of their own gear.

 

That's a bummer about the damage, it just sucks finding that a tool no longer works. I need to take pictures of all of my bows as I don't really have any. It's funny that you brought it up as my wife and I were just talking about what needs to be added to the household inventory for insurance and all of the archery gear came up.

 

An interesting take on it, for sure. Must be nice to have those sorts of budgets to work with, though.