by Scott Bestul

I’m in Illinois this week at an event called the Bowhunter’s Roundtable, a gathering of media people and some of the archery industry’s top manufacturers. I’ve seen some pretty cool stuff in the last couple of days; bows, crossbows, treestands, ground blinds, trail cameras... All solid gear, but sometimes it’s the little stuff that catches my attention. Exhibit A from Day One of the Roundtable is the BowSmith (realavid.com), a multi-tool made specifically for today’s archer.

This smartly-designed unit boasts 28 tools. In addition to the ubiquitous needle-nose pliers are specialty items like a string spreader (for installing or moving peep sights), a nock crimper, a broadhead wrench and sharpener, a fletching stripper, and even a starter for screw-in tree steps. There’s also a hex set with 14 bits that can make tuning adjustments on most modern bows. Of course the whole thing folds neatly together and slides into a slick nylon carrying case you can strap to your belt.

I go on a few out-of-state, do-it-yourself, bowhunts each fall, and these trips have taught me how important a tool like this can be. When you’re miles from a pro shop—or even a hardware store—making adjustments or repairs to your bow can spell the difference between a minor hiccup and disaster. The BowSmith is one of those things you can slip in your truck or bow kit at the beginning of the season and forget about it...until you need it to save your hunt.

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from MATroutslayer wrote 1 year 2 hours ago

That thing is awesome, what a great idea... Where can I get one?!?!?!?

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from NYBowHunter wrote 52 weeks 23 hours ago

It is neat - Cabela's sells them: http://www.cabelas.com/fryprod-0/product--Hunting--Archery--Bow-Tuning--...

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from B Laughery wrote 52 weeks 14 hours ago

this thing is pretty slick, now I just need to hint to the wife

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from jamesti wrote 51 weeks 6 days ago

not a bad thing to have with you. maybe a prize for a future caption contest?

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from MLH wrote 51 weeks 5 days ago

I have to check this out. Great ideas - especially like the fletcher stripper.

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from Hansen1989 wrote 37 weeks 3 days ago

wow, i found this very useful and really wanna get one for my hunting. This kind of thing is really important when you go hunting, my friend get one of this but not exactly the same, really useful when we went to deer camp last semester. definitely recommended!

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from jamesti wrote 51 weeks 6 days ago

not a bad thing to have with you. maybe a prize for a future caption contest?

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from MATroutslayer wrote 1 year 2 hours ago

That thing is awesome, what a great idea... Where can I get one?!?!?!?

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from NYBowHunter wrote 52 weeks 23 hours ago

It is neat - Cabela's sells them: http://www.cabelas.com/fryprod-0/product--Hunting--Archery--Bow-Tuning--...

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from B Laughery wrote 52 weeks 14 hours ago

this thing is pretty slick, now I just need to hint to the wife

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from MLH wrote 51 weeks 5 days ago

I have to check this out. Great ideas - especially like the fletcher stripper.

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from Hansen1989 wrote 37 weeks 3 days ago

wow, i found this very useful and really wanna get one for my hunting. This kind of thing is really important when you go hunting, my friend get one of this but not exactly the same, really useful when we went to deer camp last semester. definitely recommended!

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